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Who won gold in skiing?

Who won gold in skiing?

Corinne Suter of Switzerland wins the downhill, with Mikaela Shiffrin 18th.

Alpine Skiing: Women’s Downhill › Time
Gold Corinne Suter Switzerland 1:31.87
Silver Sofia Goggia Italy 1:32.03 +0.16
Bronze Nadia Delago Italy 1:32.44 +0.57

How many medals did Team GB win at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics?

Great Britain sent a delegation of fifty athletes to compete in eleven sports and were led by Andy Hunt as Chef de Mission, but despite being set a target of three medals by UK Sport, the team won just one, Amy Williams’ gold in the women’s skeleton, and finished 19th in the medal table.

What country won the most gold medals in 2010?

2010 Olympic Winter Games Final Medal Rankings

rank country gold
1 United States 9
2 Germany 10
3 Canada 14
4 Norway 9

Did Mikaela Shiffrin win?

In her first time competing in the downhill event with an Olympic medal on the line, U.S. star skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished off the podium at the Beijing Games on Tuesday. She skied the course with a 1:34.36 time, +2.49 behind the winner, to finish 18th out of a field of 36 in the women’s downhill.

How many medals did Canada win 2010?

14 gold
Canada’s 14 gold medals were the most ever won by one country at a Winter Games while the 26 total medals was a Canadian high. Already the only athlete to ever win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Games, Clara Hughes was given the honour of carrying the Canadian flag into the Opening Ceremony.

How many gold medals did Canada have in 2010?

14 gold medals

When did Canada win the most Olympic medals?

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, which was hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the country won more gold medals than any other competing nation for the first time.

How many gold medals did Team Canada win at the 2010 Olympics?

It was a record-breaking Olympic Winter Games for Team Canada, which won 14 gold medals, the most gold medals won by one nation at a single Olympic Winter Games to that point. Vancouver Olympics torch relay arriving to its final destination in Vancouver. Photo taken on: February 12, 2010

Who are the Canadian cross-country skiers at the 2010 Olympics?

Four more cross-country skiers were announced on 27 January 2010: Drew Goldsack, Brent McMurtry, Gordon Jewett and Brittany Webster. Kevin Martin throws a stone during a curling match. Canada qualified both a men’s and women’s team. The representatives were decided at the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, held 6–13 December 2009, in Edmonton.

What sports were in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver?

The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games events in Vancouver included curling, figure skating, ice hockey, sledge hockey, short-track speed skating and wheelchair curling. Speed skating took place in Richmond, while the snowboard and freestyle skiing events were hosted at Cypress Mountain in the District of West Vancouver.

How are Canadian figure skaters selected for the 2010 Winter Olympics?

Participants were decided at the 2010 Canadian Figure Skating Championships . Canada men’s national hockey team celebrating after winning the gold medal. National teams are co-ordinated by Hockey Canada and players are chosen by the team’s management staff. The men’s and women’s national teams both qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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