In Beijing, there stands an indoor winter amusement park known as “Happy Ice and Snow Season.” Inside, staring at a 20 metre high snow mountain sculpture, you would have never guessed that this winter wonderland-themed building once held a massive Olympic track, with thousands of spectators filling the now lonely space.

China’s Bird’s Nest—unlike our Bird Coop—has yet to serve an athletic purpose. In Vancouver, three Olympic venues promised to fulfill a legacy well after the short-lived 2010 Games.

Here are the proposed before- and after-lives of the three Olympic venues:

Vancouver Olympic Centre

During the Olympics, the centre, located next to Queen Elizabeth Park, hosted curling events.

Post-Olympics, the centre will function as a multi-purpose community centre, holding an ice rink, curling club, library, preschool, field house and offices.

Richmond Olympic Oval

For the Olympics, the Richmond Olympic Oval held long-track speed skating events.

Now that the Vancouver Olympics are over, the oval will function as a venue for badminton, volleyball, indoor soccer, basketball, handball, floorball and more.

Its multi-functional ice will be used for international or North American hockey, figure skating, short track speed skating or sledge hockey. It will also serve as a 110m spike-proof sprint track and 200m training track.

Whistler Sliding Centre

Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events were held at the Whistler sliding centre during the Olympics.

Now, the Sliding Centre will be used to train Canadian national luge, bobsled and skeleton teams, as well as young aspiring sliding athletes, through junior programs.