2010 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations

none July 2012 During the Parade of Nations at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, held beginning at 6:00 PM PST on February 12, 2010, 82 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into BC Place Stadium in the host city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by tradition. As the originator of the Olympics, Greece entered first. Canadian delegates entered last, representing the host nation. The names of the nations were announced first in French and followed by English, the official languages of the Olympics, which also happened to be the official languages of the host nation. The nations entered in alphabetic order of their country names in English because it is the more dominant of the two languages in Vancouver and in the province of British Columbia. Delegations from North Korea and South Korea marched in separate delegations, unlike in the 2006 Winter Olympics when they marched together. Chase Chris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! 2010-02-11 https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Ten-things-to-watch-for-during-Vancouver-s-Openi?urn=oly,219193&cp=13 Eleven things to watch for during Vancouver's Opening Ceremony 2010-02-13 Of the flag-bearers who led their respective delegations, all but one were athletes, the exception being Fuad Guliyev, a skating official from Azerbaijan. The sport which was most represented among the flag-bearers was alpine skiing, as alpine skiers led 26 delegations. Only one delegation was led by a short track speed skater, Hong Kong, led by Han Yue Shueng.Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers The Vancouver Sun 2010-02-12 https://vancouversun.com/sports/Complete+list+2010+Vancouver+Winter+Olympic+flag+bearers/2558064/story.html 2010-02-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html 2010-02-16 Marjan Kalhor, an alpine skier and the flag-bearer for Iran, was both the first female flag bearer from her country and the first female athlete from her country to participate in the Winter Olympics. It was erroneously pointed out by a Canadian TV commentator that Tomomi Okazaki was the first female flag bearer for Japan. This title goes to Seiko Hashimoto in Calgary 1988. Other prominent flag bearers included Canadian speed skater and five-time Olympian Clara Hughes, American luger Mark Grimmette, who had helped carry the American flag during the 2002 Winter Olympics, and Czech hockey player Jaromír Jágr. Hughes is the only Olympian ever to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Kaufman Michelle Olympics opening ceremony dedicated to Georgian luger McClatchy 2010-02-13 http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/84666.html 2010-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100215015725/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/84666.html 2010-02-15 dead Iason Abramashvili, flag bearer for Georgia, along with the other members of his delegation, wore black armbands during the march and received a standing ovation in memory of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger who was killed in an accident during a training run earlier in the day. Shipley Amy Vancouver Games get off to somber start following luger's death The Washington Post 2010-02-13 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/12/AR2010021205624_pf.html 2010-02-13 Parade of Nations thumb|right|The Czech flag being carried by Jaromír Jágr. thumb|right|The Finnish flag being carried by Ville Peltonen. thumb|right|The Georgian flag being carried by Iason Abramashvili. In this picture the flag has a black ribbon. thumb|right|The German flag being carried by André Lange. thumb|right|The British flag being carried by Shelley Rudman. thumb|right|The Russian flag being carried by Aleksey Morozov. thumb|right|The Slovenian flag being carried by Tina Maze. thumb|right|The Swedish flag being carried by Peter Forsberg. thumb|right|The Canadian flag being carried by Clara Hughes. OrderNationFlag bearerSport 1 GRE 2010 Winter Athanassios TsakirisGreek Olympic Committee naming Tsakiris being named flagbearer for 2010 Winter Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20100215080851/http://www.hoc.