Estonia_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics Knowpia

Estonia at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Estonia at the; 2010 Winter Olympics
IOC code	EST
NOC	Estonian Olympic Committee
Website	www.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Vancouver
Competitors	30 (18 men, 12 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers	Roland Lessing (opening); Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (closing)
Medals; Ranked 25th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1928; 1932; 1936; 1948–1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Estonia competed at the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These games are the eighth Winter Olympics games for Estonia.

Andrus Veerpalu as first Estonian six-time Winter Olympian, became the third cross-country skier in history to compete at six Winter Olympics, after Finns Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi and Harri Kirvesniemi.

Medalists edit

The following Estonian athletes won medals at the games:

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Kristina Šmigun-Vähi	Cross-country skiing	Women's 10 kilometre freestyle

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Deyvid Oprja	Giant slalom	1:29.27	1:31.51	3:00.78	66
Deyvid Oprja	Slalom	Did not finish

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Tiiu Nurmberg	Giant slalom	Did not finish
Tiiu Nurmberg	Slalom	58.91	59.08	1:57.99	42

Estonian delegation at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver.

Athlete^[3]	Event	Final
Athlete^[3]	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Martten Kaldvee	Individual	57:56.7	6	81
Martten Kaldvee	Sprint	28:07.7	3	74
Kauri Kõiv	Individual	53:22.4	3	44
	Sprint	26:56.0	2	48
	Pursuit	37:45.5	4	50
Roland Lessing	Individual	55:29.8	5	65
Roland Lessing	Sprint	27:26.0	3	62
Priit Viks	Individual	51:38.1	1	20
Indrek Tobreluts	Sprint	26:18.9	1	31
Indrek Tobreluts	Pursuit	37:29.0	5	48
Estonia Priit Viks Kauri Kõiv Indrek Tobreluts Roland Lessing	Relay	1:28:16.5 21:07.1 22:39.6 21:35.5 22:35.5	3+10 0+3 1+3 0+4 2+3	14

Athlete^{[citation needed]}	Event	Final
Athlete^{[citation needed]}	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Kadri Lehtla	Individual	45:27.9	2	42
Kadri Lehtla	Sprint	22:34.2	2	64
Eveli Saue	Individual	45:27.9	2	42
	Sprint	22:23.3	2	55
	Pursuit	Lapped
Sirli Hanni	Sprint	23:57.8	2	84
Kristel Viigipuu	Sprint	23:57.1	2	83
Estonia Kadri Lehtla Eveli Saue Sirli Hanni Kristel Viigipuu	Relay	1:17:55.5 18:49.8 18:15.4 20:06.6 20:43.7	2+16 0+4 0+2 1+4 1+6	18

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kein Einaste	Sprint	3:59.19	59	Did not qualify					59
Algo Kärp	50 km classical							2:13:49.6	41
Kaspar Kokk	30 km pursuit							1:22:40.3	42
Peeter Kümmel	Sprint	3:37.99	9 Q	3:42.4	3	Did not qualify			14
Jaak Mae	50 km classical							2:10:41.3	30
Aivar Rehemaa	15 km freestyle							36:13.5	51
	30 km pursuit							1:21:15.8	37
	50 km classical							2:10:57.6	34
Anti Saarepuu	Sprint	3:45.44	42	Did not qualify					42
Timo Simonlatser	Sprint	3:40.65	25 Q	3:42.2	6	Did not qualify			27
Karel Tammjärv	15 km freestyle							37:38.4	67
Karel Tammjärv	30 km pursuit							1:23:02.9	46
Andrus Veerpalu	50 km classical							2:05:41.6	6
Team	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Team	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Peeter Kümmel, Anti Saarepuu	Team sprint					19:27.6	8	Did not advance	17
Algo Kärp, Kaspar Kokk, Jaak Mae, Aivar Rehemaa	4 x 10 km relay							1:51:41.2	14

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tatjana Mannima	10 km freestyle							28:13.0	58
	15 km pursuit							44:24.2	44
	30 kilometre classical							1:40:51.3	42
Triin Ojaste	Sprint	3:52.31	37	Did not qualify					37
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi	10 km freestyle							25:05.0
	15 km pursuit							Did not finish
	30 kilometre classical							1:35:27.2	28
Kaija Udras	15 km pursuit							Did not finish
Kaija Udras	Sprint	3:51.05	31	Did not qualify					31
Team	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Team	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Triin Ojaste, Kaija Udras	Team sprint					20:02.2	8	Did not advance	16

Estonia qualified 1 entrant in ladies singles, 1 in pair skating, and 1 in ice dancing, for a total of 5 athletes.^[5]

Athlete(s)	Event	CD		SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
Athlete(s)	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jelena Glebova^[6]	Ladies'			50.80	20	83.39	22	134.19	21
Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov	Pairs			42.18	18	82.72	19	124.90	19
Irina Štork / Taavi Rand	Ice dancing	21.73	23	35.21	23	58.24	23	115.18	23

^ Estonian Olympic Committee announcement of Lessing named flagbearer. Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonian) – accessed February 11, 2010.
^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2010.
^ "Vancouver 2010 Official Report - Volume 2" (PDF). Vancouver Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Cross-country Schedule and Results Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games official website
^ "International Skating Union Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 – Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skatng [sic] And Ice Dance". International Skating Union. September 28, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ (in Estonian) Figure skaters about to chase the Olympic tickets, Delfi