| Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BLR |
| NOC | Belarus Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 51 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Oleg Antonenko |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Poland (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Belarus participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Alexei Grishin | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | 25 February |
 Silver | Sergey Novikov | Biathlon | Men's individual | 18 February |
 Bronze | Darya Domracheva | Biathlon | Women's individual | 18 February |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizaveta Kuzmenka | Women's giant slalom | 1:24.60 | 1:26.29 | 2:50.89 | 54 |
| Women's slalom | 59.97 | DNF | |||
| Maria Shkanova | Women's giant slalom | 1:22.18 | 1:18.20 | 2:40.38 | 40 |
| Women's slalom | 56.92 | 57.58 | 1:54.50 | 39 | |
| Women's super-G | 1:27.84 | 33 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sergei Dolidovich | 15 km freestyle | 35:29.4 | 35 | ||||||
| 30 km pursuit | DNF | ||||||||
| 50 km classic | 2:07:47.6 | 25 | |||||||
| Aliaksei Ivanou | 15 km freestyle | 36:48.2 | 60 | ||||||
| 30 km pursuit | 1:23:37.7 | 48 | |||||||
| 50 km classic | 2:17:59.2 | 45 | |||||||
| Leanid Karneyenka | 15 km freestyle | 37:29.2 | 63 | ||||||
| Sprint | 3:49.12 | 51 | did not qualify | 51 | |||||
| Sergei Dolidovich, Leanid Karneyenka | Team sprint | DNF | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||||
| Nastassia Dubarezava | 15 km pursuit | 45:27.9 | 54 | |||||||||
| 30 km classic | 1:42:28.1 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Sprint | 3:56.87 | 42 | did not qualify | 42 | ||||||||
| Ekaterina Rudakova | 10 km freestyle | 28:16.1 | 59 | |||||||||
| 15 km pursuit | 44:50.5 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Alena Sannikova | 10 km freestyle | 27:21.3 | 44 | |||||||||
| 15 km pursuit | 43:33.7 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 30 km classic | 1:38:31.3 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Olga Vasiljonok | 10 km freestyle | 28:06.2 | 56 | |||||||||
| Sprint | 4:01.73 | 46 | did not qualify | 46 | ||||||||
| Ekaterina Rudakova, Olga Vasiljonok | Team sprint | 19:52.3 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Nastassia Dubarezava, Ekaterina Rudakova, Alena Sannikova, Olga Vasiljonok | 4 x 5 km relay | 58:28.4 | 10 | |||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Dmitri Dashinski | Men's aerials | 238.33 | 4 Q | 215.68 | 11 |
| Alexei Grishin | Men's aerials | 234.27 | 7 Q | 248.41 | |
| Anton Kushnir | Men's aerials | 213.90 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Timofei Slivets | Men's aerials | 221.91 | 12 Q | 225.58 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Assol Slivets | Women's aerials | 169.39 | 7 Q | 198.69 | 4 |
| Alla Tsuper | Women's aerials | 195.76 | 1 Q | 181.84 | 8 |
The following is the Belarusian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics. [2]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2009–10 team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Vitali Koval | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 31 March 1980 | Perm, Russian SFSR |  Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 37 | G | Maxim Malyutin | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 16 September 1988 | Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR | Vitebsk (BLR) |
| 31 | G | Andrei Mezin | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 8 July 1974 | Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 7 | D | Vladimir Denisov | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 29 June 1984 | Navapolatsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 33 | D | Andrei Karev | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 12 February 1985 | Elektrostal, Russian SFSR | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 25 | D | Sergei Kolosov | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 22 May 1986 | Navapolatsk |  Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) |
| 43 | D | Viktor Kostiuchenok | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 7 June 1979 | Minsk |  Spartak Moscow (KHL) |
| 4 | D | Alexander Makritski | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 11 August 1971 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 52 | D | Alexander Ryadinsky | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 1 April 1978 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 24 | D | Ruslan Salei – C | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 2 November 1974 | Minsk | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) |
| 5 | D | Nikolai Stasenko | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 15 February 1987 | Roshchino, Russian SFSR | Amur Khabarovsk (KHL) |
| 10 | F | Oleg Antonenko – A | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 1 July 1971 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 59 | F | Sergei Demagin | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 19 July 1986 | Minsk | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) |
| 71 | F | Alexei Kalyuzhny | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 13 June 1977 | Minsk | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
| 28 | F | Konstantin Koltsov – A | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 April 1981 | Minsk | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) |
| 74 | F | Sergei Kostitsyn | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 20 March 1987 | Navapolatsk |  Montreal Canadiens (NHL) |
| 11 | F | Alexander Kulakov | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 15 May 1983 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 19 | F | Dmitri Meleshko | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 8 November 1982 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 8 | F | Andrei Mikhalev | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 23 February 1978 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 26 | F | Andrei Stas | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 18 October 1988 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 18 | F | Alexei Ugarov | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 2 January 1985 | Minsk | HC MVD (KHL) |
| 22 | F | Sergei Zadelenov | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 27 February 1976 | Navapolatsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 21 | F | Konstantin Zakharov | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 2 May 1985 | Minsk | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
Defencemen Andrei Antonov, Andrei Bashko, Vadim Sushko and Aleksandr Syrei, along with forwards Mikhail Grabovski and Andrei Kostitsyn, were initially selected but could not play due to injuries. The players chosen to replace them were defencemen Andrei Karev, Sergei Kolosov, Alexander Makritski and Alexander Ryadinsky, and forwards Dmitri Meleshko and Konstantin Zakharov. [3]
Belarus played in Group C.
All times are local (UTC-8).
| 17 February 2010 12:00 | Finland  | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) |  Belarus | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,639 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Miikka Kiprusoff | Goalies | Vitali Koval | Referees: Paul Devorski  Peter Ország Linesmen: Brian Murphy Milan Novak | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 February 2010 12:00 | Belarus | 2–4 (0–2, 1–1, 1–1) |  Sweden | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,878 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Andrei Mezin | Goalies | Jonas Gustavsson | Referees: Dennis LaRue  Brent Reiber Linesmen: Brian Murphy Yuri Oskirko | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 2010 21:00 | Germany  | 3–5 (1–1, 0–1, 2–3) | Belarus | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,979 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Greiss | Goalies | Vitali Koval | Referees: Danny Kurmann Bill McCreary Linesmen:  Petr Blümel Shane Heyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| 23 February 2010 12:00 | Switzerland | 3–2 (SO) (1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Belarus | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,397 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Jonas Hiller | Goalies | Andrei Mezin | Referees: Paul Devorski Peter Ország Linesmen: Petr Blümel Tim Nowak | |||||||||||
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T. Déruns  R. Lemm I. Rüthemann  | Shootout | O. Antonenko D. Meleshko S. Kostitsyn | ||||||||||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Svetlana Radkevich | 500 m | 39.899 | 35 | 39.854 | 33 | 79.753 | 33 |
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