2010 Winter Olympic bids
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| 2010 Winter Olympic bids | |
| Vancouver (winner) Pyeongchang ยท Salzburg |
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 2010 Winter Olympics |
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| Details | |
| Election venue | Prague |
| Committee | International Olympic Committee |
| Important dates | |
| Shortlist | August 28, 2002 |
| Decision | July 2, 2003 |
| Decision | |
| Winning bid | Vancouver 2010 |
| Runner-up | Pyeongchang 2010 |
Three cities made the final list to host the 2010 Winter Olympics which were awarded to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on July 2, 2003. The other cities were Pyeongchang, South Korea and Salzburg, Austria.
Vancouver won the bidding process to host the Olympics by a vote of the International Olympic Committee on July 2, 2003 at the 115th IOC Session held in Prague, Czech Republic. Earlier in February, Vancouver's residents voted in a referendum accepting the responsibilities of the host city should it win its bid. Sixty-four percent of residents voted in favour of hosting the games.
Vancouver faced two other finalists shortlisted that same February: Salzburg, Austria and Pyeongchang, South Korea. Although Bern, Switzerland was originally shortlisted along with Vancouver, Pyeongchang, and Salzburg, a referendum held in September 2002 revealed that a majority of the citizens of Bern did not support pursuing the candidacy [1]. There were four other cities vying for the honor that had been dropped by the International Olympic Committee: Andorra la Vella, Andorra; Harbin, China; Jaca, Spain; Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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[edit] Final round
There were two rounds of voting at the convention that decided which city would host the games. In the first round, Pyeongchang received 51 votes while Vancouver received 40 votes. Salzburg was eliminated carrying only 16 votes. In the second round of voting Pyeongchang garnered 53 votes but Vancouver carried the votes originally cast for Salzburg and garnered 56 votes, winning the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics [2].
| 2010 Winter Olympics bidding results | |||||
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| City | NOC Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
| Vancouver |  Canada |
40 | 56 | ||
| Pyeongchang |  Republic of Korea |
51 | 53 | ||
| Salzburg |  Austria |
16 | - | ||
The bid vote was televised live across Canada. When Jacques Rogge, presiding over his first bid voting as IOC president, announced the winning bid, CBC chief correspondent and anchor Peter Mansbridge made it clear that it will be the first time in almost a quarter century that Canada will be hosting an Olympic games. Immediately when Mansbridge heard Rogge say: "The International Olympic Committee has the honor of announcing that the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 are awarded to the city of Vancouver," he hollered on the air: "The games are coming back to Canada!" [3]
[edit] Candidate city which cancelled its bid
[edit] Non selected applicant cities
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Harbin, People's Republic of China
Jaca, Spain
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] Canadian selection process
In Canada, three cities expressed interest in bidding for the Games. Along with Vancouver, the eventual winner of the bid for the 2010 Games, the Canadian Olympic Association considered bids from Calgary, Alberta (host of the 1988 Winter Olympics) and Quebec City, Quebec (a candidate for the 2002 Winter Olympics). Vancouver was chosen to represent Canada in December 1998.
[edit] Joke bid
- Smiggin Holes, Australia: During their coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Australian comedians Roy & HG launched a campaign for the 2010 games at the little-known, tiny Australian ski resort of Smiggin Holes, even going so far as to produce a promotional video, jingle and directly raising the issue with IOC President Jacques Rogge.
- Further information: Smiggin Holes 2010 Winter Olympic bid
[edit] Notes
- Whistler, British Columbia, where some of the Vancouver 2010 events are to be held, was previously asked to host the 1976 Winter Olympics after Denver, Colorado, the original host city, declined to host the Games due to cost concerns. Whistler, which had previously placed a bid on the 1976 Games, declined the opportunity. The 1976 Games were eventually passed onto Innsbruck, Austria.
