Monday, January 12, 2009

Olympic Venues

Some venues, including the Richmond Olympic Oval, are at sea level, a rarity for the Winter Games. The 2010 Games will also be the first—Winter or Summer—to have an Opening Ceremony held indoors.

Vancouver, which will be the most populous city ever to hold the Winter Games, will also be the warmest: in February, when the Games will be held, Vancouver has an average temperature of 4.8 °C (40.6 °F).

The Venues for the 2010 games will be held at various places around the city of Vancouver and outlying area's.

Vancouver

University Of British Columbia

Richmond

West Vancouver

Whistler

  • Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village
  • Whistler Blackcomb - Alpine skiing (Whistler Mountain only)
  • Whistler Olympic Park in Callaghan Valley - Biathlon, cross country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping (formerly the Whistler Nordic Venue)
  • Whistler Sliding Centre - bobsleigh, luge, skeleton
  • Celebration Plaza - opening/closing ceremonies and medals awards
It should also be noted, that because corporate sponsorship is not allowed for an Olympic venue, GM Place will be renamed Canada Hockey Place for the duration of the games.

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