| Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 29 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Éva Tófalvi |
| Medals |
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| 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]
Three athletes have qualified:
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioan-Gabriel Nan | Men's slalom | DNF | |||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:23.86 | 1:26.15 | 2:50.01 | 49 | |
| 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 | ||||
There were five female athletes that qualified:
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Alexandra Rusu-Stoian | Sprint | 24:04.6 | 4 | 85 |
| Dana Plotogea | Sprint | 22:13.3 | 2 | 49 |
| Pursuit | 36:38.8 | 3 | 52 | |
| Individual | 51:01.1 | 7 | 81 | |
| Éva Tófalvi | Sprint | 20:45.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Pursuit | 32:26.3 | 2 | 19 | |
| Individual | 42:43.4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Mass start | 38:00.7 | 5 | 24 | |
| Mihaela Purdea | Sprint | 21:52.2 | 1 | 39 |
| Pursuit | 36:08.5 | 4 | 49 | |
| Individual | 45:27.7 | 3 | 41 | |
| Reka Ferencz | Individual | 48:54.9 | 4 | 74 |
| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first) | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| ROU 1 | Nicolae Istrate Florin Cezar Craciun | 52.19 | 10 | 52.41 | 9 | 52.40 | 14 | 52.43 | 11 | 3:29.43 | 11 |
| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first) | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| ROU 1 | Carmen Radenovici Alina Vera Savin | 54.41 | 18 | 54.46 | 16 | 54.82 | 16 | 54.58 | 16 | 3:38.27 | 15 |
| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first, brakeman last) | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| ROU 1 | Nicolae Istrate Florin Cezar Craciun Ionuţ Andrei Ioan Dănuţ Dovalciuc | 52.05 | 18 | 52.00 | 15 | 52.34 | 15 | 52.50 | 16 | 3:28.89 | 15 |
Romania has three spots for this discipline.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Paul Constantin Pepene | Men's 15 km freestyle | 35:33.7 | 37 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:19:34.1 | 29 | |
| Petrică Hogiu | Men's 15 km freestyle | 36:39.5 | 57 |
| Men's 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | ||
| Monika Gyorgy | Women's 10 km freestyle | 27:19.5 | 43 |
| Women's 15 km pursuit | 45:37.5 | 55 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | 1:44:03.5 | 47 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Monika Gyorgy | Women's sprint | 3:58.32 | 44 | Did not advance | 44 | ||||
Romania has qualified 1 entrant in men's singles, for a total of 1 athlete.
| Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Zoltan Kelemen | Men | 51.95 | 29 | Did not advance | 51.95 | 29 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | |||
| Ruxandra Nedelcu | Women's ski cross | 1:23.04 | 33 | Did not advance | 33 | |||
There are eight athletes qualified.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Valentin Creţu | Men's singles | 49.726 | 50.224 | 49.931 | 49.594 | 3:19.475 | 31 |
| Raluca Strămaturaru | Women's singles | 42.475 | 42.198 | 42.815 | 42.584 | 2:50.072 | 21 |
| Mihaela Chiriaş | Women's singles | 43.494 | Did not finish | ||||
| Violeta Strămăturaru | Women's singles | Did not start | |||||
| Cosmin Chetroiu Ionuţ Ţăran | Doubles | 42.360 | 42.271 | 1:24.631 | 17 | ||
| Paul Ifrim Andrei Anghel | Doubles | 43.007 | 42.466 | 1:25.473 | 20 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Ranking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Katalin Kristo | Women's 1500 metres | 2:36.022 | 4 | Did not advance | 24 | |||||
It was the first time Romania sent an athlete to this event:
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Maria Marinela Mazilu | Women's | 57.10 | 57.03 | 58.14 | 57.65 | 3:49.92 | 19 |
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