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Mexico at the Olympic Games
Flag of Mexico – Flag bearersIOC code MEX NOC Comité Olímpico Mexicano Website www.com.org.mx (Spanish) At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Competitors 1 in 1 sport Flag bearer Hubertus von Hohenlohe (opening and closing) Medals Gold
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Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter OlympicsHubertus von Hohenlohe represented Mexico in the men's slalom.[1] Hohenlohe previously competed in 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1994.[2] A descendant of Austrian royalty, and also Mexican nobility on his father's maternal side,[3] he founded Mexico's skiing federation in 1981.[4] He qualified for the 2006 Olympics, but Mexico decided not to participate because no other Mexicans had qualified. He has competed in 12 alpine world championships. Hohenlohe broke his leg in 2007, forcing him to miss a record 13th world championship.[5] At the time of the competition, Hohenlohe was 51 years old.[6][7]
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank Hubertus von Hohenlohe Men's slalom 1:05.69 1:02.09 2:07.78 46 Men's giant slalom 1:34.50 1:36.97 3:11.47 78 See also
References
- ^ Coronado, Rosalinda (4 January 2010). "Hohenlohen vendrá a México" (in Spanish). http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n1463885.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "Hubertus von Hohenlohe - Mexico Ski Team". http://www.hubertushohenlohe.com/sport/index.html. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Why Is a German Prince Skiing For Mexico?". Time. 13 February 2010. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1963932,00.html.
- ^ Ledsom, Mark (15 January 2005). "Alpine skiing: It's no snow job - Mexico has a team". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/14/sports/14iht-ski.html. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ Ledsom (28 January 2007). "Alpine skiing-Crash ends Mexican prince's championships dream". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2745869&type=story. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Von Hohenlohe, Hubertus". International Ski Federation. http://www.fis-ski.com/fr/605/614.html?sector=AL&competitorid=64624&type=result. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Vinton, Nathaniel (4 February 2009). "Winter Sports; Bulgaria Embraces a Rejected Austrian". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E0D8123FF937A35751C0A9619C8B63. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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