Denmark at the 2010 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:DEN
Nocname:National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2010
Website: 
Location:Vancouver
Competitors:18
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling (opening)[1]
Johnny Frederiksen (closing)
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1948
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The highest result came in women's curling, where the Danish team finished fifth.

Denmark's only medal at the Winter Olympics came in women's curling in 1998.

Alpine skiing

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

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Time
Johnny AlbertsenDownhill2:00.12532:00.1253
Super-G1:35.69401:35.6940
Markus KilsgaardGiant slalomcolspan="2"
Slalom
Kilsgaard originally finished his first run in 1:26.32 ranked 66th,[2] but was disqualified after his skies were found not to conform with rule B2.1.2,[3] regarding the distance between the ski boot sole and the running surface of the ski.[4]
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Time
Yina Moe-LangeGiant slalom1:24.68581:18.99472:43.6747
Slalom1:02.75661:01.95512:04.7052

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Men
Athlete Event Time (misses) Rank
Øystein Slettemark10 km sprint30:55.8 (3+4)86
12.5 km pursuitcolspan="2"
20 km individual1:01:12.9 (2+1+2+3)88
Slettemark competes for Greenland on the World Cup, but since Greenland does not have an NOC, he competes for Denmark during the Olympics.

Cross-country skiing

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

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jonas Thor Olsen15 km freestyle39:01.876
30 km pursuitLapped55
50 km classical2:25:00.948

Curling

See main article: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Men's tournament

See main article: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament. Team: Ulrik Schmidt (skip), Johnny Frederiksen, Bo Jensen, Lars Vilandt and Mikkel Poulsen (alternate).[5]

Standings
  • Matches
  • Draw 1 16 Feb 9:00 PST
  • Draw 3 17 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Draw 4 18 Feb 9:00 PST
  • Draw 5 18 Feb 19:00 PST
  • Draw 6 19 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Draw 7 20 Feb 9:00 PST
  • Draw 9 21 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Draw 11 22 Feb 19:00 PST
  • Draw 12 23 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Women's tournament

    See main article: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament. Team: Angelina Jensen, Madeleine Dupont, Denise Dupont, Camilla Jensen and Ane Håkansson Hansen (alternate).[5]

    Standings
  • Matches
  • Draw 1 16 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Draw 3 17 Feb 19:00 PST
  • Draw 4 18 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Draw 5 19 Feb 9:00 PST
  • Draw 6 19 Feb 19:00 PST
  • Draw 7 20 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Draw 8 21 Feb 9:00 PST
  • Draw 10 22 Feb 14:00 PST
  • Draw 12 23 Feb 19:00 PST
  • Freestyle skiing

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

    Women

    Snowboarding

    See main article: Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

    Women

    Speed skating

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

    Women
    Athlete Event Time Rank
    Cathrine Grage3000 m4:20.9327
    5000 m7:23.8314

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: OL: Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling som dansk fanebærer . Danmarks Idræts-Forbund . 2010-01-07 . 2010-01-06 . Hollerup . Casper . da . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100304064633/http://www.dif.dk/OmDIF/Forside/Nyheder/2010/01/20100106_fanebaererol2010.aspx . March 4, 2010 .
    2. Web site: Kilsgaard var bedre end Bode Miller . . 23 February 2010 . dr.dk/sporten . . 23 February 2010 . da.
    3. Web site: Alpine Skiing results and schedule: Men's giant slalom . 23 February 2010 . bbc.co.uk . . 23 February 2010 . 27 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100227022922/http://winterolympics.external.bbc.co.uk/alpine-skiing/resultsandschedules/event%3DASM030000/phase%3DASM030101/index.html . dead .
    4. Web site: Specifications for Competition Equipment Edition 2009/10 . . . 23 February 2010 . 4 . Maximum height (distance between the bottom of the running surface of the ski and the ski boot sole) for all categories is 50 mm (Ladies, Men and Children's). . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091228225349/http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/edition2009_nov.pdf . 28 December 2009 .
    5. Web site: 10 atleter udtaget til vinter-OL . Danmarks Idræts-Forbund . 2009-11-13 . 2009-05-05 . Hollerup . Casper . da . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114152504/http://www.dif.dk/ForPressen/Forside/Pressemeddelelser/2009/05/20090505_oludtagelser.aspx . January 14, 2010 .