The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies are finally over, and Vancouver is left to pick up the mess from more than 2,600 competing Olympians and tens of thousands of visitors (some estimates are as high as a quarter million).
Here's the breakdown by the numbers:
- 3.5 billion worldwide television viewers are estimated to have watched the games.
- 50,000 people worked for the games, including contractors and volunteers.
- 50,000 total hours of the games were broadcast across all media platforms around the world.
- 3.3 million pairs of red mittens were sold.
- 10,800 media representatives flocked to the games.
- 615 medals were awarded.
- The games had an operating budget of C$1.75 billion ($1.43 billion USD). That doesn't include C$900 spent on security, which was funded mostly by the Canadian government.
If you missed it, you can find some excellent highlight videos and even some full replays at nbcolympics.com.
- Jennie
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