Alpine skiing at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, 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 Gret ...
was held in
Canada
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at
Whistler Creekside 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 Moun ...
, north of
Vancouver
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. The ten events were scheduled for 13–27 February; weather delayed the first event, the
men's downhill, two days until Monday, 15 February.
Medal table
Notably absent from the medals in these Olympics were the Austrian men, who had won 8 medals in
2006 and 7 in
2002. France and host Canada were shut out from the podium, as were the German men and the Swiss and Italian women. The U.S. had its best Olympics ever with eight alpine medals, only the fourth nation to achieve that total in a single Olympics (Austria, France, Switzerland).
Individually, three men and five women won multiple medals; triple medalists were
Bode Miller
Samuel Bode Miller ( ; born October 12, 1977) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male America ...
of the U.S. and
Aksel Lund Svindal
Aksel Lund Svindal (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer.
Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 20 ...
of Norway, who both won a medal of each color. The sole double gold medalist was
Maria Riesch
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of Germany.
Men's events
Women's events
Competition schedule
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, , Day 2 , , align=Sat 13 Feb , , 11:45 , , 13:15 , , Downhill – men , , align=Mon 15 Feb
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, rowspan=2, Day 3 , , rowspan=2 align= Sun 14 Feb , , 10:00 , , 11:30 , , rowspan=2, Super combined – women , , rowspan=2 align=Thu 18 Feb
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, , 13:00 , , 14:00
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, rowspan=2, Day 5 , , rowspan=2 align= Tue 16 Feb , , 10:00 , , 11:30 , , rowspan=2, Super combined – men , , rowspan=2 align=Sun 21 Feb
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, , 13:30 , , 14:30
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, , Day 6 , , align=Wed 17 Feb , , 11:00 , , 12:45 , , Downhill – women , , align=Wed 17 Feb
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, , Day 8 , , align=Fri 19 Feb , , 11:30 , , 13:00 , , Super-G – men , , align=Fri 19 Feb
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, , Day 9 , , align=Sat 20 Feb , , 10:00 , , 11:45 , , Super-G – women , , align=Sat 20 Feb
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, rowspan=2, Day 10 , , rowspan=2 align= Sun 21 Feb , , 10:00 , , 11:45 , , rowspan=2, Giant slalom – men , , rowspan=2 align=Tue 23 Feb
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, , 13:45 , , 15:00
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, rowspan=2, Day 13 , , rowspan=2 align= Wed 24 Feb , , 10:00 , , 11:45 , , rowspan=2, Giant slalom – women , , align=Wed 24 Feb
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, , 13:15 , , 14:30 , , align=right align=Thu 25 Feb
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, rowspan=2, Day 15 , , rowspan=2 align= Fri 26 Feb , , 10:00 , , 11:45 , , rowspan=2, Slalom – women , , rowspan=2 align= Fri 26 Feb
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, , 13:30 , , 14:45
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, rowspan=2, Day 16 , , rowspan=2 align=Sat 27 Feb , , 10:00 , , 11:45 , , rowspan=2, Slalom – men , , rowspan=2 align=Sat 27 Feb
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, , 13:45 , , 14:45
All times are Pacific Standard Time
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( UTC-8).
Course information
* The finish area was above the base area of Whistler Creekside, which is at an
elevation
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of above
sea level
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.
Source:FIS-ski.com
– 2010 Winter Olympics – results
Athletes
Qualification standards
The FIS point list used to determine entry into the Olympics was from 18 January 2010.[FIS 18 January 2010 Quota for the 2010 Winter Olympics.]
There could be a maximum of 320 athletes competing in alpine skiing, with no more than 22 per NOC (there was a further limit of 14 male and 14 female per NOC). Additionally, each NOC could enter a maximum of four skiers per event.
To qualify, the competitor had to reach either the "A" or "B" standard.
* "A" qualification standard: the competitor is in the top 500 of the FIS points list in at least one event. If the event is downhill, super-G or super combined, he or she requires at least 120 FIS points.
* "B" qualification standard: if an NOC does not have a male or female athlete that meets the "A" Standard, then they may enter an athlete of that gender in slalom or giant slalom ''only'', provided that the athlete has at most 140 FIS points in the event and has taken part in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 were the 40th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 2–15 February in France at Val-d'Isère, Savoie.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) awarded the championships to Val-d'Isère on 2 June 2 ...
.
Demographics
As of 28 February 2010, there were 309 athletes listed as competitors in alpine skiing at the Games, representing 71 countries.
The youngest alpine skier in the 2010 Olympic Games was Ghassan Achi of Lebanon
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, age 16 at the time of competition (born 28 July 1993). The oldest was Hubertus von Hohenlohe
Hubertus Rudolph zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 2 February 1959; ), commonly known as Hubertus von Hohenlohe, is a Mexican alpine skier, photographer, and businessman. He was previously a pop singer using the names Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. ...
of Mexico
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, age 51 (born 2 February 1959).
Competing nations
The following nations have entered the following number of alpine skiers.
See also
* Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
The alpine skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics will be held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were due to be held between 13 March, and 21 March 2010. Events scheduled for 13 March, however, were postponed due to w ...
References
* Whistler Weasel Workers
The Whistler Weasel Workers is a volunteer organization of alpine ski race workers that has been active in Whistler, British Columbia(BC), Canada since the 1970s. The Whistler Weasel Workers is a non-profit society dedicated to the advancement of ...
– Alpine Race Volunteers for 2010 Olympics
Alpine Skiing – Sports – Vancouver 2010
Qualification for skiing.
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule v12
External links
– alpine skiing – 2010 Winter Olympics – Whistler, Canada
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200417053906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/ Sports-Reference– 2010 Winter Olympics – Alpine skiing
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