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For the 2010 Winter Olympics, a total of ten sports venues were used, seven in Vancouver (including BC Place), and three in Whistler. The majority of ice sport events were held in Vancouver, while Whistler, which normally serves as a ski resort, hosted the snow events. Six non-competition venues, three each in Vancouver and Whistler, provided athlete housing, space for media, and locations for ceremonies associated with the Games.^[1]

In its 2002 evaluation of Vancouver's bid during the bidding process for the 2010 Games, the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) highlighted the number and quality of existing competition and training facilities as one of the bid's strengths. Of the competition venues that the bid proposed for use during the Games, six required new construction, with the remainder already built in Vancouver and Whistler. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (VANOC), which is responsible for the construction and maintenance of facilities for the Games, pledged that all new construction of permanent facilities, whether on public or private land, would be funded by the government.^[2]

According to CEO John Furlong, VANOC "started our venue construction as early as possible".^[3] Construction on Cypress Mountain, the first new competition venue to be completed, began in March 2006 and was completed only eight months later, three years ahead of the start of the Games.^[3] By December 2007, all three competition venues at Whistler were completed and open for training and testing.^[4] Final construction was completed in February 2009, and sporting events were scheduled at the venues to ensure that they would be adequately tested before hosting the Olympic events. In total, six new competition venues were constructed: Cypress Mountain, Richmond Olympic Oval, UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre, Whistler Olympic Park, and The Whistler Sliding Centre.^[5]

The Whistler Sliding Centre was promoted as being one of the fastest sliding tracks in the world,^[6] which caused a number of concerns about safety.^[7] On February 12, 2010, hours before the opening ceremony, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili suffered a fatal crash during a training run when he was thrown off his sled and collided with a steel pole.^[8] He was travelling 143.3 km/h (89.0 mph) at the time.^[9] His accident came after a series of incidents in the week and reignited concerns about the track's safety.^[10] Investigations were conducted the same day, concluding that the accident was not caused by deficiencies in the track. As a preventive measure, an extra 100 ft (30 m) of wall was added after the end of Turn 16, and the ice profile was changed.^[11]

Competition venues

Two snow-covered ski jumps, surrounded by evergreen trees. — Whistler Olympic Park ski jumps at Callaghan Valley

The largest competition venue was Canada Hockey Place, with a capacity of just under 19,000 spectators. For the first time, Olympic games were played on a narrower NHL-sized ice rink, measuring 61 by 26 metres (200 ft × 85 ft), instead of the international size of 61 m × 30 m (200 ft × 98 ft). This change saved an expected $10 million (CAD) in construction costs, and allowed more spectators to attend games.^[12] This arena, as well as the Pacific Coliseum (the second-largest venue used for the 2010 Olympics), was pre-existing and required minimal renovation in preparation for the Olympics. Of the newly constructed venues for the Games, the Whistler Sliding Centre was the largest, with space for 12,000 spectators to observe the luge, skeleton and bobsled events. Three venues used in the Games were outside Vancouver and Whistler: Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, and UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on the UBC Vancouver campus.

Venue	Location	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
General Motors Place^[a]	Vancouver	Ice hockey (final)	18,630	^[14]
Cypress Mountain	West Vancouver	Freestyle skiing, snowboarding	8,000	^[15]
Pacific Coliseum	Vancouver	Figure skating, short track speed skating	14,239	^[16]
Richmond Olympic Oval	Richmond	Speed skating	8,000	^[17]
UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre	UBC Vancouver	Ice hockey	7,200	^[18]
Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre	Vancouver	Curling	6,000	^[19]
Whistler Creekside	Whistler	Alpine skiing	7,600	^[20]
Whistler Olympic Park	Whistler	Biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping	6,000	^[21]
Whistler Sliding Centre	Whistler	Bobsleigh, luge, skeleton	12,000	^[22]

Non-competition venues

At least a dozen cranes rise over buildings under construction. In the foreground, cars are driving by on existing streets, and a city skyline rises in the background. — The Olympic Village being constructed on the southeastern shore of False Creek near downtown Vancouver

Because of the significant distance between Vancouver and Whistler, Olympic Villages and media facilities were constructed in both locations. In addition, while medals ceremonies for the events held in Vancouver took place at the pre-existing BC Place, an additional venue was constructed in Whistler to award medals there. Because BC Place is an indoor stadium, the Olympic torch cauldron, which was lit in the middle of the stadium during the opening ceremony, could not be left there because of safety concerns.^[23] A permanent "external cauldron" was erected at Jack Poole Plaza on the Coal Harbour waterfront. It was fenced and unavailable to the public during the Olympics due to its proximity to the Main Media Centre.^[24]

