Cayman Islands at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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| Cayman Islands at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAY |
| NOC | Cayman Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Dow Travers |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Cayman Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held between 12–28 February 2010. The territory made its debut at the Winter Olympics, sending one athlete, alpine skier Dow Travers. Travers entered the men's giant slalom and finished in 69th place.
The Cayman Islands first entered Olympic competition in 1976 at the Montreal Olympics.[1] They have participated in every Summer Olympics since, except the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics.[2] The territory has never won a medal in Olympic competition.[1] The Cayman Islands has made their Winter Olympic Games debut in Vancouver.[3] The Caymanian delegation consisted of a single competitor, alpine skier Dow Travers.[4] Travers was chosen as the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.[5][6]
