Australia at the 2010 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:AUS
Nocname:Australian Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2010
Location:Vancouver
Competitors:40
Sports:11
Flagbearer:Torah Bright (opening)
Lydia Lassila (closing)
Rank:13
Gold:2
Silver:1
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games
(1908–1912)

Australia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A team of forty athletes was selected to compete in eleven sports. The Chef de Mission was Ian Chesterman who has held the position since the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Australia achieved its best ever results, winning two gold medals; in the women's aerials (Lydia Lassila) and women's snowboard halfpipe (Torah Bright); and a silver in the men's moguls. To date Australia has won a total of five gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals in Winter Olympic competition.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
18 February
24 February
14 February

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Craig BranchMen's downhill1:57.1934
Men's super-G1:32:8929
Jono BrauerMen's downhill1:58.0839
Men's super-G1:32:9230

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TimeRank
Chris Spring
Duncan Harvey (heats 1 and 2)
Anthony Ryan (heat 3)
Two-man53.1454.4153.18DNQ2:40.7322
Jeremy Rolleston
Duncan Pugh
Two-manDNFDNS
Jeremy Rolleston
Duncan Pugh
Duncan Harvey
Anthony Ryan
Four-manDNS
Astrid Loch-Wilkinson
Cecilia Mcintosh
Two-woman54.8554.6655.16DNQ2:44.6719

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Esther BottomleyWomen's sprint4:05.1250Did not advance50
Paul MurrayMen's sprint3:52.9655Did not advance55
Ben Sim15 km freestyleN/A35:48.645
30 km pursuitN/A1:23:25.847
Paul Murray
Ben Sim
Men's team sprint19:57.010N/ADid not advance20

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Men's team – aerials and moguls
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
Points 663RankPointsRank
Dale Begg-SmithMoguls25.034 Q26.58
Ramone CooperMoguls21.1127Did not advance
David MorrisAerials221.0213Did not advance
Men's team – ski cross
Women's team – aerials and moguls
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Britteny CoxMoguls19.8723Did not advance
Jacqui CooperAerials162.9911 Q194.295
Elizabeth GardnerAerials164.6010 Q86.7012
Lydia LassilaAerials167.559 Q214.74
Bree MunroAerials143.4618Did not advance
Women's team – ski cross
AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankRankRankRankFinalRank
Katya CremaSki cross1:20.1917 Q2 Q3Did not advance15
Jenny OwensSki cross1:19.8015 Q2 Q3Did not advance13

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Short track speed skating

See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRanking
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tatiana BorodulinaWomen's 500 metres44.9013align=center colspan=6did not advance21
Women's 1000 metres1:32.5091 Q1:32.4652 Q1:29.6633 QBFinal B
1:32.661
47
Women's 1500 metres2:27:4082 QN/A2:21.6174 QBFinal B
2:43.051
311
Lachlan HayMen's 1000 metres1:26.1324align=center colspan=6Did not advance26

Skeleton

See main article: Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Anthony DeaneMen's54.55 54.12 54.68DNQ2:43.4523
Melissa HoarWomen's54.73 54.48 54.4854.533:38.2212
Emma Lincoln-SmithWomen's54.28 54.4154.5454.403:37.6310

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Halfpipe
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinals
Run 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2Rank
Torah BrightWomen's41.345.81 QFBye5.945.0
Holly CrawfordWomen's38.639.57 QS17.341.71 QF23.930.38
Scott JamesMen's7.628.212Did not advance
Ben MatesMen's28.329.69 QS3.627.511Did not advance
Parallel giant slalom
Snowboard cross
AthleteEventQualification1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankRankRankRankRank
Damon HaylerMen's1.21.8192 Q4Did not advance10
Stephanie HickeyWomen's1:35.2618Did not advance18
Alex PullinMen's1.20.1513Did not advance17

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Final
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sophie MuirWomen's 500 metres39.6493139.400271:19.0429
Women's 1000 metresN/A1:18.7930

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Lee's Vancouver spot confirmed . 3 February 2010 . 3 February 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206150347/http://www.olympics.com.au/news/lee-s-vancouver-spot-confirmed . February 6, 2010 .