2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, known formally as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Several venues will also be featured in the resort community of Whistler. The games, the first in North America since Salt Lake City hosted the games in 2002, are expected to be officially opened by either the Governor General of Canada on behalf of the Monarch of Canada, or by the Monarch in person, on February 12 and will be declared closed on February 28 by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.

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Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada - Whistler - North America - Salt Lake City - 2002 - Governor General of Canada - Monarch of Canada - February 12 - February 28 - International Olympic Committee President - Jacques Rogge

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The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada. Previously, it was home to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The villages of Whistler and Garibaldi bid for the games in 1976 before and failed to win.

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1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal - 1988 Winter Olympics - Calgary - 1976

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The Canadian Olympic Committee, as the host country, has pledged to obtain the most gold medal standings at the 2010 Winter Olympics, due to its failures to obtain a gold at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

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Canadian Olympic Committee - 1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal - 1988 Winter Olympics - Calgary

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