Russia participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In summary, the country's participants earned 13 medals: two gold, five silver, and six bronze. The gold-medal tally of two was the worst ever result for Russia since the breakup of the Soviet Union, whilst the total of 13 medals was the country's second lowest score since the 2002 Winter Games. This was seen as a national humiliation considering that Russia was to host the next Winter Games at Sochi.
According to Dr Maxim Titorenko, a Russian psychoanalyst and anthropologist,"the reasons for failures were to a large extent psychological. By receiving advance rewards [from the government] for something they were expected to do in future, the sportsmen lost all psychological incentive for further achievements.” The comparatively poor result generated a "chorus of criticism" in Russia, and President Dmitry Medvedev demanded the resignation of Russian Olympic officials and ordered an audit. Corruption, as well as cronyism and apathy of Russian sports managers, was criticized. It was later learned that Russia's performance at the Olympics followed widespread misspending by sports officials and a dysfunctional bureaucracy, according to government auditors. Russia spent $186 million for the games, including preparations. The audit cited dozens of examples of money being wasted, saying the figure ran into millions of dollars.
By contrast, Russia performed well at the Paralympics, also hosted in Vancouver, the following month. This led the media to highlight the contrast between the achievements of the country's Olympic and Paralympic delegations, despite the greater attention awarded to the Olympics.
Russia initially won three gold medals and 15 in total. However, biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov was later stripped of his gold and bronze medal for haemoglobin doping.
With Sochi being the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, a Russian segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Cross-country skiing Men's sprint Anna Bogaliy-TitovetsOlga MedvedtsevaOlga Zaitseva Biathlon Women's relay Cross-country skiing Men's sprint Figure skating Men's singles Biathlon Women's mass start Speed skating Men's 10000 metres Snowboarding Women's parallel giant slalom Speed skating Men's 5000 metres Skeleton Men's skeleton Alexey Voyevoda Bobsleigh Two-man Natalya Korostelyova Cross-country skiing Women's team sprint Alexey Petukhov Cross-country skiing Men's team sprint Maxim Shabalin Figure skating Ice dancing
SportAthletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeMenWomenTotalCompetedTotalAlpine skiing3251010Biathlon56111010110Bobsleigh13417331Cross-country skiing118191212112Curling5512 Figure skating88164411Freestyle skiing751256Ice hockey23214422Luge731033Nordic combined2223Short track speed skating23568Skeleton224221Ski jumping4433Snowboarding246361Speed skating71017111211TOTAL96811777786256
Alpine skiing .
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRankAleksandr Khoroshilov Men's downhill1:59.2145 Men's super-G1:32.8428 Men's combined 1:56.77 52.51 2:49.28 21 Men's giant slalom 1:21.28 1:24.08 2:45.36 38 Men's slalom 50.50 52.32 1:42.82 23Sergei Maitakov Men's super-G Did not finish Men's giant slalom 1:21.13 1:24.53 2:45.66 42 Men's slalom DNF Did not finishStepan Zuev Men's downhill2:00.5854 Men's super-G1:34.1336 Men's combined 1:57.23 52.52 2:49.75 23 Men's giant slalom 1:26.32 1:33.41 2:59.73 64 Men's slalom DNF Did not finishElena Prosteva Women's downhill1:50.0726 Women's combined DNF Did not finish Women's super-G1:24.4324 Women's giant slalom DNF Did not finish Women's slalom54.2054.141:48.3428Lyaysan Rayanova Women's super-G Did not finish Women's giant slalom 1:20.37 1:16.58 2:36.95 37 Women's slalom55.1355.691:50.8233
