Redigerer Vinter-OL 2010 (avsnitt)

== Fakkelstafetten ==
[[Fil:Vancouver-Olympics-clock.jpg|thumb|right|En nedtellingsklokke i [[Vancouver]].]]
{{Hovedartikkel|Fakkelstafetten til Vinter-OL 2010}}
[[Fakkelstafetten til OL|Den olympiske fakkelstafetten]] er en stafett for å levere [[den olympiske ild]] fra [[Olympia (Hellas)|Olympia]] i [[Hellas]], der de første olympiske lekene ble holdt, til stadionet som holder de olympiske leker. Flammen kom frem akkurat i tide til [[åpningsseremonien til Vinter-OL 2010]] den [[12. februar]] [[2010]].

For Vinter-OL 2010 ble flammen tent i Olympia den [[22. oktober]] [[2009]],<ref>{{Cite news
 |url         = http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-22/olympic-flame-lit-vancouver.html
 |title       = Olympic flame lit for Vancouver Games
 |date        = 22. oktober 2009
 |work        = [[Russia Today]]
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 |accessdate  = 2009-10-22
 |url-status  = død
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20091023184006/http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-22/olympic-flame-lit-vancouver.html
 |archivedate = 2009-10-23
 |tittel      = Arkivert kopi
 |besøksdato = 2009-10-22
 |arkivurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20091023184006/http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-22/olympic-flame-lit-vancouver.html
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}} {{Kilde www |url=http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-22/olympic-flame-lit-vancouver.html |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2010-04-28 |arkiv-dato=2009-10-23 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023184006/http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-22/olympic-flame-lit-vancouver.html |url-status=yes }}</ref> før den gikk fra Hellas, over [[Nordpolen]] til det [[Nordlige Canada]] og videre til vestkysten og [[Vancouver]]. Stafetten i [[Canada]] startet i [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] i [[Britisk Columbia]], og gikk ca.  45&nbsp;000 kilometer over 106 dager, noe som er den lengste fakkelstafetten holdt i ett eneste land i historien. Over 12&nbsp;000 kanadiere førte fakkelen, og den rakk innom over 1000 kommuner.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Funding for 2010 Olympics torch relay to focus on local events |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/04/30/bc-vancouver-olympics-relay.html |date=2009-04-30 |accessdate=2009-12-23 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC News]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504085239/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/04/30/bc-vancouver-olympics-relay.html |archivedate=2009-05-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news 
 |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/olympic-torch-relay/about-the-olympic-torch-relay 
 |title=2010 Olympic Torch relay general info 
 |date=11. februar 2010 
 |work=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]] 
 |publisher=CTV 
 |accessdate=2010-02-11 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023010950/http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/olympic-torch-relay/about-the-olympic-torch-relay 
 |archivedate=2009-10-23 
 |url-status=dead 
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Flere kjendiser bar fakkelen, blant annet [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]],<ref>{{Cite news
 |url         = http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Governator+takes+flame+Stanley+Park/2559823/story.html
 |title       = Governator takes the flame in Stanley Park
 |date        = 13. februar 2010
 |work        = [[Vancouver Sun]]
 |publisher   = Canwest Publishing
 |accessdate  = 2010-02-15
 |url-status  = død
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100304122843/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Governator%20takes%20flame%20Stanley%20Park/2559823/story.html
 |archivedate = 2010-03-04
 |tittel      = Arkivert kopi
 |besøksdato = 2010-02-15
 |arkivurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20100304122843/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Governator%20takes%20flame%20Stanley%20Park/2559823/story.html
 |arkivdato   = 2010-03-04
 |url-status = død
}} {{Kilde www |url=http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Governator+takes+flame+Stanley+Park/2559823/story.html |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2010-04-28 |arkiv-dato=2010-03-04 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304122843/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Governator+takes+flame+Stanley+Park/2559823/story.html |url-status=unfit }}</ref> [[Steve Nash]],<ref>{{Cite news
 |url         = http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/2010wintergames/Nash+Rees+with+torch/2549765/story.html
 |title       = Nash, Rees, Set to Run with Torch
 |date        = 11. februar 2010
 |work        = [[Victoria Times Colonist]]
 |publisher   = Canwest Publishing
 |accessdate  = 2010-02-11
 |url-status  = død
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100215203530/http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/2010wintergames/Nash+Rees+with+torch/2549765/story.html
 |archivedate = 2010-02-15
 |tittel      = Arkivert kopi
 |besøksdato = 2010-02-11
 |arkivurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20100215203530/http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/2010wintergames/Nash+Rees+with+torch/2549765/story.html
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}} {{Kilde www |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/2010wintergames/Nash+Rees+with+torch/2549765/story.html |tittel=Arkivert kopi |besøksdato=2010-04-28 |arkiv-dato=2010-02-15 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215203530/http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/2010wintergames/Nash+Rees+with+torch/2549765/story.html |url-status=yes }}</ref> [[Michael Bublé]],<ref>{{Cite news
 | url= http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Michael+Buble+Jann+Arden+join+Olympic+torch+ceremony/2538114/story.html
 | title= Michael Buble, Jann Arden to join in Olympic torch ceremony
 | date= 11. februar 2010
 | work= vancouversun.com
 | publisher= Canwest Publishing
 | accessdate= 2010-02-11
 | archivedate= 2010-02-12
 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100212115716/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Michael+Buble+Jann+Arden+join+Olympic+torch+ceremony/2538114/story.html
 | url-status= yes
 }}</ref> [[Shania Twain]]<ref>{{Cite news
 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/01/01/twain-olympic-torch.html 
 |title=Shania Twain carries Olympic torch 
 |date=1. januar 2010 
 |work=The Canadian Press 
 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 
 |accessdate=2010-02-12 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103020448/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/01/01/twain-olympic-torch.html 
 |archivedate=2010-01-03 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> og [[Ishockey|hockeyspillerne]] [[Sidney Crosby]]<ref>{{Cite news
 | url= http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/news/newsid=20119.html#reserved+restrained+rocking+with+sid
 | title= Reserved, restrained, and rocking with Sid the Kid 
 | date= 11. februar 2010 | work= ctvolympics.ca | publisher= The Globe and Mail
 | accessdate= 2010-02-11}}</ref> og [[Wayne Gretzky]].<ref>{{Cite news
 | url= http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517718
 | title= Pressing questions as Olympic hockey beckons
 | date= 14. februar 2010
 | accessdate= 2010-02-15}}</ref>