Norway_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics

Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Norway participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Norway sent 99 competitors to the games[2] and ended up with the fourth largest number of gold medals among participating nations.

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Medalists

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Alpine skiing

Aksel Lund Svindal racing for the silver medal in the men's downhill.
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Note: In the super combined, run 1 is the downhill, and run 2 is the slalom.

Biathlon

Men
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Women
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Cross-country skiing

The silver medal winning team in the men's 4 x 10 km relay
Men
Sprint
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Women
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Sprint
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Curling

Norway's curling pants caused quite a stir.

Team: Thomas Ulsrud (skip), Torger Nergaard, Håvard Vad Petersson, Christoffer Svae, Thomas Løvold (alternate).

Much attention was paid to the team's pants, in the international media and on social media networks. The men wore pants with a red, white and blue diamond pattern from Loudmouth Golf. The pants were picked for the team by second Chris Svae.[3][4]

Summary
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Men's tournament

Standings
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Source: [citation needed]
Round-robin

Norway had a bye in draws 3, 8 and 11.

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Draw 1

Tuesday, 16 February, 09:00

Draw 2

Tuesday, 16 February, 19:00

Draw 4

Thursday, 18 February, 09:00

Draw 5

Thursday, 18 February, 19:00

Draw 6

Friday, 19 February, 14:00

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Draw 7

Saturday, 20 February, 09:00

Draw 9

Sunday, 21 February, 14:00

Draw 10

Monday, 22 February, 09:00

Draw 12

Tuesday, 23 February, 14:00

Semifinal

Thursday, 25 February, 14:00

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Gold medal game

Saturday, 27 February, 15:00

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Freestyle skiing

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Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Norwegian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5]

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Forward Morten Ask was initially selected, but was injured and replaced by Jonas Solberg Andersen.[6]

Group play

Norway played in Group A.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

16 February 2010
16:30
Canada 8–0
(0–0, 3–0, 5–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,652
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18 February 2010
12:00
United States 6–1
(2–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,710
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20 February 2010
12:00
Norway 4–5 (OT)
(1–1, 2–2, 1–1, 0–1)
  SwitzerlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,952
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Standings
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Final rounds

Qualification playoff
23 February 2010
21:00
Slovakia 4–3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,583
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Nordic combined

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Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

Skeleton

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Ski jumping

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Snowboarding

Halfpipe
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Snowboard cross
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Speed skating

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Team pursuit
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See also


References

  1. "Her er Norges flaggbærer". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  2. "Anders Rekdal tatt ut til OL i Vancouver på overtid". Olympiatoppen (in Norwegian). 29 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. "Men's rosters announced". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 February 2010.

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