page_title: Venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics
section_title: Non-competition venues
hierarchical_section_title: Venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics / Non-competition venues
caption_attribution_description: English: Vancouver, B.C.A forest of cranes towers over the Olympic village being constructed on the southeastern shore of False Creek near downtown Vancouver. Magyar: Vancouver, Brit Columbia, Kanada; Daruerdő a False Creek délkeleti partján, Vancouver belvárosa közelében, ahol a 2010-es téli olimpiai játékok létesítményei épülnek
context_page_description: For the 2010 Winter Olympics, a total of ten sports venues were used, seven in Vancouver, and three in Whistler.
  The 2010 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The Olympics ran from February 12 to February 28, 2010, and the Paralympics from March 12 to March 21, during which nine competition venues were used, spread across Vancouver, Whistler, and the neighbouring areas of West Vancouver and Richmond. 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.
  In its 2002 evaluation of Vancouver's bid during the bidding process for the 2010 Games, the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee highlighted the number and quality of existing competition and training facilities as one of the bid's strengths.
context_section_description: 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. BC Place is an indoor stadium, so 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. A second "external cauldron" was erected on the Coal Harbour waterfront, next to the Main Media Centre.
caption: The Olympic Village being constructed on the southeastern shore of False Creek near downtown Vancouver
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