Romania_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics Knowpia

Romania at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Romania at the; 2010 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ROU
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Vancouver
Competitors	29 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Éva Tófalvi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Romania participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Twenty-nine athletes have qualified for the Olympiad.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Romanian flag was carried by Éva Tófalvi during the opening ceremonies.^[4]

Alpine skiing edit

Three athletes have qualified:

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Ioan-Gabriel Nan	Men's slalom	DNF
Ioan-Gabriel Nan	Men's giant slalom	1:23.86	1:26.15	2:50.01	49
Dragoş Staicu	Men's downhill			DNF
Edith Miklos	Women's downhill			DNF
	Women's super-G			Did not start
	Women's slalom	Did not start

Biathlon edit

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

There were five female athletes that qualified:

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Alexandra Rusu-Stoian	Sprint	24:04.6	4	85
Dana Plotogea	Sprint	22:13.3	2	49
	Pursuit	36:38.8	3	52
	Individual	51:01.1	7	81
Éva Tófalvi	Sprint	20:45.1	0	14
	Pursuit	32:26.3	2	19
	Individual	42:43.4	1	11
	Mass start	38:00.7	5	24
Mihaela Purdea	Sprint	21:52.2	1	39
	Pursuit	36:08.5	4	49
	Individual	45:27.7	3	41
Reka Ferencz	Individual	48:54.9	4	74

Bobsleigh edit

Two-man

Sled	Athletes (driver listed first)	Heat 1		Heat 2		Heat 3		Heat 4		Total
Sled	Athletes (driver listed first)	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ROU 1	Nicolae Istrate Florin Cezar Craciun	52.19	10	52.41	9	52.40	14	52.43	11	3:29.43	11

Two-woman

Sled	Athletes (driver listed first)	Heat 1		Heat 2		Heat 3		Heat 4		Total
Sled	Athletes (driver listed first)	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ROU 1	Carmen Radenovici Alina Vera Savin	54.41	18	54.46	16	54.82	16	54.58	16	3:38.27	15

Four-man

Sled	Athletes (driver listed first, brakeman last)	Heat 1		Heat 2		Heat 3		Heat 4		Total
Sled	Athletes (driver listed first, brakeman last)	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ROU 1	Nicolae Istrate Florin Cezar Craciun Ionuţ Andrei Ioan Dănuţ Dovalciuc	52.05	18	52.00	15	52.34	15	52.50	16	3:28.89	15

Cross-country skiing edit

Romania has three spots for this discipline.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Paul Constantin Pepene	Men's 15 km freestyle	35:33.7	37
Paul Constantin Pepene	Men's 30 km pursuit	1:19:34.1	29
Petrică Hogiu	Men's 15 km freestyle	36:39.5	57
Petrică Hogiu	Men's 30 km pursuit	Did not finish
Monika Gyorgy	Women's 10 km freestyle	27:19.5	43
	Women's 15 km pursuit	45:37.5	55
	Women's 30 km classical	1:44:03.5	47

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Monika Gyorgy	Women's sprint	3:58.32	44	Did not advance					44

Figure skating edit

Romania has qualified 1 entrant in men's singles, for a total of 1 athlete.

Athlete	Event	CD		SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Zoltan Kelemen	Men			51.95	29	Did not advance		51.95	29

Freestyle skiing edit

Ski cross

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Ruxandra Nedelcu	Women's ski cross	1:23.04	33	Did not advance				33

Luge edit

There are eight athletes qualified.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Valentin Creţu	Men's singles	49.726	50.224	49.931	49.594	3:19.475	31
Raluca Strămaturaru	Women's singles	42.475	42.198	42.815	42.584	2:50.072	21
Mihaela Chiriaş	Women's singles	43.494	Did not finish
Violeta Strămăturaru	Women's singles	Did not start
Cosmin Chetroiu Ionuţ Ţăran	Doubles	42.360	42.271			1:24.631	17
Paul Ifrim Andrei Anghel	Doubles	43.007	42.466			1:25.473	20

Short track speed skating edit

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final		Ranking
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Ranking
Katalin Kristo	Women's 1500 metres	2:36.022	4			Did not advance				24

Skeleton edit

It was the first time Romania sent an athlete to this event:

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Maria Marinela Mazilu	Women's	57.10	57.03	58.14	57.65	3:49.92	19

References edit

^ "TVR - Olimpiada - Vancouver 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
^ "Comitetul Olimpic Si Sportiv Roman". Cosr.ro. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
^ "Romania at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games". 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
^ Romania 2010 Olympics

[TVR-1] "TVR - Olimpiada - Vancouver 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

[2] "Comitetul Olimpic Si Sportiv Roman". Cosr.ro. Retrieved 2010-01-23.

[sr-3] "Romania at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games". 2010. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-07-25.

[4] Romania 2010 Olympics

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