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=18&Itemid=118&lang=en 2010-02-15 - accessed 11 February 2010. Biathlon 2 ALB 2010 Winter Erjon Tola Alpine skiing 3 ALG 2010 Winter Mehdi-Selim Khelifi Cross-country skiing 4 AND 2010 Winter Lluis Marin TarrochTarroch named 2010 flagbearer. - accessed 11 February 2010. Snowboarding 5 ARG 2010 Winter Cristian Javier Simari Birknerhttp://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.coarg.org.ar/&ei=gsx0S9nfI8re8Aaa_vCVCg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBYQ7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dargentina%2Bolympic%2Bcommittee%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX Google Translate: Argentine Olympic Olympic Committee Translate.google.ca 2010-02-14 Alpine skiing 6 ARM 2010 Winter Arsen Nersisyanhttp://www.armenpress.am/news/more/id/588351/lang/am Armenpress 2010-02-02 2010-02-14September 2024 medic Alpine skiing 7 AUS 2010 Winter Torah BrightMarsi https://marsiatthegames.blogspot.com/2010/02/breaking-news.html The Red And White Chronicles: Breaking News! Marsiatthegames.blogspot.com 2004-02-26 2010-02-14 Snowboarding 8 AUT 2010 Winter Andreas Linger & Wolfgang Linger Luge 9 AZE 2010 Winter Fuad Guliyev (Fuad Quliyev) 1http://www.news.az/articles/8831 Skiers compete for Azerbaijan in winter Olympics News.Az 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213073343/http://news.az/articles/8831 2010-02-13 dead Skating official 10 BLR 2010 Winter Oleg Antonenkohttp://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=37256.html?cid=rsstsn Ice Hockey News - 2010 Winter Olympics - CTV Olympics Ctvolympics.ca 2010-02-10 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213164134/http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid%3D37256.html?cid=rsstsn 13 February 2010 live Ice hockey 11 BEL 2010 Winter Kevin van der PerrenNews of van der Perren named flagbearer. https://web.archive.org/web/20120303095559/http://www.nocbel.be/Home/SportnieuwsBELGA/tabid/180/language/nl-NL/Default.aspx March 3, 2012 nl - accessed 11 February 2010. Figure skating 12 BER 2010 Winter Tucker Murphyhttp://www.royalgazette.com/rg/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7da24af30030003&sectionId=70 The Royal Gazette The Royal Gazette 2010-02-09 2010-02-14 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Cross-country skiing 13 BIH 2010 Winter Žana NovakovićVancouver Sun https://vancouversun.com/sports/Complete+list+2010+Vancouver+Winter+Olympic+flag+bearers/2558064/story.html Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers Vancouversun.com 2010-01-29 2010-02-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html 2010-02-16 Alpine skiing 14 BRA 2010 Winter Isabel Clark Ribeiro Snowboarding 15 BUL 2010 Winter Aleksandra Zhekovahttp://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=112805 Bulgaria Vancouver Olympic Team Given President Send Off: Bulgaria Vancouver Olympic Team Given Presidential Send Off - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency Novinite.com 2010-02-04 2010-02-14 Snowboarding 16 CAY 2010 Winter Dow Travers Alpine skiing 17 CHI 2010 Winter Jorge Mandrú Alpine skiing 18 CHN 2010 Winter People's Republic of China Han Xiaopeng Freestyle skiing 19 COL 2010 Winter Cynthia Denzler Alpine skiing 20 CRO 2010 Winter Jakov Fak Biathlon 21 CYP 2010 Winter Christopher Papamichalopoulos Alpine skiing 22 CZE 2010 Winter Jaromír Jágr Ice hockey 23 PRK 2010 Winter Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ri Song-Chol Figure skating 24 DEN 2010 Winter Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling Freestyle skiing 25 EST 2010 Winter Roland Lessing4 February 2010 Estonian Olympic Committee announcement of Lessing named flagbearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. https://web.archive.org/web/20100212063641/http://www.eok.ee/uudised?id=5871&sess_admin=b97d8f113d8ab00179aba6f82156de6c 2010-02-12 et - accessed 11 February 2010. Biathlon 26 ETH 2010 Winter Robel Teklemariam Cross-country skiing 27 FIN 2010 Winter Ville Peltonenhttp://www.yle.fi/urheilu/suurtapahtumat/vancouver_2010/lajit/jaakiekko/2010/02/leijonien_mitalirohmu_kantaa_suomen_lippua_avajaisissa_1435104.html Leijonien mitalirohmu kantaa Suomen lippua avajaisissa | Jääkiekko | Lajit | Vancouver 2010 | YLE Urheilu yle.fi 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213095011/http://yle.fi/urheilu/suurtapahtumat/vancouver_2010/lajit/jaakiekko/2010/02/leijonien_mitalirohmu_kantaa_suomen_lippua_avajaisissa_1435104.html 2010-02-13 dead Ice hockey 28 MKD 2010 Winter Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Antonio Ristevskihttp://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=mk&u=http://www.mok.org.mk/&ei=YZt0S8rRJpXS8Abiv_i9Cg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CA4Q7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmacedonian%2Bolympic%2Bcommittee%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX Google Translate Translate.google.ca 2010-02-14 Alpine skiing 29 FRA 2010 Winter Vincent DefrasneFrench Olympic Committee announcement of Defranse named flagbearer.August 2026 InternetArchiveBot fr - accessed 11 February 2010. 