2010 Winter Olympics

About 2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics logo was unveiled on

April 23, 2005 and is named Ilanaaq the Inunnguaq.

Ilanaaq is the Inuktitut word for friend

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be celebrated in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games are being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC).

The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada was home to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The villages of Whistler and Garibaldi bid for the games in 1976 but failed to win. These will also be the first games to be held in an NHL market since the league allowed its players to participate starting in 1998.