Peru at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Peru at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Roberto Carcelen | | |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
Background
Peru first competed at the
Alpine skiing
Manfred Oettl Reyes was 16 years old at the time of the Games.[5] He was born to a German father, and a Peruvian mother, and at the time, said he had only been to Peru twice in his life.[6] His first event, the giant slalom, was held on 23 February. He posted run times of 1 minute and 29 seconds and 1 minute and 32 seconds.[7][8] This saw him in 67th place out of 81 competitors who finished the race.[9] On 27 February, he was disqualified during the first run of the slalom.[10]
Ornella Oettl Reyes was 18 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics.[5] During 24–25 February, she took part in the weather-impacted giant slalom, finishing the first run in a time of 1 minute and 27 seconds,[11] but she failed to finish the second run and went unplaced in the final standings.[12] The next day, she had a similar experience in the giant slalom, finishing the first run in a time of 59 seconds, but failing to complete the second run.[13][14]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
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Manfred Oettl Reyes | Men's slalom | DSQ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Men's giant slalom | 1:29.56 | 1:32.49 | 3:02.05 | 67 | |
Ornella Oettl Reyes | Women's slalom | 59.61 | DNF | N/A | DNF |
Women's giant slalom | 1:27.25 | DNF | N/A | DNF |
Cross-country skiing
Roberto Carcelen was 39 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics.[5] He took up skiing at the age of 34, after meeting his wife on an online dating site and moving from Peru to Seattle, Washington.[15] He secured qualification at an event held at the Silver Star Mountain Resort in British Columbia.[15] In his race, the 15 kilometre freestyle, he finished with a time of 45 minutes and 53 seconds, placing 94th out of 95 competitors.[16]
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
Roberto Carcelen | 15 kilometre freestyle | 45:53.6 | 12:17.3 | 94 |
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- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b Brewer, Jerry (3 February 2010). "Peruvian cross-country skier Roberto Carcelén reaches Olympic dream". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.