Winter Olympics
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics are coming soon. is the westernmost of Canada’s provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu (”Splendour without Diminishment”). In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.Vancouver is in British Columbia, Canada.
Map showing British Columbia in Canada.
The olympics are held in chosen citys around the world every four years. The Canadian Olympic Association chose Vancouver as the Canadian candidate city over Calgary, which sought to re-host the games andQuebec City, which had lost the 2002 Olympic bid in 1995. On the first round of voting on November 21, 1998, Vancouver-Whistler had 26 votes, Quebec City with 25 and Calgary 21. On December 3, 1998, the second and final round of voting happened between the two leading contenders, which saw Vancouver win with 40 votes compared to Quebec City’s 32. The win allowed Vancouver to prepare its bid and begin lobbying efforts internationally.
Vancouver 2010 Logo
The events are going to be: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross-country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short track, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboarding and Speed skating.
A person Snowboarding.
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