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankNikolay KruglovIndividual50:40.4011Anton ShipulinSprint26:18.7130Pursuit35:34.4320Individual52:51.7336Mass start37:04.7322Ivan TcherezovSprint25:25.9210Pursuit34:29.626Individual50:56.7315Mass start36:09.236Maxim TchoudovSprint27:28.0263Evgeny UstyugovSprint25:47.9215Pursuit35:07.4415Individual49:11.814Mass start35:35.70DSQIvan TcherezovAnton ShipulinMaxim TchoudovEvgeny UstyugovRelay1:22:16.90+4DSQ Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankAnna Bogaliy-TitovetsIndividual43:46.3325Anna BoulyginaSprint20:07.504Pursuit31:08.116Mass start39:17.2830Olga MedvedtsevaSprint21:01.6122Pursuit32:31.9320Individual43:25.9221Mass start35:40.804Iana RomanovaIndividual46:41.0556Svetlana SleptsovaSprint20:43.1013Pursuit32:06.9318Mass start36:23.3314Olga ZaitsevaSprint20:23.407Pursuit31:20.327Individual43:46.8326Mass start35:25.11Svetlana SleptsovaAnna Bogaliy-TitovetsOlga MedvedtsevaOlga ZaitsevaRelay1:09:36.30+5
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankAlexandr ZubkovAlexey VoyevodaTwo-man51.7952.0251.8051.903:27.51Dmitry AbramovitchSergey PrudnikovTwo-man52.0352.4052.1151.923:28.467Olga FyodorovaYulia TimofeevaTwo-woman54.4055.2154.4057.393:41.4018Anastasiya SkulkinaElena DoroninaTwo-woman54.3853.6454.0853.833:35.939Alexandr ZubkovFilipp YegorovPetr MoiseevDmitry TrunenkovFour-man52.52DNS did not advanceDmitry AbramovitchRoman OreshnikovSergey PrudnikovDmitriy StepushkinFour-man51.3251.4051.7851.753:26.259Yevgeni PopovAlexey KireevDenis MoiseychenkovAndrey YurkovFour-man51.4951.1651.6751.813:26.138
Cross-country skiing
Distance Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankAlexander Legkov15 km freestyle34:51.11530 km pursuit1:15:15.4450 km classical2:05:53.314Sergei Novikov30 km pursuit1:22:44.343Nikolay Pankratov30 km pursuit1:19:48.932Petr Sedov15 km freestyle35:06.22650 km classical2:07:35.424Sergey Shiryayev15 km freestyle35:14.5 3150 km classicaldid not finishMaxim Vylegzhanin15 km freestyle34:31.6930 km pursuit1:17:04.21750 km classical2:05:46.48Nikolay PankratovPetr SedovAlexander LegkovMaxim Vylegzhanin4 x 10 km relay 1:47:04.7 8
Women AthleteEventFinalTimeRankIrina Khazova10 km freestyle26:08.72015 km pursuit41:56.113Natalya Korostelyova10 km freestyle26:07.019Yevgeniya Medvedeva10 km freestyle25:26.5715 km pursuit43:59.640Olga Rocheva15 km pursuit42:30.52630 km classical1:37:15.530Olga Schuchkina30 km classical1:38:30.338Olga Zavyalova10 km freestyle25:57.71215 km pursuit41:38.31230 km classical1:34:46.323Olga ZavyalovaIrina KhazovaYevgeniya MedvedevaNatalya Korostelyova4 x 5 km relay57:00.97
Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankMikhail DevyatyarovMen's sprint 3:38.82 16 Q 3:35.3 4 Q 3:37.6 4 Did not advance 8Nikita KriukovMen's sprint 3:36.46 4 Q 3:37.2 2 Q 3:34.6 3 Q 3:36.3 Nikolay MorilovMen's sprint 3:40.22 23 Q 3:40.2 6 did not advance 26Alexander PanzhinskiyMen's sprint 3:34.57 1 Q 3:36.4 1 Q 3:34.3 1 Q 3:36.3 Natalya KorostelyovaWomen's sprint 3:45.56 14 Q 3:42.9 2 Q 3:48.1 6 Did not advance 12Olga RochevaWomen's sprint 3:53.87 40 did not advance 40Yevgeniya ShapovalovaWomen's sprint 3:49.52 26 Q 3:43.2 6 did not advance 28Elena TuryshevaWomen's sprint 3:51.99 35 did not advance 35Nikolay MorilovAlexey PetukhovMen's team sprint18:47.61 Q19:02.5 Irina KhazovaNatalya KorostelyovaWomen's team sprint18:48.0 q 518:07.7
Curling
Women's tournament
Team: Skip: Ludmila Privivkova Third: Anna Sidorova Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Margarita Fomina
Round-robin Draw 1 Tuesday, 16 February, 2:00 PM
Draw 3 Wednesday, 17 February, 7:00 PM
Draw 4 Thursday, 18 February, 2:00 PM
Draw 5 Friday, 19 February, 9:00 AM
Draw 6 Friday, 19 February, 7:00 PM
Draw 7 Saturday, 20 February, 2:00 PM
Draw 8 Sunday, 21 February, 9:00 AM
Draw 10 Monday, 22 February, 2:00 PM
Draw 12 Tuesday, 23 February, 7:00 PM
Standings
Figure skating
Russia has qualified two entrants in men's singles, two in ladies singles, three in pair skating, and three in ice dancing, for a total of 16 athletes.
