and cold, that can be found in the Vancouver region. Number of torchbearers: around 12 000 in Canada and 560 in Greece On the obverse, the Olympic rings marked in relief accompanied by Aboriginal designs taken from the orca work produced by laser and giving the impression of additional texture. Just south of Science World, its waterfront is part of the False Creek Seawall promenade and bike route, and is adjacent to the stations of the Granville Island Heritage Railway, the Spyglass Place pedestrian ferry wharf (served by Aquabus and False Creek Ferries), the Science World pedestrian ferry wharf (normally served by Aquabus and False Creek Ferries but closed temporarily from 25 January 2010 to 24 March 2010[3]) and the Main Street and Olympic Village SkyTrain stations. Eight cities applied to host the Games: Andorra la Vella (Andorra), Bern (Switzerland), Harbin (China), Jaca (Spain), PyeongChang (Republic of Korea), Salzburg (Austria), Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) and Vancouver (Canada). For the 2010 Winter Games, Whistler hosted Olympic and Paralympic Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and biathlon, as well as Olympic Nordic combined, ski jumping, bobsleigh, luge and skeleton. Transportation in the area will include the new Olympic village station of the Canada Line, the existing Main and Terminal Station and a street car network from Quebec Street to Columbia Street. The site, long ago an industrial area, later mostly a parking lot, is on the shoreline of the southeast corner of False Creek north of 2nd Avenue in the two blocks between Quebec and Manitoba streets … [5] The City of Vancouver projects that Southeast False Creek will eventually become home to up to 16,000 people by 2020. I will Shift my focus for the time being on the Olympics. It features some neat street furniture, which will be the subject of another post for another day. This distinctive look requires the medal to be struck nine times as part of the 30-step fabrication process. The two volumes are fully bilingual – French and English. landscapes of the region: its fauna, flora and even its urban elements. On the reverse, the official name of the Games in English and French, the two official languages of Canada and the Olympic Movement. [19] After IOC president Jacques Rogge discussed the issue with John Coates, chief of the AOC, it was confirmed that the flag could remain at the Olympic Village. textures and graphic designs grow and interlock, referring to the The inspiration for these medals came from a large artwork by Corrine Hunt, a Vancouver-based artist of Komoyue and Tlingit heritage. Copyright : 2010 / GETTY - All rights reserved. Southeast False Creek is the designation given to the neighbourhood the Olympic Village resides in, bordered by Cambie, Main, West 2nd Avenue, and False Creek. Also present are the 2010 Olympic Winter Games emblem and the name of the sport and event concerned. 78 likes. The wording on the plaque states: "North America's first LEED Platinum community was designed, developed and constructed by Peter and Shahram Malek's Millennium Development Group in time to open as the athletes' village for the successful Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. ©IOC/John Huet, Alexandre Bilodeau becomes a national hero, Bode Miller end his 14-year wait for Olympic gold, Ice Hockey: a 3-2 win that sparked huge celebrations on the ice, inside the stadium and around Canada, Steve Holcomb end his country’s 62-year wait for a gold medal in bobsleigh, Emil Hegle Svendsen showed all of his skill. Quick Facts about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Countries crossed: Greece, Canada. "While the IOC is of the view that the display of the boxing kangaroo at the Olympic village is a breach of the IOC rules relating to clean venues, the IOC is not going to request us to take down the boxing kangaroo flag on this occasion," Coates said. Marit BJOERGEN competing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. [11] The estimated new total cost is CAN$1 billion to build VVL, approximately CAN$ 467 million dollars were required by the City of Vancouver to complete the project. On December 12, 2014, the City of Vancouver unveiled a plaque honouring Millennium Development Group's role in designing, developing and constructing the Olympic Village, named "Millennium Water Olympic Village". During the Olympics officials have requested to ban “jacks” from entering the city of Vancouver. Olympic and Paralympic Villages and media facilities were located in Vancouver and Whistler. ", On January 15, 2009, Jody Andrews, the deputy city manager overseeing construction of the Olympic Village, resigned. The Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village (WVL) is located in Whistler, British Columbia, it served the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Paralympics.