Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics
# Romania at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Romania participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Twenty-nine athletes have qualified for the Olympiad. The Romanian flag was carried by Éva Tófalvi during the opening ceremonies.

## Alpine skiing

Three athletes have qualified:

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ioan-Gabriel Nan | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Ioan-Gabriel Nan | Men's giant slalom | 1:23.86 | 1:26.15 | 2:50.01 | 49 |
| Dragoş Staicu | Men's downhill | | | DNF | DNF |
| Edith Miklos | Women's downhill | | | DNF | DNF |
| Edith Miklos | Women's super-G | | | Did not start | Did not start |
| Edith Miklos | Women's slalom | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |

## Biathlon

There were five female athletes that qualified:

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Alexandra Rusu-Stoian | Sprint | 24:04.6 | 4 | 85 |
| Dana Plotogea | Sprint | 22:13.3 | 2 | 49 |
| Dana Plotogea | Pursuit | 36:38.8 | 3 | 52 |
| Dana Plotogea | Individual | 51:01.1 | 7 | 81 |
| Éva Tófalvi | Sprint | 20:45.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Éva Tófalvi | Pursuit | 32:26.3 | 2 | 19 |
| Éva Tófalvi | Individual | 42:43.4 | 1 | 11 |
| Éva Tófalvi | Mass start | 38:00.7 | 5 | 24 |
| Mihaela Purdea | Sprint | 21:52.2 | 1 | 39 |
| Mihaela Purdea | Pursuit | 36:08.5 | 4 | 49 |
| Mihaela Purdea | Individual | 45:27.7 | 3 | 41 |
| Reka Ferencz | Individual | 48:54.9 | 4 | 74 |

## Bobsleigh

### Two-man

| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first) | Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Heat 4 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first) | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| ROU 1 | Nicolae Istrate Florin Cezar Craciun | 52.19 | 10 | 52.41 | 9 | 52.40 | 14 | 52.43 | 11 | 3:29.43 | 11 |

### Two-woman

| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first) | Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Heat 4 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first) | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| ROU 1 | Carmen Radenovici Alina Vera Savin | 54.41 | 18 | 54.46 | 16 | 54.82 | 16 | 54.58 | 16 | 3:38.27 | 15 |

### Four-man

| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first, brakeman last) | Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 3 | Heat 4 | Heat 4 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sled | Athletes (driver listed first, brakeman last) | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| ROU 1 | Nicolae Istrate Florin Cezar Craciun Ionuţ Andrei Ioan Dănuţ Dovalciuc | 52.05 | 18 | 52.00 | 15 | 52.34 | 15 | 52.50 | 16 | 3:28.89 | 15 |

## Cross-country skiing

Romania has three spots for this discipline.

### Distance

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Paul Constantin Pepene | Men's 15 km freestyle | 35:33.7 | 37 |
| Paul Constantin Pepene | Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:19:34.1 | 29 |
| Petrică Hogiu | Men's 15 km freestyle | 36:39.5 | 57 |
| Petrică Hogiu | Men's 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Monika Gyorgy | Women's 10 km freestyle | 27:19.5 | 43 |
| Monika Gyorgy | Women's 15 km pursuit | 45:37.5 | 55 |
| Monika Gyorgy | Women's 30 km classical | 1:44:03.5 | 47 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Monika Gyorgy | Women's sprint | 3:58.32 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 44 |

## Figure skating

Romania has qualified 1 entrant in men's singles, for a total of 1 athlete.

| Athlete | Event | CD | CD | SP/OD | SP/OD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Zoltan Kelemen | Men | | | 51.95 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 51.95 | 29 |

## Freestyle skiing

### Ski cross

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank |
| Ruxandra Nedelcu | Women's ski cross | 1:23.04 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |

## Luge

There are eight athletes qualified.

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
| Valentin Creţu | Men's singles | 49.726 | 50.224 | 49.931 | 49.594 | 3:19.475 | 31 |
| Raluca Strămaturaru | Women's singles | 42.475 | 42.198 | 42.815 | 42.584 | 2:50.072 | 21 |
| Mihaela Chiriaş | Women's singles | 43.494 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Violeta Strămăturaru | Women's singles | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| Cosmin Chetroiu Ionuţ Ţăran | Doubles | 42.360 | 42.271 | | | 1:24.631 | 17 |
| Paul Ifrim Andrei Anghel | Doubles | 43.007 | 42.466 | | | 1:25.473 | 20 |

## Short track speed skating

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Ranking |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Ranking |
| Katalin Kristo | Women's 1500 metres | 2:36.022 | 4 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 24 |

## Skeleton

It was the first time Romania sent an athlete to this event:

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
| Maria Marinela Mazilu | Women's | 57.10 | 57.03 | 58.14 | 57.65 | 3:49.92 | 19 |
