Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

participated 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,...

, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, 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...

. Twenty-nine athletes have qualified for the Olympiad. The Romanian flag was carried by Éva Tófalvi
Éva Tófalvi
Éva Tófalvi is a Romanian biathlete of Hungarian descent. She finished in 11th place in the Women's Overall World Cup standings and in 2nd place in the Individual event at the end of the 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup...

 during the opening ceremonies.

Alpine skiing

Three athletes have qualified:
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Ioan-Gabriel Nan
Ioan-Gabriel Nan
Ioan-Gabriel Nan is an alpine skier from Romania. He competed for Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 49th place in the giant slalom.-External links:...

Men's Giant slalom
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom
The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21st, it was rescheduled to February 23rd, due to delays of preceding alpine events....

DNF
Men's Giant slalom
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom
The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21st, it was rescheduled to February 23rd, due to delays of preceding alpine events....

1:23.86 1:26.15 2:50.01 49
Dragoş Staicu
Dragoş Staicu
Dragoş Staicu is an alpine skier from Romania. He competed for Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-External links:...

Men's Downhill
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
The Men's Downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was scheduled for Saturday, February 13th, but was postponed due to rain and warm temperatures; the competition was held on Monday, February 15th.The vertical...

DNF
Edith Miklos
Edith Miklos
Edit Miklós is a Hungarian alpine skier, a specialist of Downhill and Super-G. Since 2002 she has been training in Austria.-World Championship finishes:*2009 - Ladies Super-G, 18th position...

Women's Downhill
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill
The women's downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 17, 2010....

DNF
Women's Super-G
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Super-G
The women's Super-G competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 20, 2010.-Results:-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-19....

Did not start
Women's 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...

Did not start

Biathlon

There were five female athletes that qualified:
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Alexandra Rusu-Stoian Sprint
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
The women's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 13, 2010. This competition started at 1:00 PM PST.- Results :- References :...

24:04.6 4 85
Dana Plotogea
Dana Plotogea
Dana Plotogea is a Romanian biathlete. She represents Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...

Sprint
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
The women's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 13, 2010. This competition started at 1:00 PM PST.- Results :- References :...

22:13.3 2 49
Pursuit
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit
The women's pursuit competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010.Observers and participants reported that the race start was confused and disorganized. U.S...

36:38.8 3 52
Individual
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's individual
The women's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010.- Results :-External links:*, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17....

51:01.1 7 81
Éva Tófalvi
Éva Tófalvi
Éva Tófalvi is a Romanian biathlete of Hungarian descent. She finished in 11th place in the Women's Overall World Cup standings and in 2nd place in the Individual event at the end of the 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup...

Sprint
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
The women's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 13, 2010. This competition started at 1:00 PM PST.- Results :- References :...

20:45.1 0 14
Pursuit
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit
The women's pursuit competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010.Observers and participants reported that the race start was confused and disorganized. U.S...

32:26.3 2 19
Individual
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's individual
The women's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010.- Results :-External links:*, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17....

42:43.4 1 11
Mass start
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start
The women's mass start competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 21, 2010.- Results :-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-20....

38:00.7 5 24
Mihaela Purdea Sprint
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
The women's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 13, 2010. This competition started at 1:00 PM PST.- Results :- References :...

21:52.2 1 39
Pursuit
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit
The women's pursuit competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010.Observers and participants reported that the race start was confused and disorganized. U.S...

36:08.5 4 49
Individual
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's individual
The women's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010.- Results :-External links:*, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17....

45:27.7 3 41
Reka Ferencz Individual
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's individual
The women's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010.- Results :-External links:*, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17....

48:54.9 4 74

Bobsleigh

Two-man
Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Two-man
The two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia on 20–21 February. The German team of André Lange and Kevin Kuske were the defending Olympic champions in this event. Switzerland's team of Ivo...

Sled Athletes
(Driver listed first)
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
ROU 1 Nicolae Istrate
Nicolae Istrate
Nicolae Istrate is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the two-man event at Vancouver in 2010....


Florin Cezar Craciun
Florin Cezar Craciun
Florin Cezar Craciun is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 11th in the two-man event and 15th in the four-man event....

52.19 10 52.41 9 52.40 14 52.43 11 3:29.43 11

Two-woman
Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Two-woman
The two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 20–21 February. The German team of Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze were the defending Olympic champions in this event...

Sled Athletes
(Driver listed first)
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
ROU 1 Carmen Radenovici
Carmen Radenovici
Carmen Radenovici is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2005. Her best World Cup finish was 16th in the two-woman event at St. Moritz, Switzerland in January 2009....


Alina Vera Savin
Alina Vera Savin
Alina Vera Savin is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2007. She finished 15th in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....

54.41 18 54.46 16 54.82 16 54.58 16 3:38.27 15


Four-man
Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Four-man
The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 26–27 February. The German team of André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, and Martin Putze were the defending Olympic champion in this event...

Sled Athletes
(Driver first, brakeman last)
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
ROU 1 Nicolae Istrate
Nicolae Istrate
Nicolae Istrate is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the two-man event at Vancouver in 2010....


Florin Cezar Craciun
Florin Cezar Craciun
Florin Cezar Craciun is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 11th in the two-man event and 15th in the four-man event....


Ionuţ Andrei
Ionut Andrei
Ionuţ Andrei is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. He finished 15th in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....


Ioan Dănuţ Dovalciuc
Ioan Danut Dovalciuc
Ioan Dănuţ Dovalciuc is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2005. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 15th in the four-man event at Vancouver in 2010....

52.05 18 52.00 15 52.34 15 52.50 16 3:28.89 15

Cross-country skiing

Romania has three spots for this discipline.

