The venues for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games stretch over a 120-kilometre zone from Richmond, through downtown Vancouver and north to the mountain resort of Whistler. Drawing on both new and existing facilities, VANOC’s goal is to create spectacular theatres for sport that provide top conditions for athletes and a welcome place for spectators to experience the excitement of competition.

Vancouver Venues Overview

The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games events to be held in Vancouver include curling, figure skating, ice hockey, sledge hockey, short-track speed skating and wheelchair curling.
Speed skating will take place in Richmond, while the snowboard and freestyle skiing events will be hosted at Cypress Mountain in the District of West Vancouver. The Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, as well as the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, will be staged indoors at BC Place in Vancouver city centre.

Whistler Venue Overview

For the 2010 Winter Games, Whistler will host Olympic and Paralympic Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and biathlon, as well as Olympic Nordic combined, ski jumping, bobsleigh, luge and skeleton. Olympic and Paralympic Villages and media facilities will be located in Vancouver and Whistler.

Paralympic Venues Overview

The Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games will highlight both the small-town spirit and big-city facilities and provide world-class exposure to the Paralympic athletes who will compete.
In August 2006, VANOC proposed that sledge hockey and wheelchair curling take place in Vancouver and that Alpine skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing take place in Whistler. The
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) approved this concept in November 2006.

Quick Facts about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

- 17 days of Olympic Games events
- 10 days of Paralympic Games events
- 5,500 Olympic Games athletes and officials (projected)
- 1,350 Paralympic Games athletes and officials (projected)
- 80+ countries participating in Olympic Winter Games
- 40+ countries participating in Paralympic Winter Games
- 10,000 media representatives
- 3 billion television viewers worldwide
- 75 million visitors worldwide to vancouver2010.com (projected)