Germany participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in
Vancouver
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. 153 athletes represented Germany, entering all 15 sports. Figure skater
Sarah Hecken
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(aged 16) was the youngest team member, while Curling European Champion
Andrea Schöpp
Andrea Schöpp (born 27 February 1965) is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich.
Career
Schöpp is a two-time World champion ( and ), seven-time European champion (, , , ...
was the oldest at 44. Three time Olympic champion
André Lange
André Lange (; born 28 June 1973) is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time. Competing at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, he has won four gold and one silver medals. Lange originally started his sledd ...
(bobsleigh) was the flagbearer at the opening ceremony on 12 February 2010. German athletes earned €15,000 for a gold medal, €10,000 for a silver, and €7,500 for a bronze.
Medalists
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Alpine skiing
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Katharina Dürr was also a member of the German team, but did not participate in any event.
* In the super combined, run 1 is the downhill, and run 2 is the slalom.
Biathlon
;Men
;Women
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Tina Bachmann
Tina Bachmann (born 15 July 1986 in Schmiedeberg) is a retired German professional biathlete
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was a member of the German biathlon team, but did not participate in any event.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men
;Women
Curling
Men's tournament
;Men's team:
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Andreas Kapp (
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Daniel Herberg
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Holger Höhne
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Andreas Kempf
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Andreas Lang
Andreas "Al" Lang (born 26 April 1979) is a German curler from Alterschrofen. He is the former third for Andy Kapp.
Career
Lang began his international career skipping the German junior team at the 1999 World Junior Curling Championships, whe ...
;Fixtures and results
''Tuesday, 16 February, 9:00 AM''
''Tuesday, 16 February, 7:00 PM''
''Wednesday, 17 February, 2:00 PM''
''Thursday, 18 February, 9:00 AM''
''Friday, 19 February, 2:00 PM''
''Saturday, 20 February, 9:00 AM''
''Sunday, 21 February, 2:00 PM''
''Monday, 22 February, 9:00 AM''
''Monday, 22 February, 7:00 PM''
;Standings
Women's tournament
;Women's team:
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Andrea Schöpp
Andrea Schöpp (born 27 February 1965) is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich.
Career
Schöpp is a two-time World champion ( and ), seven-time European champion (, , , ...
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Stella Heiß
Stella Heiß (born 15 January 1993 in Cologne) is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She played lead for Andrea Schöpp when she represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Curling. At seventeen years, she was the youngest curler ...
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Melanie Robillard
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Corinna Scholz
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Monika Wagner
Monika Wagner (born 28 February 1965 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany) is a German curler. She currently plays third for Andrea Schöpp, who was born eight hours before her in the same hospital.
Wagner has played with Schöpp for most ...
;Fixtures and results
''Tuesday, 16 February, 2:00 PM''
''Wednesday, 17 February, 9:00 AM''
''Thursday, 18 February, 2:00 PM''
''Friday, 19 February, 9:00 AM''
''Saturday, 20 February, 2:00 PM''
''Sunday, 21 February, 9:00 AM''
''Sunday, 21 February, 7:00 PM''
''Tuesday, 23 February, 9:00 AM''
''Tuesday, 23 February, 7:00 PM''
;Standings
Figure skating
Germany will compete in all events for the first time since the reunification.
Freestyle skiing
Germany did not enter athletes for the moguls and aerials events.
Martin Fiala made his Olympic debut at the age of 41.
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
;Roster
Group play
Germany
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played in Group C.
;Round-robin
All times are local ( UTC-8).
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;Standings
Final rounds
;Qualification playoff
Luge
Germany earned the maximum quota of ten spots.
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
;Men
Robert Becker was also part of the German team but did not participate in any event.
;Women
Skeleton
Germany earned the maximum quota of six spots.
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
;Halfpipe
;Parallel giant slalom
;Snowboard cross
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
;Team pursuit
See also
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Germany at the Olympics
Athletes from Germany have taken part in most of the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in 1896. Germany has hosted three Olympic Games, in 1936 both the Winter and Summer Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympics. In addition, Germany had been ...
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Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
References
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