Mehdi-Selim Khelifi was 17 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics. He was entered into only one event, the 15 kilometre freestyle. The race was held on 15 February 2010, and Khelifi finished with a time of 41 minutes and 38 seconds, roughly eight minutes behind the gold medallist. His time was good for 84th place; there were 95 competitors who finished the race.