Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Colombia
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
for the first time at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, Canada
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
for the first time at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Alpine skiing
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | |||
| Cynthia Denzler Cynthia Denzler -External links:*... |
Giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom The women's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 24. Following the first run, the event was postponed due to heavy fog in the afternoon; the second run was held the next morning, February 25.Viktoria... |
DNF | DNF | |||
| Slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom The women's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 26, 2010.The race was held in challenging weather conditions of fog, snow, and warm temperatures... |
1:01.14 | 1:01.25 | 2:02.39 | 51 | ||