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2010 Winter Olympics torch relay

See also:List of people who have lit the Olympic Cauldron

The2010 Winter Olympics Torch Relaywas a 106-day run, from October 30, 2009, until February 12, 2010, prior to the2010 Winter Olympics.Plans for the relay were originally announced November 21, 2008, by theVancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games(VANOC). Communities were initially informed in June 2008, but the locations were not announced for "security reasons".[1]Exact routes were later announced several weeks before the start of the torch relay.[1]

Host cityVancouver,Canada
Countries visitedGreece, Canada, United States
Seefull route
Torch bearers12,000 approx.
Start dateOctober 30, 2009
End dateFebruary 12, 2010
Torch designerLeo Obstbaum
The torch passing byMemorial University of NewfoundlandinSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labradoron November 13th, 2009.
The flame is passed inMoncton,New Brunswick,on November 23, 2009.
A closeup of the 2010 Olympic Torch.
Photo of one of the miniature displays used to show the flame during the community celebrations.

The torches used in the Olympic relay were designed byLeo Obstbaum(1969–2009), the late director of design for the 2010 Winter Games.[2]

There were an estimated 12,000 torchbearers, including notable Canadian celebrities such asShania Twain,Simon Whitfield,Silken Lauman,Alexandre Despatie,Catriona Le May Doanand John Hayman and past and presentNHLhockey stars includingSidney Crosby,Wayne Gretzky,and the captains of theVancouver Canucksteams that went to theStanley Cup Finals,Trevor Linden(1994) andStan Smyl(1982). In fact, many television personalities were selected as torchbearers for the relay, mainly fromCTV's parent company,CTVglobemedia.Matt Lauerand Americanactor,bodybuilder,and formerCaliforniaGovernorArnold Schwarzeneggerwere also torch bearers.[3]

On 22 October 2009 the Olympic Torch was lit during a ceremony held at theAncient OlympiainGreece.ActressMaria Nafpliotouplayed the role of theHigh Priestessand ignited the flame using aparabolic mirrorand the sun's ray. The first torch was carried by OlympicskierVassilis Dimitriadis.[4]

Kept under close secrecy, the final Olympic Torchbearer turned out to be not one, but five final torchbearers.Rick Hansenbrought it intoBC Place Stadium,in turn lightingCatriona Le May Doan's torch, who litSteve Nash's torch, and the flame continued toNancy GreeneandWayne Gretzky.Three of the four torchbearers lit the indoor Olympic Cauldron; Le May Doan remained with her torch due to a malfunction causing only three of the four arms to be raised. Gretzky exited BC Place, with his torch still lit, and caught a ride on the back of a VANOC vehicle, toCoal Harbour,where he lit the outdoor Cauldron. This makes Gretzky the first person to light two official cauldrons in the same Olympics.

At the start of theclosing ceremony,Le May Doan re-lit the indoor Cauldron after clown and mime Yves Dagenais "fixed" and "raised" the arm that malfunctioned in the opening ceremony.

Relay elements

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Torch

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Main article:Olympic Flame

The torches used for 2010 relay and the lighting ceremonies were made by designers atBombardier Inc.'s Aerospace division.[5]