Venue	Location	Purpose	Ref.
BC Place	Vancouver	Opening and closing ceremonies	^[25]
Main Media Centre	Vancouver	Media centre	^[26]
Vancouver Olympic Village	Vancouver	Olympic Village	^[27]
Whistler Media Centre	Whistler	Media centre	^[28]
Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village	Whistler	Olympic Village	^[29]
Whistler Olympic Celebration Plaza	Whistler	Ceremonies and presentations	^[30]

Notes

^ Canada Hockey Place was normally known as General Motors Place at the time of the Olympics, but because corporate sponsorship is not allowed for an Olympic venue, it was renamed for the duration of the games.^[13]

References

^ "Venues". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
^ International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission (March 21, 2003). "Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Vancouver 2010: First Competition Venue Ready". International Olympic Committee. October 20, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
^ "Vancouver 2010: Whistler Competition Venues Completed". International Olympic Committee. December 17, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
^ "Vancouver 2010 Sports Venues Completed". International Olympic Committee. February 23, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
^ Abrams, Jonathan (February 15, 2010). "Despite Fast Track, Skeleton and Bobsled Must Stay the Course". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^ Cribb, Robert (February 19, 2010). "Fears continue to grow". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^ Abrams, Jonathan; Branch, John (February 12, 2010). "Luge Athlete's Death Casts Pall Over Games". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^ Zinser, Lynn (February 12, 2010). "Luge Athlete Killed in Training Crash at Olympics". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^ "Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after crash". BBC Sport. February 13, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ Bell, Terry (February 14, 2010). "Canadian lugers unhappy over changes to track". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
^ "VANOC shrinks Olympic ice". The Vancouver Sun. Canadian Online Explorer. February 24, 2009. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
^ "GM Place to get new name for 2010". CTV News. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
^ "Venues–Canada Hockey Place". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Cypress Mountain". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Pacific Coliseum". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Richmond Olympic Oval". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–UBC Thunderbird Arena". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Whistler Creekside". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–The Whistler Sliding Centre". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ Bailey, Ian; Stueck, Wendy (February 15, 2010). "VANOC considering better access to outdoor cauldron". CTV Olympics. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
^ "Olympic cauldron fence thwarts visitors". CBC News. February 16, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ "Venues–BC Place". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Main Media Centre". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Whistler Media Centre". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "Venues–Whistler Medals Plaza". Vancouver Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.

