Summary
The Cayman Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held between 12–28 February 2010. The territory made its debut at the Winter Olympics, sending one athlete, alpine skier Dow Travers. Travers entered the men's giant slalom and finished in 69th place.
| Cayman Islands at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAY |
| NOC | Cayman Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Dow Travers |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Background edit
The Cayman Islands first entered Olympic competition in 1976 at the Montreal Olympics.[1] They have participated in every Summer Olympics since, except the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] The territory has never won a medal in Olympic competition.[1] The Cayman Islands made their Winter Olympic Games debut in Vancouver.[3] The Caymanian delegation consisted of a single competitor, alpine skier Dow Travers.[4] Travers was chosen as the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.[5][6]
Alpine Skiing edit
Dow Travers secured qualification to the Vancouver Olympics at a skiing competition in Chile. He said upon qualifying, "I am feeling very Olympic today."[3] Travers was 22 years old at the time of the Games.[4] The only event he was entered into was the men's giant slalom, which took place on 23 February. He posted run times of 1 minute 29 seconds[7] and 1 minute 33 seconds,[8] for a combined total time of 3 minutes and 2 seconds.[9] This put him in 69th place out of 81 competitors who finished both runs, and the gold medal time was a combined 2 minutes and 37 seconds.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Travers | Men's giant slalom | 1:29.39 | 1:33.50 | 3:02.89 | 69 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Cayman Islands". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "54 Boycotted in 1980". The New York Times. 10 May 1984. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b Piestrup, Zeke (1 February 2010). "Cayman Islands to send first ever Winter Olympian to Vancouver: Dow Travers". The Ski Channel. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Cayman Islands at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". The Vancouver Sun. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.