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Spain participated at 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...

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. The Spanish NOC nominated 18 athletes on January 28, 2010.

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Paul de la Cuesta Paul de la Cuesta Paul de la Cuesta is an alpine skier from Spain. He competed for Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-External links:...	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...			1:59.84	51
	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....			1:34.03	35
	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....	1:20.06	1:23.16	2:43.22	32
Ferrán Terra Ferran Terra Ferran Terra is an alpine skier from Spain. He competed for Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was 27th in the Super-G.-External links:...	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...			1:58.85	44
	Combined Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's combined The men's super combined competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was scheduled for February 16, but was postponed due weather delays in preceding races; it was held five days later on February 21...	1:56.12	DNF	DNF	n/a
	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....			1:32.75	27
	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....	DNF	—	DNF	n/a

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Andrea Jardi Andrea Jardi Andrea Jardi is an alpine skier from Spain. She competed for Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She did not complete any of the events she competed in.-External links:...	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....			DNF	n/a
	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...	1:20.41	DNF	DNF	n/a
	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...	DNF	—	DNF	n/a
María José Rienda María José Rienda María José Rienda Contreras is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.Rienda won the last two giant slaloms of the 2005 season, the first victory for a Spanish ski racer since Blanca Fernández Ochoa in December 1991. Rienda has 6 World Cup victories, all in giant slalom.María Rienda represented Spain...	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...	1:21.22	1:16.23	2:37.45	38
Carolina Ruiz Castillo Carolina Ruiz Castillo Carolina Ruiz Castillo is a female skier from Spain. She has represented Spain in the 2006, 2002, and 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also taken part in national championships, world championships, and the world cup. She has also competed in the European cup and the junior world...	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....			1:47.62	15
	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....			1:23.05	18
	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...	1:19.17	1:15.90	2:35.07	34

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Victoria Padial Hernández	7.5 km sprint Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The women's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 13, 2010. This competition started at 1:00 PM PST.- Results :- References :...	24:55.5	87
Victoria Padial Hernández	15 km individual Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's individual The women's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010.- Results :-External links:*, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17....	56:41.8	86

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Javier Gutiérrez	15 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 12:30 PST....	37:55.7	69
	30 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The men's 15 kilometre + 15 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 20 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 13:30 PST....	1:22:20.4	40
	50 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical The men's 50 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 28 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 09:30 PST. on the final day of the Games....	DNF	n/a
Diego Ruiz Asin	15 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 12:30 PST....	37:31.8	65
Diego Ruiz Asin	50 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical The men's 50 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 28 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 09:30 PST. on the final day of the Games....	2:17:49.8	44
Vicenç Vilarrubla Vicenç Vilarrubla Vicenç Vilarrubla Solsona is a Catalan Spanish cross-country skier from Bellestar who has competed in the World Cup since 2001. Vilarrubla competed in four FIS Nordic World Ski Championships from 2003 to 2009 and at 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics...	15 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 12:30 PST....	36:22.7	53
	30 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The men's 15 kilometre + 15 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 20 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 13:30 PST....	1:19:48.2	31
	50 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical The men's 50 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 28 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 09:30 PST. on the final day of the Games....	2:13:33.8	40

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Laura Orgue Laura Orgué Laura Orgué Vila is a Spanish cross country skier who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 27th in the 15 km mixed pursuit at Vancouver in 2010....	10 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle The women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on February 15 at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 10:00 PST....	27:09.4	38
	15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The women's 7.5 kilometre + 7.5 kilometre double pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 19 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 13:00 PST....	42:38.3	27
	30 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre classical The women's 30 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 27 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 11:45 PST....	1:31:18.3	37

Figure skating

Spain has qualified 1 entrant in men's singles and 1 in ladies singles, for a total of 2 athletes.

Athlete(s)	Event					Total
Athlete(s)	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Javier Fernández Javier Fernández (figure skater) Javier Fernández López is a Spanish figure skater. He is the 2010 Spanish national champion, the 2007-2009 junior national champion, and represented Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	Men Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles The men's single skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum on February 16 and February 18 , 2010.-Short program results:-Free skate results:-Overall results:Referee:...	68.69	16	137.99	10	206.68	14
Sonia Lafuente Sonia Lafuente -External links:...	Ladies Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 23, 2010, with the free skating held on February 25, 2010.-Short program:...	49.74	22	83.77	21	133.51	22

Freestyle skiing

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1/8 finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Rocío Delgado	Women's ski cross Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross The women's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, took place on 23 February at Cypress Bowl Ski Area.-Qualification:-1/8 Round:The top 32 qualifiers advanced to the 1/8 round...	1:22.67	31 Q	3	Did not advance

Skeleton

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Ander Mirambell Ander Mirambell Ander Mirambell is a Spanish skeleton racer who has competed since 2005. His best World Cup finish was 14th in the men's event at Whistler in November 2010....	Men's Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place at the Whistler Sliding Centre on 18-19 February. Canada's Duff Gibson was the defending Olympic champion. Gibson retired after the 2006 Olympics...	54.77	54.59	54.26	Did not advance	2:43.62	24

Halfpipe

Athlete	Qualification			Semifinals			Finals
Athlete	Run 1	Run 2	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Rubén Verges	9.4	19.5	15	Did not advance					31

Snowboard cross

Athletes	Qualification		1/8 finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athletes	Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Jordi Font	DNF	n/a	Did not advance
Regino Hernández	1:25.90	31 Q	4	Did not advance

Halfpipe

Athlete	Qualification			Semifinals			Finals
Athlete	Run 1	Run 2	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Queralt Castellet Queralt Castellet Queralt Castellet i Ibáñez is a Spanish snowboarder.She competed at the 2006 Olympic Games, and finished tenth in halfpipe at the 2007 World Snowboard Championships...	44.3	19.9	3 Q	DNS			DNS	DNS	12

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