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Austria At The 2010 Winter Olympics
Austria participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Medalists Alpine skiing Stefanie Köhle, Mario Matt and Hannes Reichelt were withdrawn from the squad prior to the opening ceremony. Biathlon Tobias Eberhard and Friedrich Pinter were named in the squad but did not compete. Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Figure skating Freestyle skiing ;Men's team – ski cross ;Women's team – aerials and moguls ;Women's team – ski cross Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Martin Koch was named in the squad but did not compete. Snowboarding ; Men's snowboard cross ; Men's parallel giant slalom ; Women's snowboard cross ; Women's parallel giant slalom Heidi Neururer and Anton Unterkofler were originally named in the squad but were withdrawn prior to competition. Speed skating See also * Austria at the Olympics * Austria at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Olympic Committee
The Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) (german: link=no, Österreichisches Olympisches Comité) is the non-profit organization representing Austrian athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ÖOC also represents the selection of Austrian cities in their bid for being the site for an Olympic Games. ÖOC is headquartered in Vienna. History The Austrian Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and formally recognized by the IOC in 1912. List of presidents Member federations The Austrian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 32 Olympic Summer and 6 Winter Sport Federations in Austria. See also *Austria at the Olympics References External links Official website Austria at the Olympics National Olympic Committees Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Combined At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Team Large Hill/4 × 5 Km
The men's team large hill/4 x 5 km Nordic combined competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on 23 February.2010 Winter Olympics Nordic combined schedule. - accessed 4 November 2009. The n team of Michael Gruber, , |
Alpine Skiing At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Giant Slalom
The women's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 24. Following the first run, the event was postponed due to heavy fog in the afternoon; the second run was held the next morning, February 25. Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany won the gold medal, her first victory in international competition. Her previous best finish was second place at a GS a month earlier, her only World Cup podium. - results - Viktoria Rebensburg - accessed 2010-02-27 Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine Skiing At The 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's Giant Slalom[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Large Hill Individual
The Men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. It started on 19 February and ended on 20 February.2010 Winter Olympic ski jumping schedule. – accessed 5 November 2009. Austria's Thomas Morgenstern was the defending 2006 Winter Olympics, Olympic champion in this event. Andreas Küttel of Switzerland was the defending Ski jumping at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009, world champion in this event. Two 2008-09 Ski Jumping World Cup, test events took place at the Olympic venue on 24–25 January 2009, both won by Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Downhill
The women's downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside on Wednesday, February 17. The women's downhill course runs on the top part of Wildcard, then the bottom of Jimmy's Joker, then finishes out of the valley on Lower Franz's Run. Finally the course merges with the Dave Murray Downhill at the Grandstand finish. The course was labeled as extremely difficult for skiers and most training runs were cancelled due to weather conditions. This resulted in several accidents during the competition. The worst accident involved Swedish skier Anja Pärson, who lost balance on the last jump before the finish, which resulted in a flight and subsequent fall, but without serious health consequences. Earlier in the same place Swiss skier Dominique Gisin fell; Pärson returned the very next day to win the bronze in the super combined. Lindsey Vonn won the gold medal, teammate Julia Mancuso took the silver, and Elisabeth Görgl was the bronze medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Normal Hill Individual
The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 12 and 13 February 2010 at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. It was the first medal event of the 2010 Games. Sixty-one athletes took part in the qualifying round of the competition, from which 50 athletes advanced to the two competition rounds. Swiss athlete Simon Ammann had the longest jumps in both competition rounds, winning the gold medal. The silver medal was won by Polish jumper Adam Małysz who had the third best results in both the first and second competition rounds. German jumper Michael Uhrmann was in second place following the first jump, but did poorly on his second jump and ended up fifth in the overall standings. Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria moved up from seventh place to win the bronze medal after jumping a full longer on his second attempt. Background The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2010 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Parallel Giant Slalom
The men's parallel giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 27, 2010. Results Qualification Elimination round Classification 5-8 The four quarterfinal losers entered the consolation bracket, where they raced for positions five through eight. References 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's Parallel Giant Slalom (qual) from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-26. from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-26. from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-26. from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-26. from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-26. {{DEFAULTSORT:Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's parallel giant slalom Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics Men's events at the 2010 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2010 Winter Olympics
The snowboarding competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain. The events were held between the 15 and 27 February 2010. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Competition Schedule All times are Pacific Standard Time ( UTC-8). Qualification For the six events, there are a maximum 190 athletes allowed to compete. This includes a maximum of 30 in parallel giant slalom, 40 in halfpipe, and 40 in snowboard cross for men and 25 in parallel giant slalom, 30 in halfpipe, and 25 in snowboard cross for women. No nation can have more than 18 snowboarders with maximum of ten men or ten women per specific nation. For each event, no nation can enter four skiers per individual event. Skiers are qualified if they have placed in the top 30 in an FIS World Cup event of FIS World Championships in the event concerned. A minimum of 100 FIS points in the respective event. Host nation Canada is expected to enter a skier in all events. If no skie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Slalom
The women's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 26, 2010. The race was held in challenging weather conditions of fog, snow, and warm temperatures. Maria Riesch of Germany won her second gold medal of these Olympics. - ''Olympics: Riesch gets SL gold; Schleper stumbles, Vonn Out'' - 2010-02-26 Results References External links fro vancouver2010.com retrieved 2010-02 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Relay
The men's relay competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 26, 2010. The race consisted of four laps of cross-country skiing, each lap a total of 7.5 km. Every 2.5 km there would be a shooting zone, the first one is prone and the second one is standing. Any misses in the shooting zones count as penalties which must be completed by going around a penalty loop right after the second shooting zone. There were four racers per team, each completing one lap. As all the teams started together, the team that crossed the finish line first would win. Results The race started at 11:30. References External links from https://web.archive.org/web/20091025194336/http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-25. {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's relay Relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of norm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Skiing At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Ski Cross
The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, took place on 21 February at the Cypress Bowl Ski Area in the Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is to the northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Ba .... Results Qualification The qualification was held at 09:15. Elimination round The top two finishers from each heat advance to the next round. In the semifinals the first two ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Big Final, third and fourth ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Small Final. 1/8 round ;Heat 1 ;Heat 2 ;Heat 3 ;Heat 4 ;Heat 5 ;Heat 6 ;Heat 7 ;Heat 8 Quarterfinals ;Heat 1 ;Heat 2 ;Heat 3 ;Heat 4 Semifinals ;Heat 1 ;Heat 2 Finals ;Small Final ;Big Final Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Skiing At The 2010 Winter Olympics
The freestyle skiing competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain. The events took place between the 13 and 25 February 2010, and included a new event for these Olympics, ski cross. Medal summary Medal table Men's Events Women's Events Events Six freestyle skiing events was held at Vancouver 2010: Competition schedule All times are Pacific Standard Time ( UTC-8). Qualification For the six events, there are a maximum 180 athletes allowed to compete. This includes a maximum of 30 in moguls, 25 in aerials, and 35 in ski cross, applicable for both genders. No nation can have more than 18 skiers with maximum of ten men or ten women per specific nation. For each event, no nation can enter more than four skiers per individual event. Skiers are qualified if they have placed in the top 30 in an FIS World Cup event of FIS World Championships in the event concerned. A minimum of 100 FIS points in the respective event. Host nation Canada is exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
