Claim: Algeria at the 2010 Winter Olympics had Mehdi-Selim Khelifi as the flag bearer and is supported by the National Olympic Committee representing Algeria.
Evidence: The nation sent only one athlete to Vancouver, Mehdi-Selim Khelifi, a cross-country skier. Khelifi was selected as the flag bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. Because the delegation had already gone home, an unnamed assistant of the National Olympic Committee carried the flag in the closing ceremony.