Lake Quinault, Olympic National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Chair lift in the early morning, 2010 Winter Olympic Games site, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Chair lift in the early morning, 2010 Winter Olympic Games site, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America

An Inuit Inukshuk stone statue, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

An Inuit Inukshuk stone statue, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Whistler Blackcomb Peak 2 Peak Gondola, Whistler Mountain, 2010 Winter Olympic Games venue, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Cable car above Whistler resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Skiers photographing an Inukshuk statue, Whistler mountain resort, 2010 Winter Olympics venue, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Powder skiing at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Skier at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Giant slalom racers at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Telus Festival half pipe competition, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Snowboarders at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

An Inuit Inukshuk stone statue, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Inukshuk, symbol of friendship and welcome and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Whistler Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Lake Quinault, Olympic National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Skiers at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Lake Quinault, Olympic National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Tree lined ski slopes, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Tree lined ski slopes, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Powder skiing at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Torch Relay stand for Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, with onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral beyond, Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Torch Relay stand for Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, with onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral beyond, Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Chairlift with skiers, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

A snowboarder jumping at Telus Half Pipe competition 2009, Whistler mountain, 2010 Winter Olympics venue, British Columbia, Canada, North America

A snowboarder jumping at Telus Half Pipe competition 2009, Whistler mountain, 2010 Winter Olympics venue, British Columbia, Canada, North America

A snowboarder jumping at Telus Half Pipe competition 2009, Whistler mountain, 2010 Winter Olympics venue, British Columbia, Canada, North America

The Olympic Arch of Turin, a pedestrian bridge, symbol of the XX Olympic Winter Games held in 2006, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Cable car in Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Peak 2 Peak cable car station, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

A snowboarder jumping at Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Chairlift with skiers, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Kuhtai sky resort village and ski slopes near Innsbruck Tyrol Austria. Swimming pool of the Mooshaus Hotel.

Maria Riesch fan club, grand stand in the Olympic ski stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, slalom competition at the Gudiberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Grand stand in the Olympic ski stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, slalom competition at the Gudiberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Grand stand in the Olympic ski stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, slalom competition at the Gudiberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Grand stand in the Olympic ski stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, slalom competition at the Gudiberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Olympic tower, Olympiapark, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Olympiaturm tower in the Olympiapark area in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Short track men's 1000m, albertville france, winter olympics 1992.

An Asian woman is having fun sledding down a steep ice slope. Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival. Gangwon-do, South Korea. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is a tradition for Korean people. Every year in January crowds gather at the frozen river to celebrate the cold and snow of winter. Main attraction is ice fishing. Young and old wait patiently over a small hole in the ice for a trout to bite. In tents they can let the fish grilled after which they are eaten. Among other activities are sledding and ice skating. The nearby Pyeongchang region will host the Winter Olympics in February 2018.

ice hockey, USA vs. Sweden, albertville france, winter olympics

Bonnie Blair (gold) 500m, women's speed skating, Albertville France, Olympics 1992.

The Richmond Olympic Oval at sunset, the speed skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, looking eastward over the North Branch of The Fraser River, Richmond, British Columbia

Interior of Vancouver Convention Centre, media center for Winter Olympics 2010, with view of Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and North Shore, Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Convention Centre, media center for 2010 Winter Olympics, Coal Harbour, downtown Vancouver, British Columbia

Interior view of Vancouver Convention Centre, media center for 2010 Winter Olympics, downtown Vancouver, British Columbia

Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, Richmond, British Columbia

Skyline with Yaletown, False Creek and North Shore Mountains, site of 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver, British Columbia

Exterior of the Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Richmond, British Columbia

Exterior of Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Richmond, British Columbia

Exterior of the Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Richmond, British Columbia

The Richmond Olympic Oval at sunset, the speed skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, looking eastward over the North Branch of The Fraser River, Richmond, British Columbia

View of skyline with Yaletown, False Creek and North Shore Mountains, site of 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver, British Columbia

Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, Richmond, British Columbia

Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, Richmond, British Columbia

Interior of Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, Richmond, British Columbia

Olympic symbol on the wall of the Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Richmond, British Columbia

View of False Creek, condominiums of Yaletown and BC Place Stadium, venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver, British Columbia

Entrance to Whistler Village, from Highway 99, Whistler, British Columbia

Stairs at Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia

Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, Richmond, British Columbia

Exterior of the Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Richmond, British Columbia

Welcome to Vancouver, host city of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games sign, Vancouver, British Columbia

Detail image of the Olympic rings on the speed skating oval in Richmond, British Columbia

Downtown and BC Place Stadium, venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, False Creek, Vancouver, British Columbia

Olympic speed skating oval under construction in Richmond, British Columbia

Richmond Olympic Oval, speed skating venue for 2010 Winter Olympics, Richmond, British Columbia

BC Place Stadium and North Shore Mountains, venues for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver, British Columbia

View of False Creek to condominiums of Yaletown and BC Place Stadium, venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver, British Columbia