Belgium at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Belgium has been participating in the Olympic movement almost since the beginning, with their first appearance coming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. They have competed in every Winter Olympic Games except for the 1960 and 1968 editions.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/|title=Belgium|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=14 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703083455/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/|archive-date=3 July 2017}} Coming into Vancouver they had won five medals in Winter Olympic competition, but none since the 1998 Winter Olympics. Belgium qualified eight athletes into the Vancouver Olympics: three in alpine skiing, two in bobsleigh, two in figure skating, and one in short track speed skating.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/2010/|title=Belgium at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630112039/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/2010/|archive-date=30 June 2017|url-status=dead}} This was Belgium's first time fielding women in bobsleigh competition, Eva Willemarck and Elfje Willemsen were entered in the two-woman race.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/BOB/womens-two.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020158/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/BOB/womens-two.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Belgium Bobsleigh Women's Two Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=16 July 2018}} Figure skater Kevin van der Perren was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony, his second time doing so.{{cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/de/2010/02/13/21_olympische_winterspieleeroeffnet-1-715846/|title=21. Olympische Winterspiele eröffnet|trans-title=21st Winter Olympic Games opened|publisher=VRT NWS|date=13 February 2010|access-date=17 July 2018|language=nl}}{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Complete+list+2010+Vancouver+Winter+Olympic+flag+bearers/2558064/story.html|title=Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers|date=12 February 2010|work=The Vancouver Sun|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html|archive-date=16 February 2010}} Short-track racer Pieter Gysel was selected as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony.{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_2010/ClosingCeremonyFlagbearers-eng.pdf|title=The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony|date=28 February 2010|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401032223/http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_2010/ClosingCeremonyFlagbearers-eng.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2010|url-status=dead}}

{{main|Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}

Belgium qualified three athletes in alpine skiing.{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/olympic-winter-games-2010-vancouver-quota-list-18th-jan-2010.pdf|title=Summary of Quota allocation as per 18.01.2010|date=18 January 2010|publisher=International Ski Federation|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604013119/http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/olympic-winter-games-2010-vancouver-quota-list-18th-jan-2010.pdf|archive-date=4 June 2011|url-status=dead}} Karen Persyn was 26 years old at the time of her race in Vancouver, the women's slalom, which was held on 26 February. She was making her first Olympic appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/karen-persyn-1.html|title=Karen Persyn Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709014416/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/karen-persyn-1.html|archive-date=9 July 2017|url-status=dead}} She posted run times of 54.09 seconds{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-slalom-run-1.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Slalom Run 1|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712172907/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-slalom-run-1.html|archive-date=12 July 2017|url-status=dead}} and 53.87 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-slalom-run-2.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Slalom Run 2|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729043215/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-slalom-run-2.html|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}} Her combined time of 1 minute and 47.96 seconds was good enough to put her in 27th place, out of 55 women who finished both runs of the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-slalom.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Slalom|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712154458/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-slalom.html|archive-date=12 July 2017|url-status=dead}} Bart Mollin and Jeroen Van den Bogaert each contested only one event, the men's slalom on 27 February.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219150628/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom.html|archive-date=19 February 2018|url-status=dead}} Mollin was 28 years old at the time, while Van den Bogaert was 30 years old.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/2010/ASK/|title=Belgium Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709013618/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/2010/ASK/|archive-date=9 July 2017|url-status=dead}} Both men were making their debut Olympic appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/bart-mollin-1.html|title=Bart Mollin Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071703/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/bart-mollin-1.html|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/jeroen-van-den-bogaert-1.html|title=Jeroen Van Den Bogaert Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071821/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/jeroen-van-den-bogaert-1.html|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=dead}} Mollin failed to finish the first run of the race, while Van den Bogaert posted a time of 53.99 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom-run-1.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310202007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom-run-1.html|archive-date=10 March 2018|url-status=dead}} In the second run, Van den Bogaert posted a time of 54.57 seconds,{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom-run-2.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 2|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom-run-2.html|archive-date=10 March 2018|url-status=dead}} making his combined time for the race 1 minute and 48.56 seconds, which put him in 34th place out of 48 competitors who finished the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219150628/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom.html|archive-date=19 February 2018|url-status=dead}}

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{{main|Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}