Athlete(s)Event//TotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank Evgeni PlushenkoMen's90.851165.512256.36 Artem BorodulinMen's72.2413137.9212210.1613 Ksenia MakarovaLadies' 59.22 12 112.69 9 171.91 10 Alena LeonovaLadies' 62.14 8 110.32 10 172.46 9Yuko Kavaguti & Alexander SmirnovPairs 74.16 3 120.61 7 194.77 4Maria Mukhortova & Maxim TrankovPairs 63.44 8 122.35 5 185.79 7Vera Bazarova & Yuri LarionovPairs 56.54 12 106.96 11 163.50 11Oksana Domnina & Maxim ShabalinIce dancing43.76162.84 3 101.04 3 207.64 Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri SolovyevIce dancing 29.861750.6115 82.88 14 163.35 15Jana Khokhlova & Sergei NovitskiIce dancing 37.18755.579 93.11 8 185.86 9 Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Freestyle skiing
Men AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankAlexandr SmyshlyaevMoguls23.6514 Q24.3810Andrey VolkovMoguls21.9525did not advanceDenis DolgodvorovMoguls23.0918 Q23.5913Sergey VolkovMoguls12.2228did not advanceDmitry MarushchakAerials194.9620did not advanceYury ShapkinAerialsdid not startdid not advance Women AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankEkaterina StolyarovaMoguls23.0110 Q23.557Regina RakhimovaMoguls21.0119 Q22.709Marina CherkasovaMoguls20.9220 Q21.0913Daria SerovaMoguls21.0818 Q20.8415 Ski cross AthleteEventQualifyingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRankTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionEgor KorotkovMen's ski cross1:14.5420 Q (5) (12) (28) 3did not advance25Yulia LivinskayaWomen's ski cross1:22.8332 Q (1) (16) (24) 4 DNFdid not advance32
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play Russia played in Group B. Round-robin All times are local (UTC-8).
Standings
Final rounds Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play Russia played in Group B. Round-robin All times are local (UTC-8).
Standings
Final rounds Fifth place semifinal
Fifth place game
Luge
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankAlbert DemtschenkoMen's singles48.59048.57948.76948.4673:14.4054Viktor KneibMen's singles48.89948.86249.22448.7473:15.27212Stepan FedorovMen's singles49.21448.85949.12349.0213:16.21719Alexandra RodionovaWomen's singles41.82841.73141.98441.9132:47.4566Tatiana IvanovaWomen's singles41.81641.60141.91441.8502:47.1814Natalia KhorevaWomen's singles41.93241.78542.17542.0922:47.98410Vladislav Yuzhakov Vladimir MakhnutinDoubles41.79841.9481:23.74610Mikhail Kuzmich Stanislav MikheevDoubles42.17441.9811:24.15514
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankSergej MaslennikovNormal hill111.532+1:36+3:42.242Large hill101.221+1:43+3:52.836Niyaz NabeevLarge hill95.326+2:07+5:09.743
Short track speed skating
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankingTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSemion ElistratovMen's 1500 metres2:15.4554did not advance24Men's 1000 metres1:27.2543did not advance24Men's 500 metres42.9823did not advance24Ruslan ZakharovMen's 1500 metres2:14.9296did not advance31Men's 1000 metres1:26.8834did not advance29Men's 500 metres43.2074did not advance27Valeriya PotemkinaWomen's 500 metres44.9524did not advance25Women's 1500 metres2:28.4055did not advance27Women's 1000 metres1:36.4384did not advance26Nina YevteyevaWomen's 1500 metres2:24.2773 Q2:25.4146did not advance16Women's 1000 metres1:31.3024did not advance24Olga BelyakovaWomen's 1500 metres2:26.7626did not advance30
Skeleton
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankAleksandr TretyakovMen's52.7053.0552.352.73:30.75Sergey ChudinovMen's53.6453.2653.1352.923:32.9512Svetlana TrunovaWomen's56.4755.3255.2355.773:42.1916Elena YudinaWomen's55.4256.0655.5455.173:42.7918
Ski jumping