| The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event that | | | | take part in the games. Each ring is a different color, |
| takes place in a different city every four years. It | | | | and at least one of the five colors (Blue, Yellow, Black, |
| includes many of the best athletes from all over the | | | | Green, and Red) can be found on the flag of every |
| world. The first modern Games were held in Athens in | | | | country in the world. The rings do not represent |
| 1896. The Motto of the Olympic Games is "Citius, Altius, | | | | particular continents. The 2010 Winter Olympics, |
| Fortius," which means, in English, "Faster, Higher, | | | | officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or |
| Stronger."There are separate games for the summer | | | | the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held on February |
| and winter. The Summer Olympic Games has many | | | | 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, |
| sports, including athletics (track and field events such | | | | with some events held in the resort town of Whistler |
| as sprint, marathon, and discus), swimming, gymnastics, | | | | nearby. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games are |
| cycling, boxing, soccer, weightlifting, wrestling, | | | | being organized by the Vancouver Organizing |
| brasketball, and many other sports. The Winter | | | | Committee (VANOC). |
| Olympic Games also have many sports, but they are | | | | The 2010 Winter Olympics will be the third Olympics |
| played in the winter. | | | | hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of |
| These include curling, skiing, speed skating, luge, | | | | British Columbia. Previously, Canada was home to the |
| bobsled, figure skating, and ice hockey.Athletes win | | | | 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 |
| medals made of gold, silver, and bronze for coming in | | | | Winter Olympics in Calgary. These will also be the first |
| first, second, and third place in the Winter Olympics.The | | | | games to be held in a National Hockey League market |
| most recent Summer Olympics were held in 2008 in | | | | since the league allowed its players to participate, |
| Beijing, China; before that, they were held in Athens, | | | | starting at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, |
| Greece in the year 2004. The next ones will be held in | | | | Japan.Following Olympic tradition, then Vancouver |
| London, Great Britain, in 2012.The most recent Winter | | | | mayor Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during |
| Olympics were held in 2006 in Torino, Itraly; before that, | | | | the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in |
| they were held in Salt Lake City, United States, in 2002. | | | | Turin, Italy. The flag was raised on February 28, 2006, |
| The next ones will be held in Vancouver, Canada in | | | | in a special ceremony, and will be on display at |
| 2010. | | | | Vancouver City Hall until the Olympic opening |
| In the opening ceremony, the stadium is opened. | | | | ceremony. The event will be officially opened by |
| Special events happen like songs, performances, | | | | Governor General Michaëlle Jean. |
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