Liechtenstein at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | LIE |
NOC | Liechtenstein Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Vancouver | |
Competitors | 7 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Richard Wunder |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Liechtenstein sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12–28 February 2010. The delegation consisted of seven athletes, two alpine skiers and five bobsledders. The Liechtenstein team did not win any medals at this Olympics.
Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Alpine Central Europe. The principality is a constitutional monarchy headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein.
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Vancouver 2010, informally the 21st Winter Olympics, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 12 to 28 February 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler.
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Athlete | Event | Final | |||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
Marco Büchel | Men's downhill | 1:54.84 | 8 | ||
Men's super-G | DNF | - | |||
Marina Nigg | Women's slalom | 53.78 | 53.05 | 1:46.83 | 22 |
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Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
Michael Klingler Thomas Dürr | Two-man | 56.18 | DNS | - | - | - | - |
Michael Klingler Jürgen Berginz Thomas Dürr Richard Wunder | Four-man | DNS | - | - | - | - | - |
The four-man team was forced to withdraw after pilot Michael Klingler began suffering from a recurring concussion problem following the crash in the two-man event. [2]
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