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Bobsleigh 32 GHA 2010 Winter Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong Alpine skiing 33 GBR 2010 Winter Shelley Rudmanhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/12/shelley-rudman-flag-vancouver-opening-ceremony Shelley Rudman to carry GB flag at Vancouver 2010 opening ceremony 12 February 2010 The Guardian 12 February 2010 London https://web.archive.org/web/20100328000326/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/12/shelley-rudman-flag-vancouver-opening-ceremony 28 March 2010 live Skeleton 34 HKG 2010 Winter Hong Kong, China Han Yue Shueng Short track speed skating 35 HUN 2010 Winter Júlia Sebestyénhttp://www.blikk.hu/blikk_sport/sebestyen-viszi-az-olimpian-a-lobogot-2008019/ Sebestyén viszi az olimpián a lobogót Blikk.hu 2010-01-06 2010-02-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100211140139/http://www.blikk.hu/blikk_sport/sebestyen-viszi-az-olimpian-a-lobogot-2008019 2010-02-11 Figure skating 36 ISL 2010 Winter Björgvin Björgvinsson Alpine skiing 37 IND 2010 Winter Shiva KeshavanShiva Keshavan to be flag-bearer of 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, February 12, 2010 Luge 38 IRI 2010 Winter Islamic Republic of Iran Marjan Kalhor Alpine skiing 39 IRL 2010 Winter Aoife HoeyIrish Olympic Committee 9 February 2010 announcement of Aoife Hoey selected as flagbearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. - accessed 11 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100212040404/http://www.olympicsport.ie/News.aspx?pageId=35&itemId=945 February 12, 2010 Bobsleigh 40 ISR 2010 Winter Alexandra Zaretskyhttp://iisf.org.il/blog/?p=1447 XXI Winter Olympic Games – Vancouver, Canada, Feb 12-28 | Israel Ice Skating Federation Iisf.org.il 2010-02-04 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721145601/http://iisf.org.il/blog/?p=1447 2011-07-21 dead Figure skating 41 ITA 2010 Winter Giorgio Di CentaGallery of Di Centa being named flagbearer for Italy at 2010 Opening Ceremony.it - accessed 11 February 2010. Cross-country skiing 42 JAM 2010 Winter Errol Kerr Freestyle skiing 43 JPN 2010 Winter Tomomi OkazakiJapanese Winter Olympic delegation launched Speed skating 44 KAZ 2010 Winter Dias Keneshev https://web.archive.org/web/20110611190654/http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2237828 June 11, 2011 Biathlon 45 KOR 2010 Winter Republic of Korea Kang Kwang-Bae Bobsleigh 46 KGZ 2010 Winter Dmitry Trelevski Alpine skiing 47 LAT 2010 Winter Martins Dukurshttp://www.olimpiade.lv/vankuvera/zinas/martins-dukurs-bus-karognesejs-olimpisko-spelu-atklasanas-ceremonija/ MARTINS DUKURS BŪS KAROGNESĒJS OLIMPISKO SPĒĻU ATKLĀŠANAS CEREMONIJĀ 11 February 2010 lv 11 February 2010 12 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100212065529/http://www.olimpiade.lv/vankuvera/zinas/martins-dukurs-bus-karognesejs-olimpisko-spelu-atklasanas-ceremonija/ dead Latvian Olympic Committee article on Martins Dukurs named flagbearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. 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Luge 81 UZB 2010 Winter Oleg Shamaev Alpine skiing 82 CAN 2010 Winter Clara HughesCraig Lindsey https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/hughes-named-canada-s-olympic-flag-bearer-1.936983 Vancouver Now - Hughes named Canada's Olympic flag-bearer Cbc.ca 2010-01-30 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100202044535/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2010/01/29/spo-hughes-flagbearer.html 2 February 2010 live Speed skating Kudratov carried the flag even though he wasn't scheduled to compete. See also 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers 2010 Winter Paralympics national flag bearers 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers References Specific 30em General Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers The Vancouver Sun 2010-02-12 https://vancouversun.com/sports/Complete+list+2010+Vancouver+Winter+Olympic+flag+bearers/2558064/story.html 2010-02-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html 2010-02-16 National Flag Bearers, 2010 Winter Olympics Category:Lists of Olympic flag bearers it:Cerimonia di apertura dei XXI Giochi olimpici invernali#Gli alfieri