Alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

at the

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was held in

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Whistler Creekside Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving betwee ...

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, north of

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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

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. 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 of the U.S. and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who both won a medal of each color. The sole double gold medalist was Maria Riesch of Germany.

Men's events

Women's events

Competition schedule

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( UTC-8).

Course information

* The finish area was above the base area of Whistler Creekside, which is at an

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of above

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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.

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 Ghassan Gedeon-Achi (born July 28, 1993) is an alpine skier from Lebanon, who now competes for Canada. He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He raced in the Giant Slalom and Slalom. Ghassan was not ranked in both competitions (disqualified DS ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, age 16 at the time of competition (born 28 July 1993). The oldest was Hubertus von Hohenlohe of

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

, age 51 (born 2 February 1959).

Competing nations

The following nations have entered the following number of alpine skiers.

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 {{Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics 2010 Winter Olympics events

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Alpine skiing competitions in Canada