Editing 2010 Winter Olympics (section)

===Funding===
Directly as a result of Canada's medal performance at the 2010 Olympics, the [[Government of Canada]] announced in the [[2010 Canadian federal budget|2010 federal budget]], a new commitment of $34 million over the next two years towards programs for athletes planning to compete in future Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/More+cash+podium+program/2644957/story.html|title=More cash for Own the Podium|date=March 4, 2010|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|publisher=Canwest Publishing|access-date=March 5, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> This is in addition to the $11 million per year federal government commitment to the [[Own the Podium]] program.

Also, as a result of hosting the 2010 Olympics, the [[British Columbia government]] pledged to restore funding for sports programs and athlete development to 2008 levels, which amounts to $30 million over three years.<ref>{{cite news
|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/post-games-no-cash-earmarked-for-own-the-podium/article1487676/
|title = No cash earmarked for Own the Podium
|date = March 4, 2010|work= [[Vancouver Sun]]|publisher= Canwest Publishing
|access-date = March 5, 2010
|location=Toronto|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100304233456/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/post-games-no-cash-earmarked-for-own-the-podium/article1487676/|archive-date=March 4, 2010|url-status= live}}</ref>