2010 Winter Games
February 12 - 28, 2010 & March 12 - 21, 2010
Perhaps the biggest accolade that Whistler has ever received was on July 2, 2003 when the resort was awarded the opportunity to co-host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with Vancouver.
Whistler Events
- Alpine (downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, combined)
- Nordic (biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping)
- Sliding (bobsleigh, luge, skeleton)
- Paralympic events (alpine, biathlon and cross-country skiing)
Vancouver Events
- Curling
- Figure skating
- Freestyle skiing
- Ice hockey
- Short track speed skating
- Sledge hockey
- Snowboarding
- Speed skating
- Wheelchair curling
July 2, 2003
Vancouver/Whistler named to host 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Summer 2007
Construction to begin on the Vancouver Olympic Village, Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village
Winter 2007/2008
Games venues to be available for athlete training
Winter 2007-08
Training events begin for 2010 Winter Games
2008
VANOC to begin volunteer recruitment. An estimated 25,000 volunteers are required to stage the Games
August 8 - 24, 2008
2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, China
September 6 - 17, 2008
2008 Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing, China
Fall 2008
Vancouver 2010 Winter Games ticket sales
2008
Recruiting begins for the estimated 25,000 volunteers needed to stage the Games
August 8 - 24, 2008
2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China
September 2008
2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China
Fall 2008
Vancouver 2010 Games ticket sales begin
Fall 2009
2010 Winter Games torch relay
February 12 - 28, 2010
XXI Olympic Winter Games
March 12 - 21, 2010
X Paralympic Winter Games
2010 By The Numbers
40+
Countries participating in 2010 Winter Paralympic Games
80+
Countries participating in 2010 Winter Olympic Games
1,700
Athletes and officials at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games
5,000
Athletes and officials at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
10,000
Media representatives
3 billion
Expected television viewers worldwide
Whistler — An Olympic Dream Come True
In the early 1960s, a group of Vancouver businessmen dreamed of bringing the 1968 Olympic Winter Games to British Columbia. After exploring the Coast Mountain range north of Vancouver, they found the perfect spot - a place called London Mountain.
Unfortunately the '68 Winter Games were awarded to Grenoble, France. But the businessmen decided to continue developing a ski hill on London Mountain anyway. On February 14, 1966 the newly renamed Whistler Mountain officially opened for skiers.
While the resort made several more bids for the Olympic Games over the years, it took nearly forty years for Whistler to finally make its Olympic dreams come true.
Visit Vancouver2010.com
Offical website for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
