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CTV News Vancouver | Vancouver 2010 Anniversary

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, a unifying event in our city's history that brought with it plenty of excitement and hometown pride.

From the opening of the Olympic Games on February 12, 2010 to the closing of the Paralympic Games on March 21, British Columbia was buzzing with locals and visitors celebrating and building memories.

The legacy of 2010 lives on through wide-reaching sport experiences and unparalleled venues that make British Columbia the world class destination and home that it is today.

Established in 2011, viaSport British Columbia is a testament to this legacy. This not-for-profit organization promotes sport programs that are safe, inclusive and meaningful for all.

Share your memories, photos and videos from the 2010 Games with the hashtag #2010Memories.


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  • B.C. skier Cory Duhaime won three gold medals at the national games in Ontario after recently battling cancer. (Provided)

    B.C. skier wins gold after beating cancer

    An employee of a doctor's office waits to receive doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine being distributed to medical practices at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Coronavirus fears similar to what Vancouver Olympic organizers faced with H1N1

    Former VANOC CEO John Furlong talks to CTV News about the legacy of the 2010 Games.

    Vancouver 2030 Olympics 'in our grasp': former VANOC CEO John Furlong

  • The medals were designed by Corrine Hunt, an Indigenous carver, designer and artist from Alert Bay.

    Designer reflects on symbolism of 2010 Olympic medals

    Occupied and unoccupied units are pictured at the Millennium Water development which was the athletes' village during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday October 7, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    Did the 2010 Olympics contribute to Vancouver's housing crisis?

    Passengers crowd a Canada Line train during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in this CTV News file image.

    'Confidence' the biggest transportation legacy of Vancouver Olympics, experts say

  • Former Whistler mayor Ken Melamed says he relished the opportunity to represent the community during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

    Increased tourism a lasting legacy of 2010 Olympic games

    Ten competition venues were built or upgraded for the 2010 Games, with several others available as practice facilities for athletes. They range from the Whistler Olympic Park to the Richmond Olympic Oval 120 km away on the banks of the Fraser River.

    10 years later: Former Vancouver Olympic venues see mixed success

    Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia is seen at the start during the first training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elise Amendola

    'We want to honour his life today': Luger who died at 2010 Games remembered in Whistler

  • German House is seen during the Vancouver 2010 OIympics. The facility had to fly in 300 emergency kegs because patrons were consuming so much beer during the Games.

    Canadians drank so much beer in 2010, Germany flew in emergency kegs

    The Olympic cauldron burns at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Monday Feb.22, 2010. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Adrian Wyld)

    Memories from 2010: Vancouver marks the opening day of the games

    Professional collector Michael Chark analyzes memorabilia from Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Games.

    Are your Olympic souvenirs worth anything?

  • Rick Hansen shared memories from the 2010 OIympic Games on Feb. 11, 2020.

    'Nation-building moment': Rick Hansen recalls carrying the 2010 Olympic torch

    The Olympic cauldron burns at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Monday Feb.22, 2010. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Adrian Wyld)

    Was hosting the 2010 Games worth it? Most B.C. residents think so, according to new poll

    Alexandre Bilodeau celebrates his historic gold medal win at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. (The Canadian Press)

    'It's like everything was yesterday': Alexandre Bilodeau looks back at his historic 2010 win

  • Canada's Maelle Ricker celebrates her gold medal win for snowboard cross during a medal ceremony at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

    'I get goosebumps still': Maelle Ricker reflects on Vancouver 2010 Games

    Comedian Stephen Colbert holds an Olympic torch during a taping of the Colbert Report at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez)

    Stephen Colbert was almost mayor of Vancouver for a day during the 2010 Winter Olympics

    Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson, right, waves the Olympic flag next to mayor of Sochi Anatoly Pakhomov, left, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, center, during the closing ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics on Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

    Olympic legacy: Q&A with Gregor Robertson

  • The Olympic cauldron burns at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Monday Feb.22, 2010. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Adrian Wyld)

    10 years later: Vancouver looks back at its Olympic moment with mixed feelings

    Bob MacKerricher has a lot to smile about. His company cashed in on Olympic mascot sales.

    How the B.C. company behind the 2010 plush mascots spun its own gold

    VANOC Chief Executive Officer John Furlong, centre, lights the community cauldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left to right, Darlene Poole, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell look on in Victoria, B.C., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

    Olympic legacy: Q&A with John Furlong

  • Vancouver's Olympic torch in Jack Poole Plaza features prominently in the preview image included in the tweet, and stylized versions of Vancouver landmarks including the Lions Gate Bridge, Coal Harbour and the North Shore mountains can also be seen. (Twitter/@mariokarttourEN)

    Mario Kart mobile game adds Vancouver course during 10-year anniversary of 2010 Olympics

    Denny Morrison, of British Columbia, skates during the men's 5,000-metre race at the Speed Skating selections trials in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

    4-time Olympic medallist speedskater Denny Morrison announces retirement

    John Furlong, VANOC's CEO laughs as he gives a luncheon speech at the Vancouver Board of Trade Wednesday October 25, 2006. John Furlong still sees the signature of the 2010 Olympic Games scrawled across Vancouver as he walks through the city's downtown. It's not just the cauldron where tourists gather for selfies or the one-time athletes' village that's transformed into a bustling urban neighbourhood. The former president and CEO of the Vancouver Olympics organizing committee still feels the energy of the Games when people come up to him on the street, wanting to share their memories. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody

    'People are still excited': Sporting success the legacy of Vancouver Olympics, John Furlong says

  • A gold medal from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games has been put up for auction. (RR Auction)

    Gold medal from 2010 Olympics sells for almost $90K at auction

    Canada's Jennifer Heil celebrates her silver medal for ladies moguls in freestyle skiing Sunday Feb. 14, 2010 at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    'You carry it with you': Olympian shares story of fight for women's equity


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