Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Slovenia at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSLO
NOCSlovenian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.si (in Slovene and English)
in Vancouver
Competitors47 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Tina Maze[1]
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Slovenia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Alpine skier Tina Maze won two silver medals, and cross-country skier Petra Majdič won bronze in the women's sprint event, despite having crashed into a pit during warm-up, suffering four broken ribs and a punctured lung.[2]

Among other notable results were Robert Kranjec's 6th place in normal hill and 9th place in large hill ski jumping event, Tina Maze's 9th place in slalom, and Aleš Gorza's 10th place in giant slalom.

  1. ^ M. K. (2010-02-10). "Zastavonoša na odprtju iger bo Tina Maze". RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. ^ "Petra Majdic wins bronze medal in Sprin Classic". Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-15.