Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Vancouver, Canada. The hosts won a record 14 golds, starting with Bilodeau
Overview
Alexandre Bilodeau won the first Canadian gold on home soil, and the hosts finished with a record 14 titles. Tragedy struck when Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a training crash hours before the opening ceremony, which was held indoors for the first time. Joannie Rochette won figure skating bronze days after losing her mother, in the most emotional moment of the Games.
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