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Partners
All members of the team have a vital role to play in preparing and delivering the 2010 Winter Games.
Click on the links below to discover more on the 2010 Winter Games partners.
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) VANOC is the not-for-profit corporation responsible for the planning, organizing and staging of the 2010 Winter Games. |
| British Columbia is the host province of the 2010 Winter Games and contributes matching funds with the Government of Canada to Games infrastructure and legacies. British Columbia is also responsible for any Games deficit. |
| The City of Vancouver will host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. |
| The Resort Municipality of Whistler will host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. |
| The City of Richmond will host the Speed Skating competitions at the Richmond Oval. |
| The COC is responsible for advancing the goals of the Olympic Movement at a national level. It organizes and prepares the teams going to the Olympic Games and is directly involved in the organization of the Olympic Games when they are held in Canada. |
| The CPC is responsible for advancing the goals of the Paralympic Movement at a national level. It organizes and prepares the teams going to the Paralympic Games and is directly involved in the organization of these Games when they are held in Canada. |
Four Host First Nations Society (FHFNS) The Lil’Wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations will host the 2010 Winter Games on their shared traditional territories. The FHFNS works with the Games Partners to ensure that their Nations are directly involved in the planning, staging and hosting of the Games and to advocate the participation of Aboriginal peoples in the 2010 Winter Games. |
Useful Links
| Sport Canada supports the achievement of high performance excellence and the development of the Canadian sport system to strengthen the unique contribution that sport makes to Canadian identity, culture and society. |
| Own the Podium – 2010 is a vision and plan to enhance the recruitment, development and preparation of high performance athletes as they strive to make Canada the number one nation at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and among the top three at the Paralympic Winter Games. |
| Legacies Now works with its partners to ensure every region in British Columbia benefits from the arts, volunteer, literacy, sports and recreation legacies that will come from the 2010 Winter Games. |
| The IOC is the franchise holder and governs all aspects of the Olympic Movement including the selection of Host Cities. They also dictate requirements for organizing the Games, including the sport program. |
| The IPC is the franchise holder and governs all aspects of the Paralympic Movement and participates in the IPC process of evaluation and selection of Host Cities. The IPC also defines the requirements for hosting the Paralympic Games, including the sport program. |
