Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Alpine skiing

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Noelle Barahona Noelle Barahona Noelle Barahona is a Chilean alpine skier. She represented Chile at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. Currently studies in Chile when she is not training and has appeared on American TV show, Larry King Live to speak about the Feb. 27, 2010 earthquake.-Reference:*...	Women's downhill Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill The women's downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 17, 2010....	1:57.47	34
	Women's Super-G Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's Super-G The women's Super-G competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 20, 2010.-Results:-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-19....	1:28.66	35
	Women's combined Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's combined The women's super combined competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 18, 2010...	2:24.25	28
	Women's slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom The women's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 26, 2010.The race was held in challenging weather conditions of fog, snow, and warm temperatures...	1:57.82	41
	Women's giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom The women's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 24. Following the first run, the event was postponed due to heavy fog in the afternoon; the second run was held the next morning, February 25.Viktoria...	Did not finish
Maui Gayme Maui Gayme Maui Gayme is an alpine skier who represented Chile at the 2002 Winter Olympics and at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He also represented Chile at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He finished 57th in the Downhill discipline at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...	Men's downhill Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill The Men's Downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was scheduled for Saturday, February 13th, but was postponed due to rain and warm temperatures; the competition was held on Monday, February 15th.The vertical...	1:59.76	49
	Men's Super-G Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Super-G The men's Super-G competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 19, 2010....	1:36.56	42
Jorge Mandru Jorge Mandrú Jorge Mandrú is an alpine skier from Chile. He competed for Chile at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Mandrú was Chile's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.- External links :...	Men's downhill Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill The Men's Downhill competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was scheduled for Saturday, February 13th, but was postponed due to rain and warm temperatures; the competition was held on Monday, February 15th.The vertical...	2:01.72	56
	Men's Super-G Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's Super-G The men's Super-G competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 19, 2010....	Did not finish
	Men's slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom The men's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 27, 2010....	Did not start
	Men's giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21st, it was rescheduled to February 23rd, due to delays of preceding alpine events....	2:51.55	52

Earthquake in Chile

On February 27, 2010 an earthquake

2010 Chile earthquake

The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...

struck Chile. As a result, Chilean athletes Jorge Mandru and Maui Gayme chose not to take part in the closing ceremony out of respect for the victims of the earthquake. Noelle Barahona, the only athlete to remain at Vancouver, carried the flag at the closing ceremony.