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Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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FieldValue
eventAlpine skiing
image[[File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg80px]]
games2010 Winter
venueWhistler Creekside
Whistler, British Columbia
dates15–27 February 2010
num_events10
competitors309
nations71
prev2006
next2014

Whistler, British Columbia

|Canada Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Canada at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, north of Vancouver. 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 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

Super combined
Bode Miller2:44.92Ivica Kostelić2:45.25Silvan Zurbriggen2:45.32

Women's events

Super combined
Maria Riesch2:09.14Julia Mancuso2:10.08Anja Pärson2:10.19

Competition schedule

DayDateStartFinishEventDate run
Day 2Sat 13 Feb11:4513:15Downhill – menMon 15 Feb
Day 3Sun 14 Feb10:0011:30Super combined – womenThu 18 Feb
13:0014:00
Day 5Tue 16 Feb10:0011:30Super combined – menSun 21 Feb
13:3014:30
Day 6Wed 17 Feb11:0012:45Downhill – womenWed 17 Feb
Day 8Fri 19 Feb11:3013:00Super-G – menFri 19 Feb
Day 9Sat 20 Feb10:0011:45Super-G – womenSat 20 Feb
Day 10Sun 21 Feb10:0011:45Giant slalom – menTue 23 Feb
13:4515:00
Day 13Wed 24 Feb10:0011:45Giant slalom – womenWed 24 Feb
13:1514:30Thu 25 Feb
Day 15Fri 26 Feb10:0011:45Slalom – womenFri 26 Feb
13:3014:45
Day 16Sat 27 Feb10:0011:45Slalom – menSat 27 Feb
13:4514:45

All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).

Course information

DateRaceStart
elevationFinish
elevationVertical
dropCourse
lengthAverage
gradient
Mon 15-FebDownhill – men1678 m825 m853 m3.105 km
Wed 17-FebDownhill – women1595 m825 m770 m2.939 km
Sun 21-FebDownhill – (SC) – men1678 m825 m853 m3.105 km
Thu 18-FebDownhill – (SC) – women1500 m825 m675 m2.500 km
Fri 19-FebSuper-G – men1440 m825 m615 m2.200 km
Sat 20-FebSuper-G – women1425 m825 m600 m2.005 km
Tue 23-FebGiant slalom – men1210 m805 m405 m1.512 km
Wed 24-FebGiant slalom – women1177 m805 m{{convert372mabbr=on}}1.309 km
Sat 27-FebSlalom – men985 m805 m180 m0.610 km
Fri 26-FebSlalom – women985 m805 m180 m
Sun 21-FebSlalom – (SC) – men1005 m805 m200 m0.733 km
Thu 18-FebSlalom – (SC) – women974 m805 m169 m0.785 km
  • The finish area was above the base area of Whistler Creekside, which is at an elevation of 655 m above sea level. Source:

Athletes

Qualification standards

The FIS point list used to determine entry into the Olympics was from 18 January 2010.

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 of Lebanon, age 16 at the time of competition (born 28 July 1993). The oldest was Hubertus von Hohenlohe of Mexico, age 51 (born 2 February 1959).

Competing nations

The following nations entered the following number of alpine skiers.

NOCMenWomenTotalTotal athletes176131309Total NOCs665171
ALB11
AND224
ARG235
ARM112
AUS22
AUT11819
AZE112
BLR22
BEL213
BIH123
BEL112
BRA112
BUL213
CAN12921
CAY11
CHI213
CHN112
COL11
CRO5510
CYP112
CZE538
DEN213
EST112
FIN224
FRA101222
GEO213
GER279
GHA11
GBR314
GRE213
HUN123
ISL314
IND11
IRI213
IRL112
ISR11
ITA12921
JPN213
KAZ112
KGZ11
LAT213
LIB123
LIE123
LTU11
MKD11
MEX11
MDA22
MON11
MNE11
MAR11
NZL22
NOR516
PAK11
PER112
POL11
ROU213
RUS325
SMR11
SEN11
SRB33
SLO10313
SVK123
RSA11
KOR213
ESP235
SWE7512
SUI9514
TJK11
TUR112
UKR123
USA101020
UZB112

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100212045524/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?cal_suchsector=AL&event_id=27018 FIS-ski.com] – 2010 Winter Olympics – results
  2. [http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/olympic-winter-games-2010-vancouver-quota-list-18th-jan-2010.pdf FIS 18 January 2010 Quota for the 2010 Winter Olympics.] {{webarchive. link. (4 June 2011)
  3. "Alpine Skiing Athletes: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics".
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