Belgium qualified one women's bobsleigh team. The two competitors, Eva Willemarck and Elfje Willemsen, were each 25 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/2010/BOB/|title=Belgium Bobsleigh at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071844/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/2010/BOB/|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=dead}} Both were making their Olympic debuts, and Willemsen would again compete for Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/elfje-willemsen-1.html|title=Elfje Willemsen Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071838/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/elfje-willemsen-1.html|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/eva-willemarck-1.html|title=Eva Willemarck Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711071727/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/eva-willemarck-1.html|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=dead}} The two-woman competition was held on 23–24 February, with two runs being contested each day.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two.html|title=Bobsleigh at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Two|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two.html|archive-date=26 February 2018|url-status=dead}} Belgium's sleigh posted times of 54.27 seconds,{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-1.html|title=Bobsleigh at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Two Run 1|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710051525/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-1.html|archive-date=10 July 2017|url-status=dead}} and 54.40 seconds on the first day.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-2.html|title=Bobsleigh at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Two Run 2|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710050618/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-2.html|archive-date=10 July 2017|url-status=dead}} Of the 21 teams competing, Belgium finished the first day in 15th place.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-runs-1-2.html|title=Bobsleigh at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Two Runs 1-2|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720154827/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-runs-1-2.html|archive-date=20 July 2017|url-status=dead}} On the second day, Willemarck and Willemsen posted times of 54.64 seconds,{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-3.html|title=Bobsleigh at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Two Run 3|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710051037/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-3.html|archive-date=10 July 2017|url-status=dead}} and 54.17 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-4.html|title=Bobsleigh at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Two Run 4|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710051257/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/BOB/womens-two-run-4.html|archive-date=10 July 2017|url-status=dead}} Their final time was 3 minutes, 37.48 seconds, which placed the Belgians in 14th position for the overall competition.

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{{main|Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}

These Olympics were Kevin van der Perren's third Olympic Games. His best finish was ninth at the 2006 Winter Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/kevin-van-der-perren-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010248/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/kevin-van-der-perren-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Kevin Van der Perren|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=July 23, 2018}} He entered these Olympics with the goal of a top five finish.{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf22012009_178|title=Kan Van Der Perren een olympische medaille pakken?|trans-title=Can Van Der Perren take an Olympic medal?|date=22 January 2009|access-date=15 July 2018|language=nl|work=Het Nieuwsblad}} Van der Perren performed the short program in a skeleton costume. He thought it was his best short program he had ever performed, and expected to score higher than his personal best of 75.80 points. He scored 72.90 points, which put him in 12th place.{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20100217_010|trans-title=Kevin Van der Perren: 'My best short freestyle ever'|date=17 February 2010|access-date=16 July 2018|title=Kevin Van der Perren: 'Mijn beste korte kür ooit'|publisher=De Standaard|language=nl}}

Twice during the free skate, he had to balance himself with a hand on the ice after his jump. Since he was nervous, he simplified his jumps for the middle of the program.{{cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid903996/kevin-van-der-perren-eindigt-17e-na-vrije-kur|title=Kevin Van der Perren eindigt 17e na vrije kür|trans-title=Kevin Van der Perren finishes 17th after freestyle|date=19 February 2010|access-date=16 July 2018|publisher=Gazet Van Antwerpen|language=nl}} During the free skate he placed 18th with 116.94 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/fotografie/kevin-van-der-perren-op-de-winterspelen-f2483464/|title=Kevin van der Perren op de Winterspelen|trans-title=Kevin van der Perren at the Winter Games|access-date=16 July 2018|publisher=De Morgen|language=nl}} He finished with 189.84 total points, finishing in 17th place overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/FSK/mens-singles.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043755/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/FSK/mens-singles.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Figure Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Singles|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=17 July 2018}}

Isabelle Pieman met the criteria for the Olympics in 2009, but the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee delayed in selecting her for her first Olympic Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20100222_011|title=Isabelle Pieman is klaar voor olympische vuurdoop|trans-title=Isabelle Pieman is ready for Olympic baptism|language=nl|date=22 February 2010|access-date=17 July 2018|publisher=De Standaard}} She needed to finish in the top 24 to advance to the free skate.{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20100217_167|title=Isabelle Pieman oefent eerste keer in het Pacific Coliseum|language=nl|trans-title=Isabelle Pieman practices for the first time in the Pacific Coliseum|date=17 February 2010|access-date=17 July 2018|work=Het Nieuwsblad}} She set a new personal record during the short program, scoring 46.30 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.bruzz.be/sport/isabelle-pieman-terug-van-olympische-winterspelen-2010-03-11|title=Isabelle Pieman terug van Olympische Winterspelen|trans-title=Isabelle Pieman back from Olympic Winter Games|date=11 March 2010|access-date=17 July 2018|language=nl|publisher=Bruzz}} Pieman placed 25th, and did not advance to the free skating segment. She was happy with her finish, saying, "This was the best short freestyle in my career and I am very happy to have just been able to show that in Vancouver."{{cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid905303/pieman-ondanks-persoonlijk-record-meteen-out|title=Pieman ondanks persoonlijk record meteen out|trans-title=Pieman immediately out despite personal record|date=24 February 2010|access-date=17 July 2018|publisher=Gazet Van Antwerpen|language=nl}}

{{main|Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}

Pieter Gysel competed in three short track speed skating events: the 500 meter, the 1,000 meter, and the 1,500 meter. This was his third Winter Olympics; he raced in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Olympics in Turin.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gy/pieter-gysel-1.html|title=Pieter Gysel|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gy/pieter-gysel-1.html|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=dead}}

