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List Of 2010 Winter Olympics Medal Winners
The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from February 12 to February 28, 2010. A total of 2,632 athletes representing 82 National Olympic Committees participated in these Games. Overall, 86 events in 15 disciplines were contested; 46 events were open to men, 38 to women and 2 were mixed pairs. Two disciplines were open only to men: Nordic combined and ski jumping, while figure skating was the only sport in which men and women competed together in teams. Two new events were introduced: men's and women's ski cross. Medals were won by 450 individual athletes from 26 countries; 19 of those countries won at least one gold. Canada won its first gold medal at an Olympic Games it hosted, having failed to do so at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Canada finished first in gold medal wins and became the first host nation since Norway in 1952 to lead the gold medal count, with 14. Canada also broke th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Super G Podium At Whistler Creekside Closeup
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Soviet Union At The 1976 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. During the games, the Soviet Union won 13 gold medals, the most any country won at a single Winter Olympics. Norway tied this record during the Salt Lake City games, and Canada broke it with 14 when they hosted the Vancouver games. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 4 × 5 km relay Figure skating ;Men ;Women ;Pairs ;Ice Dancing Ice hockey First Round Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places. Medal round *USSR 6-2 USA *USSR 16-1 Poland *USSR 7-3 West Germany *USSR 7-2 Finland *USSR 4-3 Czechoslovakia Luge ;Men (Men's) Doubles ;Women Nordic combined Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Skiing At The 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Aerials
The men's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on 22 February for the qualification round. The final was held on 25 February. Both events were held at the Cypress Bowl Ski Area in Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include .... Results Qualification The qualification was held on 22 February at 18:00. Final The final was held on 25 February 2010 at 18:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's aerials Men's freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics Men's events at the 2010 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksei Grishin
Aleksei Gennadyevich Grishin ( be, Аляксей Генадзьевіч Грышын; russian: Алексей Геннадьевич Гришин; born 18 June 1979) is a Belarusian freestyle skier who competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1998 to 2014. He won Belarus' only medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a bronze in aerials. In 2010, he won the first ever Winter Olympics gold medal for his country, again in the aerials. He finished fourth in 2006 and eighth in 1998. He was the Olympic flag bearer for Belarus at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Games. Early career Aleksei Grishin began his freestyle skiing career at the age of eight after his mother saw a newspaper advertisement recruiting skiers for the sport. Grishin made his international competition debut at the European Cup at Raubichi, Belarus in December 1995, finishing 11th on the first day of competition and 21st on the second day. His first podium finish at an international competition, placing second, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus At The 2010 Winter Olympics
Belarus participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.url=http://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/sport/belarus-at-2010-winter-olympics-vancouver Medalists Alpine skiing ;Women Biathlon *Evgeny Abramenko *Vladimir Miklashevski * Sergei Novikov *Michail Semenov *Alexander Syman *Rustam Valliulin *Lyudmila Ananko *Darya Domracheva *Lyudmila Kalinchik *Olga Kudryashova *Olga Nazarova *Nadezhda Skardino Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Women Freestyle skiing ;Men ;Women Ice hockey Men's tournament ;Roster Group play Belarus played in Group C. ;Round-robin All times are local ( UTC-8). ---- ---- ;Standings Final rounds ;Qualification playoff Speed skating ;Women See also * Belarus at the Olympics * Belarus at the 2010 Winter Paralympics References {{Country at games navbox, Belarus, Olympics 2010 in Belarusian sport Nations at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian
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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Anastasiya Vladimirovna Kuzmina ( sk, Anastasia Kuzminová, russian: Анастасия Владимировна Кузьмина; née Shipulina; born 28 August 1984) is a retired Russian-born Slovak biathlete. Career Kuzmina represented Slovakia from December 2008 and won the silver medal two months later in mass start at the 2009 Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang. She won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint and a silver medal in the 10 km pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kuzmina's victory made her the second Slovak after Ondrej Nepela to win a Winter Olympic gold medal, and the first for independent Slovakia.Vancouver2010.com 13 February 2010 biathlon women's 7.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia At The 2010 Winter Olympics
Slovakia competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Slovak athletes earned their first gold medal ever in the Winter Olympics with Anastasiya Kuzmina's gold in the women's biathlon sprint event. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Men's relay ;Women ;Women's relay Bobsleigh ; Two-man ; Four-man Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Women Alena Procházková participated only for one event due to inflammation of the trachea. Figure skating Ice hockey Men's tournament ;Roster Group play Slovakia played in Group B. ;Round-robin All times are local ( UTC-8). ---- ---- ;Standings Final rounds ;Qualification playoff ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal game Women's tournament ;Roster Group play Slovakia played in Group A. ;Round-robin All times are local ( UTC-8). ---- ---- ;Standings Classification rounds ;Fifth place semifinal ;Seventh place game Luge ; Women's singles ;Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTV Television Network
The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. Launched in 1961 and acquired by BCE Inc. in 2000, CTV is Canada's largest privately owned television network and is now a division of the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE. It is Canada's largest privately or commercially owned network consisting of 22 owned-and-operated stations nationwide and two privately owned affiliates, and has consistently been placed as Canada's top- rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival Global Television Network in key markets. Bell Media also operates additional CTV-branded properties, including the 24-hour national cable news network CTV News Channel and the secondary CTV Two television system. There has never been an official full name corresponding to the initials "CTV"; prior to CTV's launch in 1961, it was given the proposed branding of "Canadian Television Network" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 2010 Winter Olympics
The biathlon competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics were held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between the 13th and 26 February 2010. The men's individual biathlon was notable for the awarding of two silver medals due to two competitors finishing with a tie (48:32.0). No bronze medal was awarded in this event. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Events A total of ten biathlon events were held at Vancouver 2010: , -bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Men !! Women , -style="background:#efefef; color:black" , 4 x 7.5 km relay , , 4 x 6 km relay , -style="background:#efefef; color:black" , 10 km sprint , , 7.5 km sprint , -style="background:#efefef; color:black" , 12.5 km pursuit , , 10 km pursuit , -style="background:#efefef; color:black" , 15 km mass start , , 12.5 km mass start , -style="background:#efefef; color:black" , 20 km individual , , 15 km individua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 The Men's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition is scheduled for Wednesday, March 17. 12.5 km Visually Impaired In the biathlon 12.5 km ... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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