Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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]

Romania at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeROU
NOCRomanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.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)

Alpine skiing

Three athletes have qualified:

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRank
Ioan-Gabriel NanMen's slalomDNF
Men's giant slalom1:23.861:26.152:50.0149
Dragoş StaicuMen's downhillDNF
Edith MiklosWomen's downhillDNF
Women's super-GDid not start
Women's slalomDid not start

Biathlon

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

There were five female athletes that qualified:

AthleteEventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Alexandra Rusu-StoianSprint24:04.6485
Dana PlotogeaSprint22:13.3249
Pursuit36:38.8352
Individual51:01.1781
Éva TófalviSprint20:45.1014
Pursuit32:26.3219
Individual42:43.4111
Mass start38:00.7524
Mihaela PurdeaSprint21:52.2139
Pursuit36:08.5449
Individual45:27.7341
Reka FerenczIndividual48:54.9474

Bobsleigh

Two-man
SledAthletes
(driver listed first)
Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
ROU 1Nicolae Istrate
Florin Cezar Craciun
52.191052.41952.401452.43113:29.4311
Two-woman
SledAthletes
(driver listed first)
Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
ROU 1Carmen 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 1Nicolae 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 PepeneMen's 15 km freestyle35:33.737
Men's 30 km pursuit1:19:34.129
Petrică HogiuMen's 15 km freestyle36:39.557
Men's 30 km pursuitDid not finish
Monika GyorgyWomen's 10 km freestyle27:19.543
Women's 15 km pursuit45:37.555
Women's 30 km classical1:44:03.547
Sprint
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Monika GyorgyWomen's sprint3:58.3244Did not advance44

Figure skating

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

AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Zoltan KelemenMen51.9529Did not advance51.9529

Freestyle skiing

Ski cross
AthleteEventQualifyingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRank
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPosition
Ruxandra NedelcuWomen's ski cross1:23.0433Did not advance33

Luge

There are eight athletes qualified.

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Valentin CreţuMen's singles49.72650.22449.93149.5943:19.47531
Raluca StrămaturaruWomen's singles42.47542.19842.81542.5842:50.07221
Mihaela ChiriaşWomen's singles43.494Did not finish
Violeta StrămăturaruWomen's singlesDid not start
Cosmin Chetroiu
Ionuţ Ţăran
Doubles42.36042.2711:24.63117
Paul Ifrim
Andrei Anghel
Doubles43.00742.4661:25.47320

Short track speed skating

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRanking
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Katalin KristoWomen's 1500 metres2:36.0224Did not advance24

Skeleton

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

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Maria Marinela MaziluWomen's57.1057.0358.1457.653:49.9219

References