Argentina at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

competed 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...

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

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Alpine skiing

Argentina has qualified five entrants in alpine skiing.

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Cristian Javier Simari Birkner Cristian Javier Simari Birkner Cristian Simari Birkner is an Alpine skier from Argentina. He competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. He served as Argentina's flag bearer at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony....	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...			2:01.67	55
	Men's 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...	Downhill 2:00.58	Slalom DNF	Did not finish
	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 start
	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....	51.35	53.37	1:44.72	26
	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....	1:20.87	1:23.76	2:44.63	34
Agustin Torres Agustin Torres Agustin Torres is an alpine skier from Argentina. He competed for Argentina at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 54th place in the giant slalom.-External links:...	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....	DNF	Did not advance
	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....	1:25.14	1:28.12	2:53.26	54
Macarena Simari Birkner Macarena Simari Birkner Macarena Simari Birkner is a female skier from Argentina. She has represented Argentina in both the 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics, in the Alpine skiing events...	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....			1:54.25	31
	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...	Downhill 1:29.56	Slalom 46.81	2:16.37	26
	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....			1:27.48	32
	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...	56.84	55.51	1:52.35	36
	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...	1:23.29	1:18.73	2:42.02	45
Maria Belen Simari Birkner María Belén Simari Birkner María Belén Simari Birkner is a female skier from Argentina. She has represented Argentina in both the 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics, in the Alpine skiing events...	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....			1:53.62	29
	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...	Downhill 1:30.19	Slalom DNF	Did not finish
	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....			1:27.24	31
	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...	58.99	DNF
	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...	1:23.60	1:18.78	2:42.38	46
Nicol Gastaldi Nicol Gastaldi Nicol Gastaldi is an alpine skier from Argentina. She competed for Argentina at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 48th place in the giant slalom.-External links:...	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...	DNF	Did not advance
	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...	1:24.25	1:19.53	2:43.78	48

Cross-country skiing

Argentina has qualified one entrant in cross-country skiing.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Carlos Lannes Carlos Lannes Carlos Lannes is an Argentine cross country skier who has competed since 2004. He finished 82nd in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	Men's 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....	41:34.9	82

Luge

Argentina has qualified one entrant in luge.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Ruben Gonzalez Rubén González (luger) Rubén González is an Argentine luger who competed from 1984 to 2010. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he holds the record for being the first athlete to participate in four different Winter Olympic games in four different decades...	Men's singles Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles The men's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 13–14 February 2010 at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Germany's Felix Loch was the two-time defending world champion and won the gold medal with the fastest time in each of the four runs...	52.540	52.155	52.298	51.312	3:28.305	38

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