The country's participation at Vancouver marked its fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics since its debut in 1968; no athlete had won any medals.

Azzimani brought a group of schoolchildren from a suburb of Metz, France, which had seen rioting in January that year.

[1] Alpine skiing Samir Azzimani was chosen as the sole Moroccan representative for the 2010 Winter Games.

[3] Accompanying Azzimani to the Olympics, was a group of eight schoolchildren from Woippy, a suburb of the French city Metz.

Azzimani had organised the trip for the children, who were from an area which saw rioting following the death of a man fleeing police in January 2010.