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Paul Constantin Pepene
Paul Constantin Pepene
Paul Constantin Pepene is a Romanian cross-country skier. Pepene won the 30 km pursuit at the U-23 World Championships in January 2010, and competed in the 2009 World Ski Championships and at the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the 2010 Olympics, Pepene competed at three events, notably finishing...

Men's 15 km freestyle
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle
The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 12:30 PST....

35:33.7 37
Men's 30 km pursuit
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit
The men's 15 kilometre + 15 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 20 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 13:30 PST....

1:19:34.1 29
Petrică Hogiu
Petrica Hogiu
Petrică Hogiu is a Romanian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 17th in the team sprint and 57th in the 15 km events....

Men's 15 km freestyle
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle
The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 12:30 PST....

36:39.5 57
Men's 30 km pursuit
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit
The men's 15 kilometre + 15 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 20 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 13:30 PST....

Did not finish
Monika Gyorgy
Monika Gyorgy
Monika Gyorgy is a Romanian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 43rd in the 10 km event at Vancouver in 2010....

Women's 10 km freestyle
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle
The women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on February 15 at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 10:00 PST....

27:19.5 43
Women's 15 km pursuit
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit
The women's 7.5 kilometre + 7.5 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 19 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 13:00 PST....

45:37.5 55
Women's 30 km classical
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre classical
The women's 30 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 27 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 11:45 PST....

1:44:03.5 47


Sprint
Athlete Event Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank
Monika Gyorgy
Monika Gyorgy
Monika Gyorgy is a Romanian cross country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 43rd in the 10 km event at Vancouver in 2010....

Women's sprint
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....

3:58.32 44 Did not advance 44

Figure skating

Romania has qualified 1 entrant in men's singles, for a total of 1 athlete.
Athlete Event / / Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Zoltan Kelemen
Zoltán Kelemen (figure skater)
Zoltan Kelemen is a Romanian figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Romanian national champion.-Post-2004:-Pre-2004:- References :...

Men
Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles
The men's single skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum on February 16 and February 18 , 2010.-Short program results:-Free skate results:-Overall results:Referee:...

51.95 29 Did not advance 51.95 29


Freestyle skiing

Ski cross
Athlete Event Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Time Rank Position Position Position Position
Ruxandra Nedelcu Women's ski cross
Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross
The women's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, took place on 23 February at Cypress Bowl Ski Area.-Qualification:-1/8 Round:The top 32 qualifiers advanced to the 1/8 round...

1:23.04 33 Did not advance 33

Luge

There are eight athletes qualified.
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Valentin Creţu
Valentin Cretu
Valentin Creţu is a Romanian luger who has competed since 2000. His best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 35th in the men's singles event at Igls in 2007....

Men's singles
Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles
The men's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 13–14 February 2010 at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Germany's Felix Loch was the two-time defending world champion and won the gold medal with the fastest time in each of the four runs...

49.726 50.224 49.931 49.594 3:19.475 31
Raluca Strămaturaru Women's singles
Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles
The women's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on 15–16 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Germany's Sylke Otto is the two-time defending Olympic champion. Otto retired midway through the 2006-07 season in January 2007 to pregnancy...

42.475 42.198 42.815 42.584 2:50.072 21
Mihaela Chiriaş Women's singles
Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles
The women's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on 15–16 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Germany's Sylke Otto is the two-time defending Olympic champion. Otto retired midway through the 2006-07 season in January 2007 to pregnancy...

43.494 Did not finish
Violeta Strămăturaru
Violeta Strămăturaru
Violeta Strămăturaru is a Romanian luger who has competed since 2001. Her older sister Raluca Strămăturaru is also a luger.Strămăturaru best Luge World Cup season finish was 32nd in women's singles in 2008-09. She qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics...

Women's singles
Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles
The women's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on 15–16 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Germany's Sylke Otto is the two-time defending Olympic champion. Otto retired midway through the 2006-07 season in January 2007 to pregnancy...

Did not start
Cosmin Chetroiu
Cosmin Chetroiu
Cosmin Chetroiu is a Romanian luger who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 17th in the men's doubles event at Vancouver in 2010.He was born in Petroşani....

 
Ionuţ Ţăran
Ionut Taran
Ionuţ Ţăran is a Romanian luger who has competed since 1999.He was born in Topliţa.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 17th in the men's doubles event at Vancouver in 2010....

Doubles
Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Doubles
The doubles luge event at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Twenty teams participated. Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, the defending Olympic and European champions,. won the gold medal. The silver medal was...

42.360 42.271 1:24.631 17
Paul Ifrim
Paul Ifrim
Paul Ifrim is a Romanian luger who has competed since 2004. His best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 16th in the men's doubles event at Lake Placid, New York in 2009....

 
Andrei Anghel
Andrei Anghel
Andreu Anghel is a Romanian luger who has competed since 2004. His best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 16th in the men's doubles event at Lake Placid, New York in 2009....

Doubles
Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Doubles
The doubles luge event at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Twenty teams participated. Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, the defending Olympic and European champions,. won the gold medal. The silver medal was...

43.007 42.466 1:25.473 20

Short track speed skating

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Ranking
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katalin Kristo Women's 1500 metres
Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on 20 February, at the Pacific Coliseum.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final B :-Final A :-External links:...

2:36.022 4 Did not advance 24

Skeleton

It was the first time Romania sent an athlete to this event:
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Maria Marinela Mazilu
Maria Marinela Mazilu
Maria Marinela Mazilu is a Romanian skeleton racer who has competed since 2007. Her best finish was third in lesser events in Igls in December 2008.Mazilu qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished 19th.-References:*...

Women's
Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's
The women's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place at the Whistler Sliding Centre on 18–19 February. The competition was won by British athlete Amy Williams, who set new course records for the track on her first and third runs...

57.10 57.03 58.14 57.65 3:49.92 19
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