More than 15 years since it welcomed the world as the official mountain host of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Whistler is proud to carry on that legacy as northern Italy gets set to host the Games in Milano Cortina.  

The Olympics run from February 6 to 22, and the Paralympics from March 6 to 15, and there are numerous ways to celebrate in Whistler. Delivered in collaboration with local partners, these inclusive activities offer residents and visitors opportunities to come together, support participating athletes, and share in the spirit of the Games.  

Where to watch  

• The Whistler Public Library will be streaming select events live during operating hours. The library will also be offering tasty treats during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies on Friday, February 6, as well as Olympic-themed activities and Canadian flag giveaways throughout the Games. Learn more at whistlerlibrary.ca/events.  

• Whistler Olympic Park will be broadcasting the Olympics at its Day Lodge in the Callaghan Valley. Learn more at whistlerolympicpark.com.  

• Whistler Blackcomb will be broadcasting the Olympics at Seppo’s Bar in the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain. Learn more at whistlerblackcomb.com.  

• Other restaurants, bars and hotels across Whistler will be showing the Games, so head to your favourite local gathering place to catch all the action! 

Other programming  

• The Whistler Museum and Archives’ latest exhibit, Building the Spirit: Whistler’s Volunteers of the 2010 Games, will be opening on February 6 and will feature stories and artefacts of the volunteers and community members who made the Games a unique experience in Whistler.    

• The Whistler Museum’s Speaker Series event, Carrying the Games, takes place at 7 p.m. on February 6. Featuring guest speakers Patrick Maloney, former Weasel Workers president; Cathy Jewett, former mountain patroller and Cathie Coyle Wood of the Village Host program, tickets are available here. Learn more about both events at whistlermuseum.org/events.  

• Take a self-guided tour of the resort’s 2010 Olympic venues. Learn more here (PDF).  

How to support participating athletes  

• Canadian flags will be distributed at Village Host kiosks throughout Whistler Village 
• Olympic and Paralympic banners will be hung around Whistler Village and Creekside  
• Keep up with Whistler’s participating Olympic and Paralympic athletes on the RMOW’s Instagram feed.  

In time for the 2026 Games, Whistler Council last month adopted an Athlete Recognition policy to celebrate local athletes who represent Canada on the international stage. Learn more about the policy here.  

Below is a list of Whistler- and Pemberton-connected athletes competing in the Olympics and Paralympics. (If we missed anyone, please email communications@whistler.ca and we’ll add them to the list.)

• Whistler born and raised: Benita Peiffer, competing in biathlon; Juliette Pelchat, competing in snowboard slopestyle and big air; Embyr-Lee Susko, competing in luge; Marielle Thompson, competing in ski-cross and named as one of Canada’s flag bearers 
• Whistler Blackcomb Alpine racers: Cam Alexander; Brodie Seger; Riley Seger; and Jack Crawford 
• Whistler-based freestyle athletes: Skye Clarke, Jessica Linton, Cassie Sharpe and Megan Oldham 
• Whistler luge athletes: Trinity Ellis and Veronica Ravenna 
• Whistler skeleton athlete: Jane Channell  
• Whistler’s Maia Schwinghammer, competing in ski moguls  
• Whistler Nordic Ski Club athletes and alumni: Jasper Fleming; Logan Pletz; Zach Connelly; and Shilo Rousseau
• Whistler’s Mollie Jepsen, competing in para-alpine skiing
• Pemberton’s Joe Davies, competing in Nordic skiing