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+For the 2010 Winter Olympics, a total of ten sports venues were used, seven in [[Vancouver]] (including [[BC Place Stadium|BC Place]]), and three in [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]]. The majority of ice sport events were held in Vancouver, while Whistler, which normally serves as a ski resort, hosted the snow events. Six non-competition venues, three each in Vancouver and Whistler, provided athlete housing, space for media, and locations for ceremonies associated with the Games.<ref name="vanocvenues">{{Cite web | title = Venues | publisher = Vancouver Organizing Committee | url = http://www.vancouver2010.com/venues/ | access-date = October 31, 2009 | archive-date = November 3, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091103011935/http://www.vancouver2010.com/venues/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
-In its 2002 evaluation of Vancouver's bid during the [[Bids for the 2010 Winter Olympics|bidding process]] for the 2010 Games, the Evaluation Commission of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) highlighted the number and quality of existing competition and training facilities as one of the bid's strengths. Of the competition venues that the bid proposed for use during the Games, six required new construction, with the remainder already built in Vancouver and Whistler. The [[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games|Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games]] (VANOC), which is responsible for the construction and maintenance of facilities for the Games, pledged that all new construction of permanent facilities, whether on public or private land, would be funded by the government.<ref name="Eval">{{Cite web | last = International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission | title = Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = 2003-03-21 | url = http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_706.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = 2009-10-31}}</ref>
+In its 2002 evaluation of Vancouver's bid during the [[Bids for the 2010 Winter Olympics|bidding process]] for the 2010 Games, the Evaluation Commission of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) highlighted the number and quality of existing competition and training facilities as one of the bid's strengths. Of the competition venues that the bid proposed for use during the Games, six required new construction, with the remainder already built in Vancouver and Whistler. The [[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games|Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games]] (VANOC), which is responsible for the construction and maintenance of facilities for the Games, pledged that all new construction of permanent facilities, whether on public or private land, would be funded by the government.<ref name="Eval">{{Cite web | last = International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission | title = Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = March 21, 2003 | url = http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_706.pdf | format = PDF | access-date = October 31, 2009}}</ref>
-According to CEO [[John Furlong (Canadian)|John Furlong]], VANOC "started our venue construction as early as possible".<ref name="Furlong"/> Construction on [[Cypress Mountain]], the first new competition venue to be completed, began in March 2006 and was completed only eight months later, three years ahead of the start of the Games.<ref name="Furlong">{{Cite web | title = Vancouver 2010: First Competition Venue Ready | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = 2006-10-20 | url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Winter/Vancouver-2010/?articleNewsGroup=-1&currentArticlesPageIPP=50&FromMonth=October&FromYear=2000&ToMonth=October&ToYear=2009&articleId=54484 | accessdate = 2010-10-31}}</ref> By December 2007, all three competition venues at Whistler were completed and open for training and testing.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Vancouver 2010: Whistler Competition Venues Completed | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = 2007-12-17 | url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Winter/Vancouver-2010/?articleNewsGroup=-1&currentArticlesPageIPP=50&FromMonth=October&FromYear=2000&ToMonth=October&ToYear=2009&articleId=55206 | accessdate = 2009-10-31}}</ref> Final construction was completed in February 2009, and sporting events were scheduled at the venues to ensure that they would be adequately tested before hosting the Olympic events. In total, six new competition venues were constructed: Cypress Mountain, [[Richmond Olympic Oval]], [[UBC Thunderbird Arena]], [[Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre]], [[Whistler Olympic Park]], and [[The Whistler Sliding Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Vancouver 2010 Sports Venues Completed | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = 2009-02-23 | url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Winter/Vancouver-2010/?articleNewsGroup=-1&currentArticlesPageIPP=50&FromMonth=October&FromYear=2000&ToMonth=October&ToYear=2009&articleId=72281 | accessdate = 2009-10-31}}</ref>
+According to CEO [[John Furlong (Canadian)|John Furlong]], VANOC "started our venue construction as early as possible".<ref name="Furlong"/> Construction on [[Cypress Mountain]], the first new competition venue to be completed, began in March 2006 and was completed only eight months later, three years ahead of the start of the Games.<ref name="Furlong">{{Cite web | title = Vancouver 2010: First Competition Venue Ready | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = October 20, 2006 | url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Winter/Vancouver-2010/?articleNewsGroup=-1&currentArticlesPageIPP=50&FromMonth=October&FromYear=2000&ToMonth=October&ToYear=2009&articleId=54484 | access-date = October 31, 2010}}</ref> By December 2007, all three competition venues at Whistler were completed and open for training and testing.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Vancouver 2010: Whistler Competition Venues Completed | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = December 17, 2007 | url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Winter/Vancouver-2010/?articleNewsGroup=-1&currentArticlesPageIPP=50&FromMonth=October&FromYear=2000&ToMonth=October&ToYear=2009&articleId=55206 | access-date = October 31, 2009}}</ref> Final construction was completed in February 2009, and sporting events were scheduled at the venues to ensure that they would be adequately tested before hosting the Olympic events. In total, six new competition venues were constructed: Cypress Mountain, [[Richmond Olympic Oval]], [[UBC Thunderbird Arena]], [[Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre]], [[Whistler Olympic Park]], and [[The Whistler Sliding Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Vancouver 2010 Sports Venues Completed | publisher = International Olympic Committee | date = February 23, 2009 | url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Winter/Vancouver-2010/?articleNewsGroup=-1&currentArticlesPageIPP=50&FromMonth=October&FromYear=2000&ToMonth=October&ToYear=2009&articleId=72281 | access-date = October 31, 2009}}</ref>
