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Why were the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics also associated with Whistler?
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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 Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics were associated with the resort town of Whistler because the bid to host the Games was a joint venture between Vancouver and Whistler.1
Located approximately 70 to 80 miles (110 to 130 km) north of Vancouver in the Coast Mountains, Whistler served as the primary venue for most of the Games' mountain sports, including the majority of the skiing and sliding events. While indoor sports such as ice hockey, curling, and skating competitions were held in Vancouver and the nearby town of Richmond, the inclusion of Whistler allowed the 2010 Games to cover a vast 75-mile (120-km) territory.12