Gysel hoped to finish in the top six of the 1,500 meter race, and thought he might medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/sport/shorttracker-gysel-finisht-pas-negende-in-eerste-wedstrijd-b0f9943e/|date=14 February 2010|trans-title=Shorttracker Gysel only finishes ninth in his first event|title=Shorttracker Gysel finisht pas negende in eerste wedstrijd|publisher=De Morgen|language=nl|access-date=18 July 2018}} There are six athletes per heat in the 1,500 meter, with the top three in each heat advancing to the next round. He finished with the 21st best time in the first round, finishing in 2:18.560. Gysel was second in his heat, behind Apolo Ohno, and advanced to the semifinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-1500-metres-round-one.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417084042/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-1500-metres-round-one.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres Round One|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=21 July 2018}} In the semifinals, there were seven athletes per heat, with the top two advancing to the A Final and the next two advancing to the B Final. Gysel was passed near the end of the race and finished fourth in his heat with a time of 2:16.249.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-1500-metres-semi-finals.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417084043/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-1500-metres-semi-finals.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres Semi-Finals|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=21 July 2018}} This placed him in the B finals, and the best he could finish was seventh place.{{cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2010/02/14/belgium_s_best_hopeforamedaldashed-1-716180/|title=Belgium's best hope for a medal dashed|publisher=VRT News|access-date=18 July 2018|date=14 February 2010}} He finished third in his finals heat with a time of 2:18.773, which placed him ninth overall in the 1500 meter race.{{cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid902625/gysel-eindigt-pas-negende-op-1-500-meter-shorttrack|title=Gysel eindigt pas negende op 1.500 meter shorttrack|trans-title=Gysel only finishes ninth on a 1,500 meter short track|date=14 February 2010|access-date=19 July 2018|publisher=Gazet Van Antwerpen|language=nl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-1500-metres-final-round.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417084043/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-1500-metres-final-round.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres Final Round|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=21 July 2018}}

He drew a tough matchup in the 1,000 meter race: Sochi 1,500 meter gold medalist Lee Jung-Su and bronze medalist J.R. Celski.{{cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/sport/zware-loting-voor-shorttracker-pieter-gysel-op-1000-m-ba2e437e/|title=Zware loting voor shorttracker Pieter Gysel op 1000 m|trans-title=Heavy draw for short tracker Pieter Gysel at 1000 m|publisher=De Morgen|language=nl|access-date=18 July 2018|date=17 February 2010}} He was in second place for most of the race, which would have advanced him to the quarterfinals. Towards the end of the race, he lost some speed coming out of a turn and was passed by Celski. Gysel was eliminated in the first round after finishing in 19th place, with a time of 1:25.113. Even though he had the seventh best time, he placed third in his heat and was eliminated from competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/sport/fout-in-slotmeters-kost-pieter-gysel-plaats-in-kwartfinale-b060b791/|title=Fout in slotmeters kost Pieter Gysel plaats in kwartfinale|trans-title=Pieter Gysel is the final in quarter finals|date=18 February 2010|access-date=18 July 2018|publisher=De Morgen}}

Gysel came to the Olympics with the ambition to finish in the top eight in the 500 meter race. He finished second in his heat that featured two strong competitors: vice world champion Kwak Yoon-gy and Jordan Malone. Malone was considered one of the best in the world for this event.{{cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/sport/shorttracker-pieter-gysel-naar-kwartfinale-na-val-amerikaan-be785bff/|title=Shorttracker Pieter Gysel naar kwartfinale na val Amerikaan|date=25 February 2010|access-date=14 July 2018|trans-title=Shorttracker Pieter Gysel to quarter-finals after American Falls|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715010957/https://www.demorgen.be/sport/shorttracker-pieter-gysel-naar-kwartfinale-na-val-amerikaan-be785bff/|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|publisher=De Morgen}} Gysel was in third place during the final lap when Malone crashed. Gysel overtook him and finished second in the heat, with a time of 42.443 seconds. He advanced to the quarterfinals with the slowest time of those that advanced.{{cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf25022010_017|trans-title=Pieter Gysel: 'Quarter-final becomes very difficult'|date=25 February 2010|access-date=14 July 2018|title=Pieter Gysel: 'Kwartfinale wordt bijzonder moeilijk'|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011526/https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf25022010_017|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|work=Het Nieuwsblad}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-500-metres-round-one.html|title=Short Track Speed Skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 500 metres Round One|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011824/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/STK/mens-500-metres-round-one.html|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=dead}} Gysel drew a difficult quarterfinal matchup, which featured the 2006 silver medalist, Canadian François-Louis Tremblay, and another round against Kwak. He was eliminated from the event in the quarterfinals. He placed last out of the four competitors; he needed to finish in the top two in order to advance to the semifinals.{{cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid906305/shorttracker-pieter-gysel-uitgeschakeld-in-kwartfinale|title=Shorttracker Pieter Gysel uitgeschakeld in kwartfinale|trans-title=Shorttracker Pieter Gysel eliminated in quarterfinals|language=nl|date=27 February 2010|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715224146/https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid906305/shorttracker-pieter-gysel-uitgeschakeld-in-kwartfinale|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live|publisher=Gazet Van Antwerpen}}

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• Q {{=}} Qualified for the next round
• QB {{=}} Qualified for B Final

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• Belgium at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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