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Switzerland qualified three sleighs in the two-man event, [2] two sleighs in the two-woman event [3] and two sleighs in the four-man event. [4] Switzerland lost two of its two-man sleighs after driver Beat Hefti and brakeman Jörg Egger suffered injuries during the training runs. [5] Two-man
Canada also broke the record for the most golds won at a single Winter Olympics, which was previously 13, set by the Soviet Union in 1976 and Norway in 2002. [5] The United States placed first in total medals—its second time doing so in a Winter Games—and set a record for most medals won at a single Winter Olympics, with 37, breaking the ...
Lee is the first Asian to medal in an Olympic 10000 m speed skating event. Women's ski cross. Canadian Ashleigh McIvor wins the gold medal in the first women's ski cross event at the Winter Olympics. [50] Nordic combined. Austria defends their Olympic gold in the team large hill/4 × 5 km while United States gets their first medal in the event ...
Rank Seed Bib Name Country Notes 3: 20: Maëlle Ricker Canada 7: 28: Déborah Anthonioz France 4: 30: Olivia Nobs Switzerland 4: 5: 25: Helene Olafsen Norway 5: 2: 22: Lindsey Jacobellis United States
The U.S. had its best Olympics ever with eight alpine medals, only the fourth nation to achieve that total in a single Olympics (Austria, France, Switzerland). Individually, three men and five women won multiple medals; triple medalists were Bode Miller of the U.S. and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who both won a medal of each color.
Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team G: Sara Grahn: 171 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in): 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) 25 September 1988: Örebro: Linköpings HC
Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring a goal. [1] [2] Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at one IIHF Women's World Championship. Her first appearance came in 2009. [3]
On 20 January 2010, the FIBT announced that the following teams had qualified for the 2010 Games: [7] [8] This was finalized on 26 January 2010. [9] [10] Three teams Germany and United States. Two teams Canada, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Russia. One team Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Ireland, Japan, and Australia