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The closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on February 28, 2010, beginning at 5:30 pm PST (01:30 UTC, March 1) at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the first Olympic Closing Ceremony held in an indoor venue since the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo .
Canada ends the Olympics with 14 gold medals, the most for any country (host or otherwise) in any Winter Olympics. The U.S. ends with 37 total medals, also the most for any country (host or otherwise) in any Winter Olympics. Closing ceremony. The closing ceremony took place at 5:30 Pacific Time (01:30 1 March UTC) at BC Place Stadium.
In 2004, the operational cost of the 2010 Winter Olympics was estimated to be Canadian $1.354 billion (about £828,499,787, €975,033,598 or US$1,314,307,896). As of mid-2009 it was projected to be C$1.76 billion, [ 18 ] mostly raised from non-government sources, [ 18 ] primarily through sponsorships and the auction of national broadcasting ...
1960 -- Rome. $616,720,000. Rome built several new structures to host the Olympics, including an Olympic Stadium to house the opening and closing ceremonies and the track-and-field competition ...
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The Victory Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics were held between February 13 and 27, 2010 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia and the Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, British Columbia. [1]
During the closing ceremony in Vancouver, the 82 nations selected one member of their delegation to be the flagbearer. Some countries for example, Albania chose the same athlete ( Erjon Tola ) as the opening ceremony.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.