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VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS

VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS. Brianna Mazur Grade 3 Coal Tyee Elementary School. OLYMPIC HISTORY. In 1901 the Olympics were called the Nordic Games!!!

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VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS

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  1. VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS Brianna Mazur Grade 3 Coal Tyee Elementary School

  2. OLYMPIC HISTORY • In 1901 the Olympics were called the Nordic Games!!! • The Olympic gamesonlyhappen every four years. The Olympic games split into the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics because some need snow and some do not! They were held in different cities. Officials decided to have the Olympics happen every two years instead.

  3. 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal 1988 winter Olympics in Calgary OLYMPICS IN CANADA

  4. OLYMPIC MASCOTS

  5. MOTTO CITIUS – ALTIUS - FORTIUS FASTER-HIGHER ANDSTRONGER These 3words encouragethe athlete to give his or her best during competition and to view this effort as a Victory. Athletes strive for personal excellence. CREED “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to winbut to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” OLYMPIC MOTTO AND CREED

  6. There are three OlympicMascots: Quatchi, Miga and Sumi. Mukmuk is our “electronic” mascot. Quatchi is my fav mascot. Quatchi likes hocky like me!!! He wants to be an Olympic goalie one day. Quatchi, a sasquatch, lives in the mysterious forests of British Columbia. He is timid or shy but loves making new friends and traveling. I am most like Miga. Miga likes hot cocoa just like me!!! Miga likes to have adventures with his friends. Her favourite food is fish and berries. She is half Orca whale and half kermode bear. OLYMPIC MASCOTS

  7. Did you know that Mukmuk is an electric mascot? HOME: Vancouver island sub-alpine meadows! HOBBIES: He loves to eat everything! Mukmuk likes to make new friends and he likes to burrow!!! FAVOURITE FOOD: Flowers, ferns and berries DREAM: Mukmuk’s dream is to tell the world about his fellow island marmots because they are an endangered species!!! FAV Colour: Berry Orange MUKMUK

  8. THE VANCOUVER 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC LOGO IS A STONE MARKER IT GUIDES THE PEOPLE OF CANADIAN ARCTIC AS THEY TRAVEL. THE LOGO’S MASCOT IS ILANAAQ AND IT REPRESENTS LEADERSHIP, COOPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP. ILANAAQ MEANS FRIEND IN THE NATIVE INUIT LANGUAGE. THE LOGO ALSO REPRESENTS PEACE!!! THE BLUE AND GREEN REPRESENTS THE CANADIAN WEST COST ISLANDS, FORESTS AND THE MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE RED REPRESENTS THE CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF WHILE THE GOLD IS FOR THE BRILLIANT SUNRISES THAT LIGHT UP THE VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN SKYLINE AND THE SURROUNDING SNOW. VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICLOGO

  9. The torch was lit by the sun’s rays in Greece where it traveled around the country for 8 days. It was then handed over to Canadian officials who flew it by jet to Victoria. It arrived in Victoria on October 30, 2009. This was the beginning of the official 2010 Torch Relay. The torch has travelled across Canada and back, over 45 000 km. It has been carried by 12000 torch bearers. The Torch Relay will end with a famous Canadian athlete running with the torch into the “Opening Ceremony” and lighting the cauldron. This happens on February 12, 2010. The flame will stay lit during the 2010 Olympics. OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY

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