Japan At The 2010 Winter Olympics
Japan participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ninety-four athletes participated in all sports except ice hockey. Japanese athletes earned five medals at the games, including three silver and two bronze, short of the 10-medal goal set by the Japanese Olympic team prior to the event. One-hundred eleven Japanese sports officials and coaches accompanied the 94 athletes to the games, a far higher ratio of staff-to-athlete than most other participating nations.Nagatsuka, Kaz,Japan picks over bones of Vancouver medal tally, ''Japan Times'', March 9, 2010, p. 16. Medalists Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Women's tournament , width="80%" align="left" valign="top" , ;Standings , width="20%" align="left" valign="top" , ;Round-robin ;Draw 1 ;Draw 2 ;Draw 4 ;Draw 6 ;Draw 8 ;Draw 9 ;Draw 10 ;Draw 11 ;Draw 12 Figure skating Freestyle skiing ;Moguls ;Ski cross Luge *= Disqu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese Olympic Committee
The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese Olympic Committee has helped organise every bid for an Olympic Games by a Japanese city to date. Japan has held the Olympic Games four times: the Summer Olympics twice (1964 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics, both in Tokyo) and the Winter Olympics twice (the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano). Presidents Executive committee The committee of the JOC is represented by: *President: Yasuhiro Yamashita *Vice Presidents: Eisuke Hiraoka, Yasuo Saitō (diplomat), Yasuo Saito *Secretary General: Eisuke Hiraoka *Senior Members: Kiichiro Matsumaru, Kohzo Tashima, Tsuyoshi Fukui, Tetsuro Hibino *Members: Yuko Arakida, Masatoshi It ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Speed Skating At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Team Pursuit
The women's team pursuit speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval The Richmond Olympic Oval (french: Anneau olympique de Richmond) is an indoor multi-sports arena in the Canadian city of Richmond, British Columbia. The oval was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics and was originally configured with a speed skating ... on 26 and 27 February 2010. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Results Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's team pursuit Women's speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryuichi Kobayashi
is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 21st in both the two-man and four-man events at Vancouver in 2010. Kobayashi's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 19th in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 2009. His best World Cup finish was 21st in a four-man event at St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ... in January 2010. References *Sports-Reference.com profile 1976 births Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Japanese male bobsledders Living people Olympic bobsledders for Japan 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hiroshi Suzuki (bobsleigh)
is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1992. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in both the two-man and four-man events at Lillehammer in 1994. Suzuki was eligible to compete for the 2006 Winter Olympics for Japan, but lost out to fellow bobsledder Suguru Kiyokawa. Suzuki's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 19th in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran .... His best World Cup finish was 21st on three occasions (twice in 2005, once in 2010). References * * Bobsleighsport.com profile 1973 births Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Pursuit
The Women's 10 kilometre pursuit biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on 16 February 2010. Observers and participants reported that the race start was confused and disorganized. U.S. coach Per Nilsson stated that he had never seen an Olympic biathlon as poorly managed as the 16 February women's race. Results Teja Gregorin was the only competitor who failed the 2017 doping retests from the 2010 Winter Olympics. In October 2017, the International Biathlon Union said that her two samples tested positive for GHRP-2, a banned substance which stimulates the body to produce more growth hormone Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in h ..., in samples taken the week before competition started. She ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Sprint
The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on 13 February 2010. This competition started at 1:00 PM PST. Results Teja Gregorin was the only competitor who failed the 2017 doping retests from the 2010 Winter Olympics. In October 2017, the International Biathlon Union said that her two samples tested positive for GHRP-2, a banned substance which stimulates the body to produce more growth hormone, in samples taken the week before competition started. She was disqualified in December 2017. References 2010 Winter Olympics results: Women's 7.5 km Sprint from https://web.archive.org/web/20091025194336/http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13. {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's sprint Sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace *Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design *Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automotive and mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Individual
The Women's 15 kilometre individual biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on 18 February 2010. Results Teja Gregorin was the only competitor who failed the 2017 doping retests from the 2010 Winter Olympics. In October 2017, the International Biathlon Union said that her two samples tested positive for GHRP-2, a banned substance which stimulates the body to produce more growth hormone, in samples taken the week before competition started. She was disqualified in December 2017. See also * Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's individual References External links2010 Winter Olympics results: Women's 15 km Individual from https://web.archive.org/web/20091025194336/http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17. {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Women's individual individual An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fuyuko Suzuki
is a Japanese biathlete. Career Tachizaki competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. Her best performance was 43rd in the sprint. She also finished 53rd in the pursuit and 52nd in the individual.Sports-Reference Profile As of February 2013, her best performance at the is 15th, as part of the Japanese women's relay team. Her best individual performance is 18th in the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mounta ... on February 14, 2010. Results References 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 10 km Sprint from https://web.archive.org/web/20091025194336/http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13. Competition Analysis {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's sprint Sprint ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Individual ...
The men's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010. Two silver medals were awarded for a second-place tie. No bronze medal was awarded. Results See also * Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Men's individual References External links 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 20 km Individual from https://web.archive.org/web/20091025194336/http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17. {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's individual Individual An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) of being a person unique from other people and possessing one's own Maslow ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hidenori Isa
is a former Japanese biathlete. He was one of the top male Japanese biathletes from 2000 until his retirement in 2014. Career Born in the city of Ojiya in the Niigata Prefecture, Isa found biathlon after graduating high school and joining the military. Isa debuted in the World Cup in first round of the 2000–01 World Cup in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy. That season Isa made his debut at the World Championships at the World Championships in Pokljuka. He also participated in all World Championships from 2003 to 2009, and then all three World Championships from 2011 to 2013 for Japan. Isa participated in his first Olympics in 2002 and he also participated in the Olympics in 2006, 2010 and 2014. His best individual finish at the Olympics came in the 12.5 km pursuit in 2006, he finished 35th. His best relay finish also came in 2006, a 12th place. His best individual finish at the World Championships came in 2005 in Hochfilzen, where Isa finished 25th in the pursuit. His best relay f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akira Sasaki
is a Japanese alpine skier. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sasaki ranked 34th in the giant slalom. He did not finish in the slalom event. His best result in the Alpine Skiing World Cup is from 2003 slalom in Wengen, where he finished in a surprising second place with starting number 65. His other best results are fourth places in Kranjska Gora in 2004 and in Beaver Creek in 2005, fifth in Sestriere 2004 and 2005, and second in Schladming and in Shigakōgen in 2006. In giant slalom, his best result in the World Cup was the 24th place in Sölden in 2004. Sasaki represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics participating in slalom and giant slalom, but did not finish in these events. In Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ... Sasaki placed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |