Denmark at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Denmark at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk  (in Danish and English)
in Vancouver
Competitors18 in 7 sports
Flag bearers Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling (opening) [1]
Johnny Frederiksen (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Contents

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

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies. 2010 Opening Ceremony - Denmark entering.jpg
The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRank
TimeRankTimeRankTime
Johnny Albertsen Downhill 2:00.12532:00.1253
Super-G 1:35.69401:35.6940
Markus Kilsgaard Giant slalom DSQDNS
Slalom DNS

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
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRank
TimeRankTimeRankTime
Yina Moe-Lange Giant slalom 1:24.68581:18.99472:43.6747
Slalom 1:02.75661:01.95512:04.7052

Biathlon

Men
AthleteEventTime (misses)Rank
Øystein Slettemark 10 km sprint 30:55.8 (3+4)86
12.5 km pursuit DNQ
20 km individual 1:01:12.9 (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

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Jonas Thor Olsen 15 km freestyle 39:01.876
30 km pursuit Lapped55
50 km classical 2:25:00.948

Curling

Men's tournament

Team: Ulrik Schmidt (skip), Johnny Frederiksen, Bo Jensen, Lars Vilandt and Mikkel Poulsen (alternate). [5]

Standings
Final round robin standings
TeamSkipPldWLPFPAEWELBESES%Qualification
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kevin Martin 9907536362814285%Playoffs
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Thomas Ulsrud 9726443403215784%
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Ralph Stöckli 9635344353320881%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Niklas Edin 9545052343620682%Tiebreaker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain David Murdoch 9545744352920981%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andy Kapp 9454860353811975%
Flag of France.svg  France Thomas Dufour 9363763223416773%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Fengchun 927526037379777%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Ulrik Schmidt 9274563312912678%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States John Shuster 9274359324118976%
Source: [ citation needed ]
Matches
Draw 1 16 Feb 9:00 PST Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Stöckli) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00011040006
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt)00000102115
Draw 3 17 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100000xxx1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang)1032101xxx8
Draw 4 18 Feb 9:00 PST Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020100110117
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Shuster)102002001006
Draw 5 18 Feb 19:00 PST Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Murdoch) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00201003039
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt)01010200206
Draw 6 19 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010xxxx3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Martin)020503xxxx10
Draw 7 20 Feb 9:00 PST Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Ulsrud)010200030x6
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001010001x3
Draw 9 21 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100410201x9
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Kapp)020002010x5
Draw 11 22 Feb 19:00 PST Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of France.svg  France (Dufour) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110200001016
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt)001030000105
Draw 12 23 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Edin) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30210000017
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Schmidt)01002110106

Women's tournament

Team: Angelina Jensen, Madeleine Dupont, Denise Dupont, Camilla Jensen and Ane Håkansson Hansen (alternate). [5]

Standings
Final round robin standings
TeamSkipPldWLPFPAEWELBESES%Qualification
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cheryl Bernard 98156374029201381%Playoffs
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anette Norberg 9725652363613579%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Bingyu 9636147393712774%
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Mirjam Ott 9636748403671276%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Angelina Jensen 9454961314015574%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andrea Schöpp 9365256354015475%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Eve Muirhead 93654593641111075%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Moe Meguro 9366470363713573%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Liudmila Privivkova 93653603640141377%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Debbie McCormick 92743653636121277%
Source: [ citation needed ]
Matches
Draw 1 16 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00201002005
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)00010200216
Draw 3 17 Feb 19:00 PST Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Privivkova)00100201127
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020010003
Draw 4 18 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen)11000130107
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (McCormick) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00211001016
Draw 5 19 Feb 9:00 PST Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg121205xxxx11
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen)000010xxxx1
Draw 6 19 Feb 19:00 PST Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet A1234567891011Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen)010002000104
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Bernard) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100100011015
Draw 7 20 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21020011007
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Ott)00202100218
Draw 8 21 Feb 9:00 PST Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)00100010305
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03000101016
Draw 10 22 Feb 14:00 PST Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Muirhead)03020101018
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10201030209
Draw 12 23 Feb 19:00 PST Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Meguro)000202001x5
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Jensen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg003010030x7

Freestyle skiing

Women
AthleteEventQualification1/8 FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
TimeRankRankRankRankRank
Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling Ski cross 1:20.41203DNQDNQDNQ21

Snowboarding

Women
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Run 1Run 2RankRankRankRank
Julie Lundholdt Snowboard cross 1:31.291:44.62154DNQDNQ15

Speed skating

Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Cathrine Grage 3000 m 4:20.9327
5000 m 7:23.8314

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