To be specific, how was the entire city's mood during the games? Among your family and friends? Did you watch any of the events live and in the flesh? Also, how did your city compare before the games, and how does it compare now?
Anyway, I've lived in Vancouver for almost seven years now so around the time the Winter Olympics started around February 2010, I'd only been here for about a year. Since then though, I can't remember any other time this city had matched the unity and electricity as those few weeks. Every corner of the city felt like a great party, and surprisingly, never felt like a gross shit show (unlike say the Stanley Cup finals even before the rioting). Along with people from all over the world there, it was just endless positivity.
Unfortunately, I never saw any of the events in-person as I was busy with high-school at the time. Even then though, almost every class was glued to a projection screen the teachers set up. A few people I knew were also part of the opening/closing ceremonies.
I think the joy also had to do with the fact that Canada was doing aces that time in many of the sporting events. But when we won that final gold medal game at Hockey finals? Man, that was legend.
So yeah, overall, I have fond memories of when the Olympics were here. Definitely felt like it had a more positive effect on the city afterwards in terms of infrastructure and facilities. It's too bad a number of other games throughout the years can become a shitshow too due to the usually shady IOC dealings, because it definitely can make something great when all the pieces fall in the right place.
Anyway, I've lived in Vancouver for almost seven years now so around the time the Winter Olympics started around February 2010, I'd only been here for about a year. Since then though, I can't remember any other time this city had matched the unity and electricity as those few weeks. Every corner of the city felt like a great party, and surprisingly, never felt like a gross shit show (unlike say the Stanley Cup finals even before the rioting). Along with people from all over the world there, it was just endless positivity.
Unfortunately, I never saw any of the events in-person as I was busy with high-school at the time. Even then though, almost every class was glued to a projection screen the teachers set up. A few people I knew were also part of the opening/closing ceremonies.
I think the joy also had to do with the fact that Canada was doing aces that time in many of the sporting events. But when we won that final gold medal game at Hockey finals? Man, that was legend.

So yeah, overall, I have fond memories of when the Olympics were here. Definitely felt like it had a more positive effect on the city afterwards in terms of infrastructure and facilities. It's too bad a number of other games throughout the years can become a shitshow too due to the usually shady IOC dealings, because it definitely can make something great when all the pieces fall in the right place.