Israel at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Israel has participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which occurred from February 12–28, 2010.

Tamar Katz qualified, but the Israeli National Olympic Committee (NOC) did not permit her to compete.

[2][3] Mykhaylo Renzhyn was Israel's first-ever Olympic alpine skiing competitor during the 2006 Winter Games.

[7] Renzhyn competed in the men's giant slalom event on February 23, originally scheduled for the 21st.

[9] Israel qualified one entrant in ladies singles and two in ice dancing, for a total of three athletes.

[10] However, the Olympic Committee of Israel decided on January 24, 2010, to send only Alexandra Zaretsky and Roman Zaretsky in the ice dancing event, and not send Tamar Katz for the ladies event, because she failed to reach the criteria set by Israel NOC.

[4] They performed music from Schindler's List for remembrance of the Holocaust, and to pay tribute to their family's history.

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.