-The Whistler Sliding Centre was promoted as being one of the fastest sliding tracks in the world,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/sports/olympics/16slide.html|title=Despite Fast Track, Skeleton and Bobsled Must Stay the Course |author=Abrams, Jonathan|date=2010-02-15|accessdate=2010-03-01|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> which caused a number of concerns about safety.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Fears continue to grow|url=http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/767844--fears-continue-to-grow|author=Cribb, Robert|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=2010-02-19|accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref> On February 12, 2010, hours before the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[luge]]r [[Nodar Kumaritashvili]] suffered a fatal crash during a training run when he was thrown off his sled and collided with a steel pole.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/sports/olympics/13luge.html |title=Luge Athlete's Death Casts Pall Over Games |author1=Abrams, Jonathan |author2=Branch, John |date=2010-02-12|accessdate=2010-03-01|work= The New York Times}}</ref> He was travelling {{convert|143.3|km/h|abbr=on}} at the time.<ref>{{cite news| first = Lynn| last = Zinser| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/sports/olympics/13luge.html?hp=&pagewanted=print | title = Luge Athlete Killed in Training Crash at Olympics | work= The New York Times | date =2010-02-12 | accessdate = 2010-03-01}}</ref> His accident came after a series of incidents in the week and reignited concerns about the track's safety.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/story.html?id=2556532|title=Georgian luger dies after horrifying crash at Whistler track|date=2010-02-12|publisher=Canwest News Service|accessdate=12 February 2010}}</ref> Investigations were conducted the same day, concluding that the accident was not caused by deficiencies in the track. As a preventive measure, an extra {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} of wall was added after the end of Turn 16, and the ice profile was changed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian lugers unhappy over changes to track|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Canadian+lugers+unhappy+over+changes+track/2563903/story.html|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|date=2010-02-14|author=Bell, Terry|accessdate=2010-03-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219170947/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canadian+lugers+unhappy+over+changes+track/2563903/story.html|archivedate=2010-02-19}}</ref>
+The Whistler Sliding Centre was promoted as being one of the fastest sliding tracks in the world,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/sports/olympics/16slide.html|title=Despite Fast Track, Skeleton and Bobsled Must Stay the Course |author=Abrams, Jonathan|date=February 15, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> which caused a number of concerns about safety.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Fears continue to grow|url=http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/767844--fears-continue-to-grow|author=Cribb, Robert|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=February 19, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2010}}</ref> On February 12, 2010, hours before the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[luge]]r [[Nodar Kumaritashvili]] suffered a fatal crash during a training run when he was thrown off his sled and collided with a steel pole.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/sports/olympics/13luge.html |title=Luge Athlete's Death Casts Pall Over Games |author1=Abrams, Jonathan |author2=Branch, John |date=February 12, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2010|work= The New York Times}}</ref> He was travelling {{convert|143.3|km/h|abbr=on}} at the time.<ref>{{cite news| first = Lynn| last = Zinser| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/sports/olympics/13luge.html?hp=&pagewanted=print | title = Luge Athlete Killed in Training Crash at Olympics | work= The New York Times | date =February 12, 2010 | access-date = March 1, 2010}}</ref> His accident came after a series of incidents in the week and reignited concerns about the track's safety.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 13, 2010 |title=Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after crash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/luge/8513595.stm |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> Investigations were conducted the same day, concluding that the accident was not caused by deficiencies in the track. As a preventive measure, an extra {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} of wall was added after the end of Turn 16, and the ice profile was changed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian lugers unhappy over changes to track|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Canadian+lugers+unhappy+over+changes+track/2563903/story.html|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|date=February 14, 2010|author=Bell, Terry|access-date=March 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219170947/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canadian+lugers+unhappy+over+changes+track/2563903/story.html|archive-date=February 19, 2010}}</ref>
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-The largest competition venue was Canada Hockey Place, with a capacity of just under 19,000 spectators. For the first time, Olympic games were played on a narrower NHL-sized ice rink, measuring {{convert|61|x|26|m|ft}}, instead of the international size of {{convert|61|x|30|m|ft|abbr=on}}. This change saved an expected $10&nbsp;million (CAD) in construction costs, and allowed more spectators to attend games.<ref name="shrinks">{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/2006/06/08/1620669-sun.html|title=VANOC shrinks Olympic ice|date=2009-02-24|accessdate=2009-03-01|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]}}</ref> This arena, as well as the [[Pacific Coliseum]] (the second-largest venue used for the 2010 Olympics), was pre-existing and required minimal renovation in preparation for the Olympics. Of the newly constructed venues for the Games, the Whistler Sliding Centre was the largest, with space for 12,000 spectators to observe the [[Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics|luge]], [[Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics|skeleton]] and [[Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics|bobsled]] events. Three venues used in the Games were outside Vancouver and Whistler: Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, and UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on the [[University Endowment Lands]].
