Estonia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Estonia at the
2010 Winter Olympics

IOC code| EST
NOC| Estonian Olympic Committee
Website| www.eok.ee (in Estonian)
in Vancouver
Competitors| 30 (18 men, 12 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers | Roland Lessing (opening)[1]
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 25th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948–1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026

Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Estonia competed at the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These games are the eighth Winter Olympics games for Estonia.

Andrus Veerpalu as first Estonian six-time Winter Olympian, became the third cross-country skier in history to compete at six Winter Olympics, after Finns Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi and Harri Kirvesniemi.

## Medalists

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The following Estonian athletes won medals at the games:

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Silver | Kristina Šmigun-Vähi | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 kilometre freestyle

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total  | Rank

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Deyvid Oprja | Giant slalom | 1:29.27  | 1:31.51  | 3:00.78  | 66
Slalom | Did not finish

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total  | Rank

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Tiiu Nurmberg | Giant slalom | Did not finish
Slalom | 58.91  | 59.08  | 1:57.99  | 42

## Biathlon

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Estonian delegation at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver.

Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete[3] | Event  | Final

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Time  | Misses  | Rank
Martten Kaldvee | Individual | 57:56.7  | 6  | 81
Sprint | 28:07.7  | 3  | 74
Kauri Kõiv | Individual | 53:22.4  | 3  | 44
Sprint | 26:56.0  | 2  | 48
Pursuit | 37:45.5  | 4  | 50
Roland Lessing | Individual | 55:29.8  | 5  | 65
Sprint | 27:26.0  | 3  | 62
Priit Viks | Individual | 51:38.1  | 1  | 20
Indrek Tobreluts | Sprint | 26:18.9  | 1  | 31
Pursuit | 37:29.0  | 5  | 48
Estonia
Priit Viks
Kauri Kõiv
Indrek Tobreluts
Roland Lessing | Relay | 1:28:16.5
21:07.1
22:39.6
21:35.5
22:35.5 | 3+10
0+3
1+3
0+4
2+3 | 14

Women
Athlete[citation needed] | Event  | Final

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Time  | Misses  | Rank
Kadri Lehtla | Individual | 45:27.9  | 2  | 42
Sprint | 22:34.2  | 2  | 64
Eveli Saue | Individual | 45:27.9  | 2  | 42
Sprint | 22:23.3  | 2  | 55
Pursuit | Lapped
Sirli Hanni | Sprint | 23:57.8  | 2  | 84
Kristel Viigipuu | Sprint | 23:57.1  | 2  | 83
Estonia
Kadri Lehtla
Eveli Saue
Sirli Hanni
Kristel Viigipuu | Relay | 1:17:55.5
18:49.8
18:15.4
20:06.6
20:43.7 | 2+16
0+4
0+2
1+4
1+6 | 18

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men[4]
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Kein Einaste | Sprint | 3:59.19  | 59  | Did not qualify  | 59
Algo Kärp | 50 km classical |  | 2:13:49.6  | 41
Kaspar Kokk | 30 km pursuit |  | 1:22:40.3  | 42
Peeter Kümmel | Sprint | 3:37.99  | 9 Q | 3:42.4  | 3  | Did not qualify  | 14
Jaak Mae | 50 km classical |  | 2:10:41.3  | 30
Aivar Rehemaa | 15 km freestyle |  | 36:13.5  | 51
30 km pursuit |  | 1:21:15.8  | 37
50 km classical |  | 2:10:57.6  | 34
Anti Saarepuu | Sprint | 3:45.44  | 42  | Did not qualify  | 42
Timo Simonlatser | Sprint | 3:40.65  | 25 Q | 3:42.2  | 6  | Did not qualify  | 27
Karel Tammjärv | 15 km freestyle |  | 37:38.4  | 67
30 km pursuit |  | 1:23:02.9  | 46
Andrus Veerpalu | 50 km classical |  | 2:05:41.6  | 6
Team  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final
Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Peeter Kümmel,
Anti Saarepuu | Team sprint |  | 19:27.6  | 8  | Did not advance  | 17
Algo Kärp,
Kaspar Kokk,
Jaak Mae,
Aivar Rehemaa | 4 x 10 km relay |  | 1:51:41.2  | 14

Women[4]
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Tatjana Mannima | 10 km freestyle |  | 28:13.0  | 58
15 km pursuit |  | 44:24.2  | 44
30 kilometre classical |  | 1:40:51.3  | 42
Triin Ojaste | Sprint | 3:52.31  | 37  | Did not qualify  | 37
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi | 10 km freestyle |  | 25:05.0  |
15 km pursuit |  | Did not finish
30 kilometre classical |  | 1:35:27.2  | 28
Kaija Udras | 15 km pursuit |  | Did not finish
Sprint | 3:51.05  | 31  | Did not qualify  | 31
Team  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final
Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Triin Ojaste,
Kaija Udras | Team sprint |  | 20:02.2  | 8  | Did not advance  | 16

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Estonia qualified 1 entrant in ladies singles, 1 in pair skating, and 1 in ice dancing, for a total of 5 athletes.[5]

Athlete(s)  | Event  | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Jelena Glebova[6] | Ladies' |  |

50.80

83.39

134.19

Maria Sergejeva / Ilja Glebov | Pairs |  |

42.18

82.72

124.90

Irina Štork / Taavi Rand | Ice dancing |

21.73

35.21

58.24

115.18

## References

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1. ^ Estonian Olympic Committee announcement of Lessing named flagbearer. Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonian) – accessed February 11, 2010.
2. ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2010.
3. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Official Report - Volume 2" (PDF). Vancouver Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
4. ^ a b Cross-country Schedule and Results Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games official website
5. ^ "International Skating Union Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 – Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skatng [sic] And Ice Dance". International Skating Union. September 28, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
6. ^ (in Estonian) Figure skaters about to chase the Olympic tickets, Delfi

## External links

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* EOK – Vancouver 2010 (in Estonian)

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