Denmark at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Denmark competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The highest result came in women's curling, where the Danish team finished fifth.

Denmark at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Vancouver
Competitors18 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling (opening)[1]
Johnny Frederiksen (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark's only medal at the Winter Olympics came in women's curling in 1998.

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRank
TimeRankTimeRankTime
Johnny Albertsen Downhill 2:00.12 53 N/A 2:00.12 53
Super-G 1:35.69 40 N/A 1:35.69 40
Markus Kilsgaard Giant slalom DSQ DNS N/A
Slalom DNS

Kilsgaard originally finished his first run in 1:26.32 ranked 66th,[2] but was disqualified after his skies were found not to conform with rule B2.1.2,[3] regarding the distance between the ski boot sole and the running surface of the ski.[4]

Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRank
TimeRankTimeRankTime
Yina Moe-Lange Giant slalom 1:24.68 58 1:18.99 47 2:43.67 47
Slalom 1:02.75 66 1:01.95 51 2:04.70 52

Biathlon

Men
AthleteEventTime (misses)Rank
Øystein Slettemark 10 km sprint 30:55.8 (3+4) 86
12.5 km pursuit DNQ
20 km individual 1:01:12.9 (2+1+2+3) 88

Slettemark competes for Greenland on the World Cup, but since Greenland does not have an NOC, he competes for Denmark during the Olympics.

Cross-country skiing

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Jonas Thor Olsen 15 km freestyle 39:01.8 76
30 km pursuit Lapped 55
50 km classical 2:25:00.9 48

Curling

Men's tournament

Team: Ulrik Schmidt (skip), Johnny Frederiksen, Bo Jensen, Lars Vilandt and Mikkel Poulsen (alternate).[5]

Standings

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
Country
Skip W L PF PA Ends
won
Ends
lost
Blank
ends
Stolen
ends
Shot %
 Canada Kevin Martin 907536362814285%
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 726443403215784%
 Switzerland Ralph Stöckli 635345353320881%
 Sweden Niklas Edin 545052343620682%
 Great Britain David Murdoch 545744352920981%
 Germany Andy Kapp 454860353811975%
 France Thomas Dufour 363158223416773%
 China Wang Fengchun 27526037379777%
 Denmark Ulrik Schmidt 274057312912678%
 United States John Shuster 274359324118976%
Matches

Women's tournament

Team: Angelina Jensen, Madeleine Dupont, Denise Dupont, Camilla Jensen and Ane Håkansson Hansen (alternate).[5]

Standings

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
Skip W L PF PA Ends
won
Ends
lost
Blank
ends
Stolen
ends
Shot %
 Canada Cheryl Bernard 8156374029201381%
 Sweden Anette Norberg 725652363613579%
 China Wang Bingyu 636147393712774%
 Switzerland Mirjam Ott 636748403671276%
 Denmark Angelina Jensen 454961314015574%
 Germany Andrea Schöpp 365256354015475%
 Great Britain Eve Muirhead 3654593641111075%
 Japan Moe Meguro 366470363713573%
 Russia Liudmila Privivkova 3653603640141377%
 United States Debbie McCormick 2743653636121277%
Matches

Freestyle skiing

Women
AthleteEventQualification1/8 FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
TimeRankRankRankRankRank
Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling Ski cross 1:20.41 20 3 DNQ DNQ DNQ 21

Snowboarding

Women
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Run 1Run 2RankRankRankRank
Julie Lundholdt Snowboard cross 1:31.29 1:44.62 15 4 DNQ DNQ 15

Speed skating

Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Cathrine Grage 3000 m 4:20.93 27
5000 m 7:23.83 14

Other athletes

Aspirants

The following athletes did not qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics, but were listed by the Danish Olympic Committee as aspirants.[6]

  • Christian Vial, alpine skiing
  • Sebastian Sørensen, cross-country skiing
  • Asger Fischer Mølgaard, cross-country skiing

See also

References

  1. Hollerup, Casper (2010-01-06). "OL: Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling som dansk fanebærer" (in Danish). Danmarks Idræts-Forbund. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  2. Ritzau (23 February 2010). "Kilsgaard var bedre end Bode Miller". dr.dk/sporten (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. "Alpine skiing results and schedule: Men's Giant Slalom". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. International Ski Federation (FIS). "Specifications for Competition Equipment Edition 2009/10" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010. Maximum height (distance between the bottom of the running surface of the ski and the ski boot sole) for all categories is 50 mm (Ladies, Men and Children's).
  5. Hollerup, Casper (2009-05-05). "10 atleter udtaget til vinter-OL" (in Danish). Danmarks Idræts-Forbund. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  6. "Det danske hold" (in Danish). Danmarks Idræts-Forbund. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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