Athan Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 The Spanish flagbearer will be Queralt Castellet, snowboarder (half-pipe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 ... it seems that the German flag bearer will be a "makeshift", since the athletes of Biathlon, Alpine Skiing, Bobsleigh and Luge live in the village of Whistler - that would mean that they would bound for appr. 10 hours (incl. OC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 I don't think it will be anyone that completes in the first 2 or 3 days but a bobsledder could or someone that doesn't have medal hopes until later in the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Exactly. The bobsledders have enough time until their competitions, so they could easily take "the heavy burden" of going to the opening ceremony. So I would still not rule out André Lange. Furthermore, the athletes in Torino had exactly the same "problem" (the snow cluster was about equally as far away from the opening ceremony venue as it's now in Vancouver), and nevertheless many German athletes from the snow cluster went to the ceremony as well (remember, biathlete Kati Wilhelm was the flag bearer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 I doubt very much a female biathlete will be anyone's flag bearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 New Zealands flag bearer is normally announced on the eve of the opening ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinhu4ever Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Haven't heard anything about the Brazilian Flagbearer as of yet, but the safest bet would be Isabel Clark. She had the honor to do so in Torino and, having the best finish in the history of Brazilian Winter Olympians, a 9th place in Women's Snowboarding, she's the likely choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christos Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 For Greece it will be Thanasis Tsakiris (cross country). This will be his fourth participation in Winter Olympics (first was Calgary) and third as flag bearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xu Wen-Ting Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 About the National Flag Bearers of China, it will be normally announced on the eve of the opening ceremony as New Zealand. i guess that the candidates are Wang Meng(middle) and Han Xiao-Peng(the second from the right). Wang Meng:Olympic Champion of women's 500m speed skating Turin 2006. Han Xiao-Peng:Olympic Champion of free skiing Turin 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 It is official: Andre Lange (Bobsleigh) will be the German flagbearer at the OC in Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen-Seth Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 America's flag bearer will be luger Mark Grimmette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 It is official: Andre Lange (Bobsleigh) will be the German flagbearer at the OC in Vancouver I was wondering who he reminded me of, then it hit me. Randy from My Name is Earl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 He definately doesn't look like he is nearing 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan in Montréal Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 It is official: Andre Lange (Bobsleigh) will be the German flagbearer at the OC in Vancouver Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Aoife Hoey, women's bobsleigh to carry Irish flag http://www.rte.ie/sport/2010/0210/winterolympics.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinhu4ever Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 It's official. Isabel Clark will carry the Brazilian flag into the stadium. If you're curious about why she's holding a 2006 Swiss Olympic Team Jersey, that's because she traded it with some guy in the Turin games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Aoife Hoey, women's bobsleigh to carry Irish flag http://www.rte.ie/sport/2010/0210/winterolympics.html Kinda creepy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Won't be announced until a couple of days before - but I'd be astonished if it isn't Shelly Rudman, our only medallist from Torino. She deserves it. Shelley's local paper down in Wiltshire is campaigning for her to get the nod, but I certainly wouldn't be putting any money on her getting the nod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillan Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Okay, here we go. Official flag bearers: BELARUS: Oleg Antonenko, Icehockey CZECH REPUBLIC: Jaromir Jagr, Icehockey NORWAY: Tommy Jakobsen, Icehockey RUSSIA: Alexei Morozov, Icehockey FINLAND: Ville Peltonen, Icehockey SLOVAKIA: Zigmund Palffy, Icehockey Hockey is really a great sport. Tomorrow Sweden's flag bearer will be announced. The big favorites are Peter Forsberg(icehockey, what a surprise! ) and Anette Norberg (curling). I hope for the two time Olympic hockey champion Forsberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 New Zealands Flag Bearer will be snowboarder Juliane Bray. Bray competed in the Half pipe and border cross for New Zealand at the last Olympic Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykfan845 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Veteran luger Mark Grimmette will carry the flag for Team USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Stephane Lambiel will be the Swiss flag bearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Kinda creepy. Methinks someone spent way too much time in the Dublin wind tunnel sans goggles and helmet. Glad to see Eire didn't have their flag bearer knocked out by a IBF stuff-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andynr Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Still surprised that the Australian flag bearer hasn't been announced - still reckon it will be Torah Bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) Still surprised that the Australian flag bearer hasn't been announced - still reckon it will be Torah Bright Probably later on today, it's usually announced at the Oz Teams's games eve knees-up. Seems the aerialists are out - they're in camp in Montreal till Monday, and Aussie Dale is an unlikely home town starter. Money seems to be on Torah or skier Craig Branch. In which case I'll guess Branch. Torah's more of a medal hope, and we usually honour one of our medal winners with carrying out the flag in closing ceremony. Edited February 12, 2010 by Sir Roltel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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