Olympic Torch arrives in Whistler

The Olympic Torch arrived in Whistler as it made its way to Vancouver for the opening of 2010 Winter Olympic Games on February 12th. Crowds of over 15,000 welcomed the flame at Skiers Plaza in Whistler where music by local groups and the Whistler Children's Chorus, fireworks, light shows and speeches brought the Olympic Spirit alive. Whistler, Canada. 05/02/2010.

The Olympic Torch arrived in Whistler February 5 as it made its way to Vancouver for the opening of 2010 Winter Olympic Games, February 12. Crowds of over 15,000 welcomed the flame at Skiers Plaza in Whistler where music by local groups and the Whistler Children's Chorus, fireworks, light shows and speeches brought the Olympic Spirit alive.

Whistler will be host to the Alpine skiing, Ski jumping, biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic Combined, Luge, Skeleton and Bobsled sports.

Captions: (More embedded in IPTC):
-Torchbearer Olympian Steve Podborski skies down Whistler Mountain with the Olympic Torch to Skiers Plaza.
-Whistler's Community Torchbearer Tyler Allison lights the cauldron in Skiers Plaza in Whistler.
-Whistler's Children's Chorus sings during the Torch Relay Ceremony in Skiers Plaza in Whistler.
-Torchbearer and 2010 Ski Cross Olympian Julia Murray (left) lights Olympian Torchbearer Steve Podborskito's torch on Whistler Mountain.