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Handover Ceremony Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Search FranaisLearn more about the Olympic MovementOlympic PhotosOlympic VideosOlympism in ActionOlympic Sports Olympic AthletesOlympic NewsFuture Olympic GamesPast Olympic games Vancouver 2010 OlympicsLondon 2012 OlympicsSochi 2014 OlympicsRio 2016 Olympics Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh CrossCountry Skiing Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey Luge Nordic Combined Short Track Speed Skating Skeleton Ski Jumping Snowboard Speed Skating Olympic Games Medals Results SportsOlympic Schedule Results and Events Medals Medallists Historical Medals Historical Medallists Vancouver 2010 Medals Geo View Athletes Geo View News Best of the Web Host Videos Podcast Olympic News RSS Feeds Olympic Photos Pictures and Images Olympic Videos Watch live coverage Olympic Tickets Prices Sales and Information Olympic Tickets How to Buy Tickets Ticket Prices International Ticket Sales Tickets FAQs The Olympic Store Watch Olympics Live Spectator Guide Venues Interactive Map Celebrations and Ceremonies Transportation Accommodation At the Games Travelling to Canada Accessibility Consumer Awareness Buy Real Essential Contacts Souvenirs Spectator Information FAQs Explore Vancouver and British Columbia More 2010 Information Paralympic Games Alpine Skiing Biathlon CrossCountry Skiing Ice Sledge Hockey Wheelchair Curling Schedule & Results Medals Athletes News Photos Videos Tickets Store Spectator Guide More 2010 Information The Handover CeremonyHigh Priestess Maria Nafpliotou lights the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch with the Olympic Flame After hundreds of torchbearers carried the 2010 Olympic Torch on its eightday relay through Greece its now time for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay to take possession of the Olympic Flame! In what marks the longest domestic torch relay in history Canada welcomes the Olympic Flame to Victoria British Columbia on October 30 The Handover Ceremony took place on October 29 when the sacred flame was transferred to representatives of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games during a traditional ceremony at the Panathenian Stadium in Athens Greece Three British Columbia mayors Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest Port Alberni Mayor Ken McRae and Queen Charlotte Mayor Carol Kulesha were present at the ceremony and along with the Vancouver 2010 delegation will bring the sacred flame back to CanadaThe ceremony which involved Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michalle Jean Governor General of Canada took place within the confines of the storied white marble Panathinaiko StadiumA GreekCanadian figure skater from Ontario Niki Georgiadis was the final torchbearer Following the handover Aboriginal flame attendants Dina Ouellette 22 of of the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation in New Bru...