+The largest competition venue was Canada Hockey Place, with a capacity of just under 19,000 spectators. For the first time, Olympic games were played on a narrower NHL-sized ice rink, measuring {{convert|61|x|26|m|ft}}, instead of the international size of {{convert|61|x|30|m|ft|abbr=on}}. This change saved an expected $10&nbsp;million (CAD) in construction costs, and allowed more spectators to attend games.<ref name="shrinks">{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/2006/06/08/1620669-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530071609/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/2006/06/08/1620669-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 30, 2012|title=VANOC shrinks Olympic ice|date=February 24, 2009|access-date=March 1, 2009|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]}}</ref> This arena, as well as the [[Pacific Coliseum]] (the second-largest venue used for the 2010 Olympics), was pre-existing and required minimal renovation in preparation for the Olympics. Of the newly constructed venues for the Games, the Whistler Sliding Centre was the largest, with space for 12,000 spectators to observe the [[Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics|luge]], [[Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics|skeleton]] and [[Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics|bobsled]] events. Three venues used in the Games were outside Vancouver and Whistler: Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, and UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on the [[University of British Columbia Vancouver|UBC Vancouver]] campus.
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+| [[Rogers Arena|General Motors Place]]{{#tag:ref|Canada Hockey Place was normally known as General Motors Place at the time of the Olympics, but because corporate sponsorship is not allowed for an Olympic venue, it was renamed for the duration of the games.<ref name="chp">{{Cite web|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/gm-place-to-get-new-name-for-2010-1.313876 |title=GM Place to get new name for 2010|publisher=[[CTV News]]|year=2008|access-date=January 7, 2009}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
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+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/canada-hockey-place/|title=Venues–Canada Hockey Place|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225200148/http://www.vancouver2010.com/canada-hockey-place/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/pacific-coliseum/|title=Venues–Pacific Coliseum|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/pacific-coliseum/|title=Venues–Pacific Coliseum|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225195347/http://www.vancouver2010.com/pacific-coliseum/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[Richmond Olympic Oval]]
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 | [[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
 | align="right"| 8,000
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/richmond-olympic-oval/|title=Venues–Richmond Olympic Oval|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/richmond-olympic-oval/|title=Venues–Richmond Olympic Oval|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=August 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822002348/http://www.vancouver2010.com/richmond-olympic-oval/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre|UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre]]
-| [[University Endowment Lands]] ([[University of British Columbia|UBC]])
+| [[University of British Columbia Vancouver|UBC Vancouver]]
 | [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]
 | align="right"| 7,200
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/ubc-thunderbird-arena/|title=Venues–UBC Thunderbird Arena|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/ubc-thunderbird-arena/|title=Venues–UBC Thunderbird Arena|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225183340/http://www.vancouver2010.com/ubc-thunderbird-arena/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[Hillcrest Centre|Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre]]
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 | [[Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Curling]]
 | align="right"| 6,000
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/vancouver-olympic-centre/|title=Venues–Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/vancouver-olympic-centre/|title=Venues–Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226014518/http://www.vancouver2010.com/vancouver-olympic-centre/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[Whistler Blackcomb|Whistler Creekside]]
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 | [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
 | align="right"| 7,600
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-creekside/|title=Venues–Whistler Creekside|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-creekside/|title=Venues–Whistler Creekside|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225193213/http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-creekside/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[Whistler Olympic Park]]
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 | [[Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]], [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|cross-country skiing]], [[Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Nordic combined]], [[Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics|ski jumping]]
 | align="right"| 6,000
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-olympic-park/|title=Venues–Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-olympic-park/|title=Venues–Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225193809/http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-olympic-park/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[The Whistler Sliding Centre|Whistler Sliding Centre]]
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 | [[Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Bobsleigh]], [[Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics|luge]], [[Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics|skeleton]]
 | align="right"| 12,000
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-sliding-centre/|title=Venues–The Whistler Sliding Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-sliding-centre/|title=Venues–The Whistler Sliding Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225194417/http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-sliding-centre/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |}
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 [[Image:Olympicvillagerising.JPG|thumb|The Olympic Village being constructed on the southeastern shore of [[False Creek]] near downtown Vancouver|alt=At least a dozen cranes rise over buildings under construction. In the foreground, cars are driving by on existing streets, and a city skyline rises in the background.]]
