Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Romania at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Flag of Romania.svg
IOC code ROU
NOC Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.cosr.ro  (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Vancouver
Competitors29 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Éva Tófalvi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Romania participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Twenty-nine athletes have qualified for the Olympiad. [1] [2] [3] The Romanian flag was carried by Éva Tófalvi during the opening ceremonies. [4]

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Alpine skiing

Three athletes have qualified:

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRank
Ioan-Gabriel Nan Men's slalom DNF
Men's giant slalom 1:23.861:26.152:50.0149
Dragoş Staicu Men's downhill DNF
Edith Miklos Women's downhill DNF
Women's super-G Did not start
Women's slalom Did not start

Biathlon

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

There were five female athletes that qualified:

AthleteEventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Alexandra Rusu-Stoian Sprint 24:04.6485
Dana Plotogea Sprint 22:13.3249
Pursuit 36:38.8352
Individual 51:01.1781
Éva Tófalvi Sprint 20:45.1014
Pursuit 32:26.3219
Individual 42:43.4111
Mass start 38:00.7524
Mihaela Purdea Sprint 21:52.2139
Pursuit 36:08.5449
Individual 45:27.7341
Reka Ferencz Individual 48:54.9474

Bobsleigh

Two-man
SledAthletes
(driver listed first)
Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
ROU 1 Nicolae Istrate
Florin Cezar Craciun
52.191052.41952.401452.43113:29.4311
Two-woman
SledAthletes
(driver listed first)
Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
ROU 1 Carmen Radenovici
Alina Vera Savin
54.411854.461654.821654.58163:38.2715
Four-man
SledAthletes
(driver listed first, brakeman last)
Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
ROU 1 Nicolae Istrate
Florin Cezar Craciun
Ionuţ Andrei
Ioan Dănuţ Dovalciuc
52.051852.001552.341552.50163:28.8915

Cross-country skiing

Romania has three spots for this discipline.

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Paul Constantin Pepene Men's 15 km freestyle 35:33.737
Men's 30 km pursuit 1:19:34.129
Petrică Hogiu Men's 15 km freestyle 36:39.557
Men's 30 km pursuit Did not finish
Monika Gyorgy Women's 10 km freestyle 27:19.543
Women's 15 km pursuit 45:37.555
Women's 30 km classical 1:44:03.547
Sprint
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Monika Gyorgy Women's sprint 3:58.3244Did not advance44

Figure skating

Romania has qualified 1 entrant in men's singles, for a total of 1 athlete.

AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Zoltan Kelemen Men 51.9529Did not advance51.9529

Freestyle skiing

Ski cross
AthleteEventQualifyingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRank
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPosition
Ruxandra Nedelcu Women's ski cross 1:23.0433Did not advance33

Luge

There are eight athletes qualified.

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Valentin Creţu Men's singles 49.72650.22449.93149.5943:19.47531
Raluca Strămaturaru Women's singles 42.47542.19842.81542.5842:50.07221
Mihaela Chiriaş Women's singles 43.494Did not finish
Violeta Strămăturaru Women's singles Did not start
Cosmin Chetroiu
Ionuţ Ţăran
Doubles 42.36042.2711:24.63117
Paul Ifrim
Andrei Anghel
Doubles 43.00742.4661:25.47320

Short track speed skating

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRanking
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Katalin Kristo Women's 1500 metres 2:36.0224Did not advance24

Skeleton

It was the first time Romania sent an athlete to this event:

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Maria Marinela Mazilu Women's 57.1057.0358.1457.653:49.9219

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