3. Olympic Motto and Creed MOTTO CITIUS - ALTIUS - FORTIUS FASTER - HIGHER - STRONGER CREED. “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. .1976: summer Olympics in Montreal..1988: winter Olympics in Calgary.

5. OLYMPIC HISTORY The Winter Olympics started off as a competition called the “Nordic Games”, which began in 1901. The Winter Olympics started off as a competition called the “Nordic Games”, which began in 1901. WWII stopped the Olympics from 1940- 1948 WWII stopped the Olympics from 1940- 1948

6. Olympic Mascots

7. The three Olympic mascots are Quatchi, Miga and Sumi. Mukmuk is our “electronic” mascot. The three Olympic mascots are Quatchi, Miga and Sumi. Mukmuk is our “electronic” mascot. My favorite mascot is Miga. Miga is a sea bear. She lives on land and in the sea. Miga likes to surf and I like surfing too. Miga wants to try snowboarding. My favorite mascot is Miga. Miga is a sea bear. She lives on land and in the sea. Miga likes to surf and I like surfing too. Miga wants to try snowboarding.

8. Mukmuk Mukmuk is a cybernetic mascot. Mukmuk is a Vancouver island Marmot who is cute and cuddly. Vancouver Island marmots are an endangered species. HOME: Vancouver island alpine-sub meadows. HOBBIES: Eating, burrowing, making friends. FAVORITE FOOD: flowers, ferns, berries. DREAM: to tell the world about his fellow island marmots. FAVOURITE COLOUR: berry orange.

9. The Olympic Inukshuk is the emblem for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. It was inspired by the Inuit Inuksuk, a stone structure that looks like a human. The Inuit Inukshuk helps guide people when they travel in the Arctic. The 2010 Winter Olympic Logo is a symbol of leadership, cooperation, friendship and the human spirit.