Designers James Lee and Leo Obstbaum have designed the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games podium. The design reflects the snow-topped mountains of Vancouver and Whistler in the fluidity of the organic forms.
To be used during the Victory Ceremonies, or medal presentations, the podiums are made from Western red cedar and Douglas fir by newly trained wood workers in Vancouver's inner city. The podiums range in size from 4.8 metres to 15.3 m in length, 1.7 m to five m in depth and half a metre tall at their highest point ― the spot reserved for gold medallists.
They will be used in 86 Olympic and 64 Paralympic Victory Ceremonies and are easily accessible for all athletes. Lee and Obstbaum also designed the wooden trays that will be used to present the medals. The trays have a non-slip surface in order to keep the medals in place.
