3. Motto CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS FASTER HIGHER FASTER HIGHER STRONGER STRONGERCREED “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”

4. Once the Olympics were interrupted for eight years because of WW ll. The summer and winter Olympics were not held from 1940-1948. Once the Olympics were interrupted for eight years because of WW ll. The summer and winter Olympics were not held from 1940-1948. Every four years the Winter Olympics are held in a different country. Every four years the Winter Olympics are held in a different country.

5. The summer Olympics happened in Montreal, 1976 The summer Olympics happened in Montreal, 1976 The Winter Olympics happened in Calgary, 1988 The Winter Olympics happened in Calgary, 1988

7. The three Olympic mascots are Quatchi, Sumi and Miga. Mukmuk is our “electronic” mascot. The three Olympic mascots are Quatchi, Sumi and Miga. Mukmuk is our “electronic” mascot. My favorite mascot is Miga. Miga is a girl sea bear ho lives in Tofino, off the coast of Vancouver Island. She likes to surf and is interested in snowboarding. Miga likes forest green. Miga likes adventure and so do I. My favorite mascot is Miga. Miga is a girl sea bear ho lives in Tofino, off the coast of Vancouver Island. She likes to surf and is interested in snowboarding. Miga likes forest green. Miga likes adventure and so do I. I am most like Sumi because he is strong and likes the Paralympics and so do I. Sumi likes to help people! Sumi is an animal spirit but I am not. Sumi lives in Whistler, Canada. Her favourite colour is fern green and I like green too! Sumi has lots of inner strength and so do I. We both love hot cocoa and like to make it in the winter.

8. You've heard of people having sidekicks but have you ever heard of mascots having sidekicks! Mukmuk is not an official mascot; he is a cybernetic mascot. Mukmuk can only be found in cyberspace. Mukmuk loves to eat berries and mountain flowers! Mukmuk’s favourite color is berry orange! Mukmuk loves to sun bathe and hibernate. The name mukmuk comes from the Squamish name “muckamuck” which means “loves to eat”. Like me, Mukmuk is a dreamer too. Did you know that Mukmuk is a Vancouver Island Marmot? They are very rare and endangered. I’m sure you will see Mukmuk at the Olympic games cheering and supporting from cyberspace. People have tried to make him an official Olympic mascot but the online petition failed.

9. THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY The first Olympic torch relay was held in 1936! The first Olympic torch relay was held in 1936! This year the 2010 Torch Relay will stop in Vancouver when the final torch bearer lights the Olympic caldron at the Opening Ceremony on February 12. This year the 2010 Torch Relay will stop in Vancouver when the final torch bearer lights the Olympic caldron at the Opening Ceremony on February 12. The 2010 Relay is the longest torch relay in history. The torch was handed over to Canadian officials in Greece and flown to Victoria BC on October 30, 2009. The 2010 Relay is the longest torch relay in history. The torch was handed over to Canadian officials in Greece and flown to Victoria BC on October 30, 2009.

10. The 2010 OLYMPICS logo is based on the Canadian Inuit Inukshuk. The Vancouver 2010 Inukshuk mascot is called “Ilanaaq” which means “friend” in the Inuit Inukitut language. The inukshuk is a stone marker that the Inuit use to find their way in the Arctic. The blue and green represents the Canadian west coast islands, forests and mountain ranges. The red represents the Canadian maple leaf. The gold represents the beautiful sunrises in downtown Vancouver.