| Greece at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
in Vancouver  Canada | |
| Competitors | 7 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Thanassis Tsakiris |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Greece participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
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| Vassilis Dimitriadis | Men's slalom | 51.96 | 56.20 | 1:48.16 | 33 |
| Men's giant slalom | 1:24.64 | DNF | DNF | ||
| Stefanos Tsimikalis | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | ||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:29.21 | 1:30.95 | 3:00.16 | 65 | |
| Sophia Ralli | Women's slalom | 59.32 | 1:01.09 | 2:00.41 | 47 |
| Women's giant slalom | 1:27.75 | 1:22.86 | 2:50.61 | 53 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Thanassis Tsakiris | Men's sprint | DNF | ||
| Panagiota Tsakiri | Women's sprint | 24:28.8 | 1+2 | 86 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lefteris Fafalis | Men's sprint | 4:39:40 | 50 | did not qualify | 50 | ||||
| Maria Danou | Women's 10 kilometre freestyle | 32:14.6 | 73 | ||||||
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