Route

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Main article:2010 Winter Olympics torch relay route
  1. Before October 30:Olympia, Greece
  2. October 30:Victoria,British Columbia,loop
  3. October 31: Victoria toNanaimo
  4. November 1: Nanaimo toTofino
  5. November 2: Tofino toCourtenaytoCampbell River
  6. November 3: Campbell River toWhitehorse,Yukon
  7. November 4: Whitehorse toInuvik,Northwest Territories
  8. November 5: Inuvik toYellowknife,briefly enteringNunavut
  9. November 6: Yellowknife toCold Lake,Alberta
  10. November 7: Cold Lake toChurchill,Manitoba,going throughSaskatchewan
  11. November 8: Churchill toAlert,Nunavut
  12. November 9: Alert toIqaluit
  13. November 10: Iqaluit toGaspé,Quebec
  14. November 11:Sept-ÎlestoLabrador City,Newfoundland and LabradortoHappy Valley-Goose Bay,Newfoundland and Labrador
  15. November 12: Happy Valley-Goose Bay toSt. John's
  16. November 13: St. John's loop
  17. November 14: St. John's toGrand Falls-Windsor
  18. November 15: Grand Falls-Windsor toChannel-Port aux Basques
  19. November 16: Channel-Port aux Basques toPort Hawkesbury,Nova Scotia
  20. November 17: Port Hawkesbury toTruro
  21. November 18: Truro toHalifax,Nova Scotia
  22. November 19: Halifax loop
  23. November 20: Halifax toLunenburg
  24. November 21: Lunenburg toCharlottetown,Prince Edward Island
  25. November 22: Charlottetown toSummerside
  26. November 23: Summerside toMoncton,New Brunswick
  27. November 24: Moncton toSaint John
  28. November 25: Saint John toFredericton
  29. November 26:Not travelling, staying in Fredericton.
  30. November 27: Fredericton toBathurst
  31. November 28: Bathurst toEdmundston
  32. November 29: Edmundston toRimouski,Quebec
  33. November 30: Rimouski toBaie-Comeau,Quebec
  34. December 1: Baie-Comeau toSaguenay(Alma)
  35. December 2: Saguenay toQuebec City
  36. December 3: Quebec City toLévis
  37. December 4: Lévis toSaint-Georges
  38. December 5: Saint-Georges toSherbrooke
  39. December 6: Sherbrooke toTrois-Rivières
  40. December 7: Trois-Rivières toLongueuil
  41. December 8: Longueuil toBeaconsfield
  42. December 8: Beaconsfield toKahnawake
  43. December 9: Kahnawake toMont-Tremblant
  44. December 10: Mont-Tremblant toMontreal
  45. December 11: Montreal toGatineau
  46. December 12: Gatineau toOttawa,Ontario
  47. December 13: Ottawa loop
  48. December 14: Ottawa toKingston
  49. December 15: Kingston toPeterborough
  50. December 16: Peterborough toOshawa
  51. December 17: Oshawa toToronto
  52. December 18: Toronto toBrampton
  53. December 19: Brampton toHamilton
  54. December 20: Hamilton toNiagara Falls
  55. December 21: Niagara Falls toBrantford
  56. December 22: Brantford toChatham
  57. December 23: Chatham toWindsor
  58. December 24: Windsor toLondon
  59. December 25:Not travelling, staying in London.
  60. December 26:Not travelling, staying in London.
  61. December 27: London toKitchener
  62. December 28: Kitchener toOwen Sound
  63. December 29: Owen Sound toBarrie
  64. December 30: Barrie toNorth Bay
  65. December 31: North Bay toVal-d'Or,Quebec
  66. January 1, 2010: Val-d'Or toTimmins,Ontario
  67. January 2: Timmins toSault Ste. Marie
  68. January 3: Sault Ste. Marie toThunder Bay
  69. January 4: Thunder Bay toKenora
  70. January 5: Kenora toWinnipeg,Manitoba
  71. January 6: Winnipeg loop
  72. January 7: Winnipeg toPortage la Prairie
  73. January 8: Portage la Prairie toBrandon
  74. January 9: Brandon toRegina
  75. January 10: Regina toSwift Current
  76. January 11: Swift Current toSaskatoontoPrince Albert
  77. January 12: Prince Albert toLloydminster
  78. January 13: Lloydminster toEdmonton,Alberta
  79. January 14:Not travelling, staying in Edmonton.
  80. January 15: Edmonton toRed Deer
  81. January 16: Red Deer toMedicine Hat
  82. January 17: Medicine Hat toLethbridge
  83. January 18: Lethbridge toCrossfield
  84. January 19: Calgary toAirdrie
  85. January 20: Calgary toBanff
  86. January 21: Banff toGolden,British Columbia
  87. January 22: Golden toCranbrook
  88. January 23: Cranbrook toNelson
  89. January 24: Nelson toOsoyoos
  90. January 25:OsoyoostoKelowna
  91. January 26: Kelowna toRevelstoke
  92. January 27: Revelstoke toKamloops
  93. January 28: Kamloops toWilliams Lake
  94. January 29: Williams Lake toPrince George
  95. January 30: Prince George toSmithers
  96. January 31: Smithers toFort St. John
  97. February 1: Fort St. John toPrince Rupert
  98. February 2: Prince Rupert toPort Hardy
  99. February 3: Port Hardy toPowell River
  100. February 4: Powell River toSquamish
  101. February 5: Squamish toWhistler
  102. February 6: Whistler toMerritt
  103. February 7: Merritt toAbbotsford
  104. February 8: Abbotsford toSurrey
  105. February 9: Surrey toRichmond(The torch briefly went into theUnited Statesat thePeace ArchinSurrey, British Columbia,andBlaine, Washington)
  106. February 10: Richmond toWest Vancouver,British Columbia
  107. February 11: West Vancouver toVancouver
  108. February 12: Within Vancouver toBC Place Stadium

See also

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References

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  1. ^abGlynn, Douglas (22 November 2008)."Olympic Torch will pass through Midland in 2009".Midland Free Press.Midland, Ontario: Osprey Media.Retrieved22 November2008.
  2. ^Wingrove, Josh (21 August 2009)."Vancouver Olympic designer dies at age 40".The Globe and Mail.CTV Television Network.Archivedfrom the original on 30 January 2010.Retrieved14 February2010.
  3. ^CBC Sports (15 September 2009)."Trevor Linden to run Olympic torch relay".CBCSports.ca.Retrieved10 January2010.
  4. ^Lee, Jeff (22 October 2009)."Olympic flame lit, begins journey to Vancouver for 2010 Games".Vancouver Sun.Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2009.Retrieved22 October2009.
  5. ^Ruffo Leduc, Karina (20 October 2009)."Bombardier Reaches Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Production Milestone".Marketwired.marketwired.Retrieved13 October2018.
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