Belgium participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics , which took place in Vancouver ( Canada ) from February 12 to 28 , where it was represented by 8 athletes in four sports. At the opening ceremony, the flag of Belgium was carried by figure skater Kevin van der Perren , and at the closing ceremony by short trekist Peter Gisel .
| Belgium at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | BEL | |||
| NOC | Belgian Olympic Committee Official site | |||
| Winter Olympics in Vancouver | ||||
| Athletes | 8 in 4 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Kevin van der Perren (Opening) Peter Gisel (closing) | |||
| Medals | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze 0 | Total 0 |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
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At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Belgium failed to win a single Olympic medal. The last time the Belgians won the Olympic medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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Opening and Closing Ceremonies
As usual, Greece , the birthplace of the Olympic Games, opened the parade of nations, while Canada , the host country, closed it in [1] . Other countries appeared in alphabetical order. Belgium was the eleventh of the 82 delegations that appeared in the BC Place in Vancouver during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony, after Belarus and in front of Bermuda . This ceremony was dedicated to the Georgian athlete - sanitar Nodar Kumaritashvili , who died during a training run a few hours before the official opening ceremony of the Games [2] . The standard-bearer of Belgium was figure skater Kevin van der Perren [1] .
The closing ceremony also took place at the BC Place . Standard-bearers of all delegations formed a circle around the Olympic flame to extinguish the Olympic Games in Vancouver. The Belgian flag was carried by Peter Gisel , performing in short track [3] .
Composition and results
Bobsleigh
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | 1 arrival | 2 arrival | 3 arrival | 4th arrival | Final result | Summary a place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | A place | Result | A place | Result | A place | Result | A place | ||||
| Twos | Elfie Willemsen Eva Villemarck | 54.27 | 15 | 54.40 | 15 | 54.64 | sixteen | 54.17 | 14 | 3: 37.48 | 14 |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | A place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Time | A place | ||||
| Slalom | Jerun van den bogart | 53.99 | 42 | 54.57 | 29 | 1: 48.56 | 34 |
| Bart mollin | DNF | ||||||
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | A place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Time | A place | ||||
| Slalom | Karen Persin | 54.09 | 33 | 53,87 | 23 | 1: 47.96 | 27 |
Figure Skating
| Competition | Athletes | Short program/ original dance | Free program / free dance | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount points | A place | Amount points | A place | Amount points | A place | ||
| Men's single skating | Kevin van der Perren | 72.90 | 12 | 116.94 | 18 | 189.84 | 17 |
| Women's single skating | Isabelle Piman | 46,10 | 25 | Complete the speech | 46,10 | 25 | |
Short Track
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Semi final | The final | Summary a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Result | A place | Race | Result | A place | Race | Result | A place | Title | Result | A place | |||
| 500 meters | Peter Gisel | 3 | 42,443 | 2 | four | 41,980 | four | Completed the speech | 15 | |||||
| 1000 meters | Peter Gisel | 7 | 1: 25,613 | 3 | Completed the speech | nineteen | ||||||||
| 1500 meters | Peter Gisel | five | 2: 18,560 | 2 | Not carried out | 2 | 2: 16,249 | four | B | 2: 18,773 | 3 | 9 | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony (English) . IOC .
- ↑ On the first day of the Olympics, a young luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili Died . Channel One (February 13, 2010).
- ↑ The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony (English) . IOC .
Links
- Olympic Committee of Belgium (nid.) . teambelgium.be.
- Composition and results of the national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics . sports-reference.com.
- The composition and results of the team at the 2010 Winter Olympics . Championship.com.