How close was the final International Olympic Committee vote between Vancouver and Pyeongchang?

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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games Official logo of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The logo is an interpretation of an inukshuk, a traditional Inuit stone sculpture.

The final vote between Vancouver and Pyeongchang to host the 2010 Winter Games was quite close. During the second and final round of balloting held by the International Olympic Committee in Prague on July 2, 2003, Vancouver defeated Pyeongchang by a margin of only three votes, with a final tally of 56 to 53.1

In the first round of voting, Pyeongchang had actually led with 51 votes, while Vancouver received 40 and Salzburg received 16. Following the elimination of Salzburg, the support shifted, allowing Vancouver to secure the victory in the second round.1