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Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

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...

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,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, 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...

Alpine skiing

Moldova sent two alpine skiers.Imboden and Roux are naturalized former Swiss skiers.

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Christophe Roux Christophe Roux Christophe Roux is an alpine skier representing Moldova. He competed for Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 28th place finish in the slalom.-External links:...	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....	1:22.70	1:24.42	2:47.12	44
	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....	51.90	53.85	1:45.75	28
Urs Imboden Urs Imboden Urs Imboden is an alpine skier who has represented both Switzerland and Moldova....	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

Biathlon

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Victor Pinzaru Victor Pinzaru Victor Pinzaru is a biathlete from Moldova. He competed for Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Pinzaru was Moldova's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.- References :...	Sprint Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 14, 2010.- Results :- References :, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13....	27:52.6	1+0	70
	Individual Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's individual The men's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010. Two silver medals were awarded for a second-place tie. No bronze medal was awarded.- Results :...	58:42.6	0+1+0+2	85

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Natalia Lechenkova	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 :...	22:18.2	1+1	53
	Pursuit Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit The women's pursuit competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010.Observers and participants reported that the race start was confused and disorganized. U.S...	37:38.5	1+0+0+3	56
	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....	44:34.9	0+1+1+0	37

Levchenkova is a naturalized former Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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Cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Deficit	Rank
Sergiu Balan Sergiu Balan Sergiu Balan is a Moldovan cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. He finished 86th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	15 kilometre 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....	42:12.1	8:35.8	86

Luge

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Bogdan Macovei Bogdan Macovei Bogdan Macovei is a Romanian-born Moldovan luger who has competed since 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 30th in the men's singles event at Turin in 2006....	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...	50.325	50.175	50.423	50.331	3:21.354	33

Macovei is a naturalized Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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