VANCOUVER VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICS2010 OLYMPICS

OLYMPIC MOTTO and CREEDOLYMPIC MOTTO and CREEDMOTTOMOTTO

CITIUS-ALTIUS-FORTIUSCITIUS-ALTIUS-FORTIUS

FASTER-HIGHER-FASTER-HIGHER-STRONGERSTRONGER

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““The most important The most important thing in the Olympic thing in the Olympic

Games is not to win but Games is not to win but to take part, just as the to take part, just as the most important thing in most important thing in life is not the triumph life is not the triumph but the struggle. The but the struggle. The

essential thing is not to essential thing is not to have conquered but to have conquered but to

have fought well.”have fought well.”

The HISTORY of the OLYMPICSThe HISTORY of the OLYMPICS

The modern The modern Winter and Winter and Summer Olympics Summer Olympics were first held in were first held in Sweden and were Sweden and were called the Nordic called the Nordic Games.Games.

In the winter In the winter Olympics there Olympics there are winter are winter games, in the games, in the summer summer Olympics there Olympics there are summer are summer games. The games. The winter games are winter games are on ice or snow.on ice or snow.

1976: Summer 1976: Summer Olympics in Olympics in MontrealMontreal

1988: Winter 1988: Winter Olympics in CalgaryOlympics in Calgary

MIGAMIGAMy favuorite mascot is Miga My favuorite mascot is Miga because she loves to surf. because she loves to surf. Miga is a sea bear. Sea bears Miga is a sea bear. Sea bears are half killer whale and half are half killer whale and half bear. Miga is a rare kermode bear. Miga is a rare kermode bear. When she first tried to bear. When she first tried to transform she got stuck transform she got stuck between bear and killer whale between bear and killer whale and therefore is half of each. and therefore is half of each. Her favorite food is salmon Her favorite food is salmon and her favorite colour is and her favorite colour is forest green. Miga’s dream is forest green. Miga’s dream is to do a 270 half pike on a to do a 270 half pike on a snowboard in ONE DAY! (I snowboard in ONE DAY! (I would be to scared!) Miga is a would be to scared!) Miga is a great mascot!great mascot!

I am most like Miga.I am most like Miga.I am most like Miga because I am most like Miga because she loves to surf and I want to she loves to surf and I want to be a awesome surfer one day. be a awesome surfer one day. I watch a lot of shows with I watch a lot of shows with surfers in them so I want to surfers in them so I want to be just like them.be just like them.

I’ve heard of people having sidekicks BUT I did not know I’ve heard of people having sidekicks BUT I did not know mascots had them! The Olympic Games have three mascots mascots had them! The Olympic Games have three mascots and they have a sidekick-Mukmuk who is a Vancouver and they have a sidekick-Mukmuk who is a Vancouver Island marmot. The mascots make live appearances but Island marmot. The mascots make live appearances but Mukmuk is only seen in cyberspace. Some people started Mukmuk is only seen in cyberspace. Some people started an online petition for him to be an official mascot but it an online petition for him to be an official mascot but it failed. I guess Mukmuk is stuck! Anyways, some of failed. I guess Mukmuk is stuck! Anyways, some of Mukmuk’s favourite things to do are eating, sunbathing, Mukmuk’s favourite things to do are eating, sunbathing, eating, sleeping and EATING! He likes to eat. Mukmuk’s eating, sleeping and EATING! He likes to eat. Mukmuk’s name comes from the word “Muckamuck”. It comes from name comes from the word “Muckamuck”. It comes from the Squamish language. Mukmuk’s name means food the Squamish language. Mukmuk’s name means food because he LOVES to EAT! Sadly, Mukmuk is a extremely because he LOVES to EAT! Sadly, Mukmuk is a extremely rare and endangered species. His dream is to tell the rare and endangered species. His dream is to tell the world about his fellow marmots.world about his fellow marmots.

The Olympic Torch is a The Olympic Torch is a symbol of peace and symbol of peace and friendship. friendship.

This year, the year of This year, the year of 2010, has the longest 2010, has the longest domestic torch relay ever! domestic torch relay ever! The Olympic Torch Relay The Olympic Torch Relay started in Victoria, BC and started in Victoria, BC and then traveled across then traveled across Canada and back.Canada and back.

The torch was lit by the The torch was lit by the sun in Greece before it sun in Greece before it was handed over to was handed over to Canadian officials on Canadian officials on October 29, 2009.October 29, 2009.

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics2010 Vancouver Winter OlympicsLogo based on Inuit InukshukLogo based on Inuit Inukshuk

The Olympic 2010 Olympic logo is the The Olympic 2010 Olympic logo is the Inukshuk.It was chosen from 1,600 Inukshuk.It was chosen from 1,600 entries from all over Canada!! The entries from all over Canada!! The Inukshuk is a symbol of the culture, Inukshuk is a symbol of the culture, environment, and the people of environment, and the people of Canada. The Inuit Inukshuk was a Canada. The Inuit Inukshuk was a stone marker used by the Inuit people. stone marker used by the Inuit people. For centuries, the Inuit people have For centuries, the Inuit people have used it to guide them along the Arctic used it to guide them along the Arctic terrain. The Inukshuk has five stones terrain. The Inukshuk has five stones with five clours. The red shows the with five clours. The red shows the Canadian maple leaf. The gold shows Canadian maple leaf. The gold shows the brilliant sunrises in Vancouver. The the brilliant sunrises in Vancouver. The blue and green shows the forests and blue and green shows the forests and the mountains. It also has a smile, to the mountains. It also has a smile, to show happiness.show happiness.