-Because of the significant distance between Vancouver and Whistler, Olympic Villages and media facilities were constructed in both locations. In addition, while medals ceremonies for the events held in Vancouver took place at the pre-existing [[BC Place]], an additional venue was constructed in Whistler to award medals there. Because BC Place is an indoor stadium, the Olympic torch cauldron, which was lit in the middle of the stadium during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], could not be left there because of safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VANOC considering better access to outdoor cauldron|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/news-centre/newsid=42439.html|publisher=CTV Olympics|accessdate=2010-03-15|date=2010-02-15|author1=Bailey, Ian |author2=Stueck, Wendy }}</ref> A second "external cauldron" was erected on the [[Coal Harbour]] waterfront, next to the [[Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre|Main Media Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Spectacle+welcomes+world+Vancouver/2559803/story.html|title=Spectacle welcomes the world to Vancouver|author=Lee, Jeff|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|date=2010-02-25|accessdate=2010-02-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
+Because of the significant distance between Vancouver and Whistler, Olympic Villages and media facilities were constructed in both locations. In addition, while medals ceremonies for the events held in Vancouver took place at the pre-existing [[BC Place]], an additional venue was constructed in Whistler to award medals there. Because BC Place is an indoor stadium, the Olympic torch cauldron, which was lit in the middle of the stadium during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], could not be left there because of safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VANOC considering better access to outdoor cauldron|url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/news-centre/newsid=42439.html|publisher=CTV Olympics|access-date=March 15, 2010|date=February 15, 2010|author1=Bailey, Ian |author2=Stueck, Wendy }}</ref> A permanent "external cauldron" was erected at Jack Poole Plaza on the [[Coal Harbour]] waterfront. It was fenced and unavailable to the public during the Olympics due to its proximity to the [[Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre|Main Media Centre]].<ref>{{cite news |date=February 16, 2010 |title=Olympic cauldron fence thwarts visitors |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/olympic-cauldron-fence-thwarts-visitors-1.923823 |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
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 | [[Vancouver]]
 | Opening and closing ceremonies
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/bc-place/|title=Venues–BC Place|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/bc-place/|title=Venues–BC Place|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225195804/http://www.vancouver2010.com/bc-place/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre|Main Media Centre]]
 | [[Vancouver]]
 | Media centre
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/main-media-centre/|title=Venues–Main Media Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/main-media-centre/|title=Venues–Main Media Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309224418/http://www.vancouver2010.com/main-media-centre/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 | [[2010 Olympic Village|Vancouver Olympic Village]]
 | [[Vancouver]]
 | [[Olympic Village]]
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/vancouver-olympic-village/|title=Venues–Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/vancouver-olympic-village/|title=Venues–Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226060646/http://www.vancouver2010.com/vancouver-olympic-village/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |-
 | Whistler Media Centre
 | [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]]
 | Media centre
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-media-centre/|title=Venues–Whistler Media Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-media-centre/|title=Venues–Whistler Media Centre|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=April 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423221614/http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-media-centre/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |-
 | [[Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village]]
 | [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]]
 | [[Olympic Village]]
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-olympic-village/|title=Venues–Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-olympic-village/|title=Venues–Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=April 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408195640/http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-olympic-village/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |-
 | Whistler Olympic Celebration Plaza
 | [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]]
 | Ceremonies and presentations
-| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-medals-plaza/|title=Venues–Whistler Medals Plaza|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|accessdate=2010-03-10}}</ref>
+| align=center| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-medals-plaza/|title=Venues–Whistler Medals Plaza|publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225194355/http://www.vancouver2010.com/whistler-medals-plaza/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |}
 ==See also==
-{{Wikipedia books|2010 Winter Olympics}}
 *{{portal-inline|Olympics}}
 *{{portal-inline|Canada}}
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+==Further reading==
+* {{cite book |author1=VANOC |author1-link=Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |title=Venue Construction Program: Vancouver 2010 |date=2006 |url=https://library.olympics.com/Default/digital-viewer/c-27086 |publisher=[[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games|VANOC]]}}
+* {{cite book |author1=VANOC |author1-link=Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |title=Competition Venue Descriptions: Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games |date=2010 |publisher=[[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games|VANOC]] |url=https://library.olympics.com/Default/digital-viewer/c-177118}}
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v t e Venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics (Vancouver)
Vancouver	BC Place Rogers Arena (Canada Hockey Place) Cypress Mountain Ski Area Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Pacific Coliseum Richmond Olympic Oval Vancouver Convention Centre (main media centre) Hillcrest Centre (Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre) Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village
Whistler	Whistler Sliding Centre Whistler Creekside Whistler Olympic Park Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village Whistler Olympic Medals Plaza