Portugal debuted in Olympic competition at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, and have appeared in every Summer Olympics since. The nation made its first appearance in a Winter Olympic Games in 1952. Since then, their attendance has been sporadic, with the country making its second appearance in the 1988 Winter Games. They participated in 1994, 1998, and 2006, but skipped the 1992 and 2002 editions. The delegation sent by Portugal to Vancouver consisted of a single athlete, the cross-country skiing competitor Danny Silva. He was chosen as the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.