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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As XXI Olympic Winter Games
Date February 12, 2010 - February 28, 210
Location British Columbia • Canada • Vancouver

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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States, wearing a blue helmet and suit, leans into a turn while speed skating on ice with Olympic rings visible in the background.
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Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger of Austria, wearing yellow helmets and blue Olympic uniforms, celebrate with raised arms after winning gold in men's doubles luge at Vancouver 2010.
A Canadian curler in a white jacket and black pants slides forward to release a curling stone during a women's Olympic match at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
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