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Vancouver 2010 Olympics

This category is for questions about the XXI Olympic Winter Games which were held in Vancouver, Canada in 2010.

211 Questions

How many countries currently particapate in the Winter Games?

15-35 countries.some of you people looking this up are pretty cool,because first of all,you obviously like sports,and second of all,yall know that the internet is always gonna be 100% accurate!ok,just 75% accurate.no judging though :P

How many Spanish-speaking countries are represented at the summer Olympics?

  • Europe

    Spain - Madrid

    Africa

    Equatorial Guinea - Malabo

    North America

    Mexico - Mexico City

    Central America

    Guatemala - Guatemala City

    Honduras - Tegucigalpa

    El Salvador - San Salvador

    Nicaragua - Managua

    Costa Rica - San José

    Panama - Panama City

Carribean

Cuba - Havana

Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo

Puerto Rico - San Juan

South America

Venezuela - Caracas

Colombia - Bogotá

Ecuador - Quito

Peru - Lima

Bolivia - 2 Capitals

La Paz (Administrative)

Sucre (Constitutional)

Paraguay - Asunción

Chile - Santiago

Argentina - Buenos Aires

Uruguay - Montevideo

What events did Shaun White compete in the 2010 Olympics?

X Games:

-WINTER: (SBD)

SuperPipe

Slopestyle

-SUMMER (SKB)

Vert

Vert Best Trick

Winter Olympics (SBD):

Halfpipe (2006 and 2010)

Grand Prix (SBD)

Halfpipe

FIS World Cup (SBD)

Halfpipe

World SuperPipe Championship (SBD)

Superpipe

Winter Dew Tour (SBD)

Halfpipe

Slopestyle

X Trail Jam (SBD)

Quarterpipe

AST Dew Tour (SKD)

Vert

Snickers Classic (SBD)

Slopestyle

What is the newest sport added to the Winter Olympics?

The most recently added sport to the Olympic events is skateboarding. Skateboarding made its debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The competition featured two disciplines: street and park. The street event involves performing tricks on obstacles like stairs, rails, and curbs, while the park event involves performing tricks on a bowl-shaped course with various transitions and obstacles.

Skateboarding was added to the Olympics to appeal to a younger audience and to make the Games more inclusive of urban and youth culture. It was one of several new sports added to the 2020 Games, including surfing, sport climbing, karate, and baseball/softball.

How many days until the 2010 winter Olympics?

48 days 8 hours and 24 minutes

well this from 8/6/12 and time right now is 12:37

When is the 2010 winter Olympics?

The 2010 Winter Olympics was on February 12th through the 28th.

See: http://thewinterolympics2010.webs.com/factsandinformation.htm for more information.

What year did swimming become a sport?

Swimming has been part of the Modern Olympics since they began in 1896. There were four events in 1896, the 100 meter freestyle, 500 meter freestyle, 1200 meter freestyle, and Sailors 100 meter freestyle (this event was open only to sailors in the Greek Royal Navy).

What country won the most gold medals for 2010 winter Olympics?

After being gold-less in both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary!!

Canada won The Most Gold Medals despite USA winning the most medals!!

Canada won 14 Gold Medals!!

Two of them are the Most Important Gold Medals we've won!! HOCKEY (both men and women)

See You In Sochi

What is the eqiuptment for bobsledding?

A bobsled. A helmet. A lycra-spandex suit. An iced surface. Courage.

How many people attended olympics in Vancouver?

Estimates for the Olympics are:

  • 5,000 athletes and officials/ 2,700 are athletes
  • 10,000 media members
  • 14,000 volunteers
  • 2.3 million attendees

Source: http://olympichostcity.vancouver.ca/cityhighlights/aboutvancouver/2010hostcity/frequentlyaskedquestions.htm

http://v2010isu.com says 7000 security personnel

How many gold silver and bronze medals has France won in the 2010 winter Olympics?

Through the 2006 Games in Turin, 3.

1) 2002 Games in Salt Lake City - Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat won gold in Ice Dancing.

2) 1932 Games in Lake Placid - Andrée Brunet-Joly and Pierre Brunet won gold in Mixed Pairs.

3) 1928 Games in St. Moritz - Andrée Brunet-Joly and Pierre Brunet won gold in Mixed Pairs.

Where is Shaun White from?

First of all, it's Shawn Johnson. She grew up in and still lives in Iowa.

Did Vancouver hold the last Olympics?

The announcement that the 2010 Winter Olympics would be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was made on July 2, 2003.

How old is Snowboarder Shaun White?

well Shawn white started skate boarding as a little kid and he likes skateboarding more than snow boarding as he said in the wendys international competition

What is the roster for the 2010 Russian mens Olympic hockey team?

Ilya Bryzgalov

Evgeni Nabokov

Semyon Varlamov

Sergei Gonchar

Denis Grebeshkov

Dmitri Kalinin

Konstantin Korneyev

Andrei Markov

Ilya Nikulin

Fedor Tyutin

Anton Volchenkov

Maxim Afinogenov

Pavel Datsyuk

Sergei Fedorov

Ilya Kovalchuk

Viktor Kozlov

Evgeni Malkin

Alexei Morozov

Alexander Ovechkin

Alexander Radulov

Alexander Semin

Danis Zaripov

Sergei Zinoviev

How many golf courses are there in the world?

From a November 2005 KPMG Golf Course Development Cost Survey:

"Recent research confirms that there are approximately 32,000 golf courses worldwide."

Which country got the most silver medals in the Vancouver Olympics?

USA won the most medals at the Olympics in Vancouver 2010 with 37 total medals (9 Gold, 15 Silver, 13 Bronze).

How many countries participated in the 1916 Summer Olympic Games?

There were 14 nations competing at the first Modern Olympics in 1896: 1) Australia

2) Austria

3) Bulgaria

4) Chile

5) Denmark

6) France

7) Germany

8) Great Britain

9) Greece

10) Hungary

11) Italy

12) Sweden

13) Switzerland

14) United States

What were the 2010 Winter Olympics' sports?

SUMMER :

archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, boxing, canoeing (and Kyaking), cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, wrestling.

29 in total.

WINTER :

alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, short-track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, snow boarding, speed skating.

15 in total.

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