Belarus at the 2022 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:	BLR
Nocname:	Belarus Olympic Committee
Games:	Winter Olympics
Year:	2022
Flagcaption:	Flag of Belarus
Date:	4–20 February 2022
Location:	Beijing, China
Competitors:	26
Competitors Men:	11
Competitors Women:	15
Sports:	6
Flagbearer Open:	Ignat Golovatsiuk Hanna Nifantava
Flagbearer Close:	Ignat Golovatsiuk
Rank:	24
Gold:	0
Silver:	2
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Belarus competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. This was Belarus' last appearance at the Winter Olympics as Belarus along with Russia was barred from competiting at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as a result of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.^{[1] [2]}

Speed skaters Ignat Golovatsiuk and Hanna Nifantava were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[3] Golovatsiuk was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^[4]

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=140	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Alpine skiing	0	1	1
Biathlon	4	4	8
Cross-country skiing	2	2	4
Figure skating	1	1	2
Freestyle skiing	3	3	6
Speed skating	1	4	5
Total	11	15	26

Medalists

The following Belarus competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
		Biathlon	Men's individual
	Hanna Huskova	Freestyle skiing	Women's aerials

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. By meeting the basic qualification standards Belarus qualified one male and one female alpine skier, but chose to only use their female quota.^[5]

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup and 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup, Belarus has qualified a team of 4 men and 4 women.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Mikita Labastau	align=left rowspan=4	Individual	54:29.7	4 (1+2+0+1)	47
Dzmitry Lazouski	55:26.4	4 (3+0+1+0)	58
Anton Smolski	49:02.2	0 (0+0+0+0)
Maksim Varabei	58:59.5	8 (1+3+2+2)	86
Anton Smolski	Mass start	41:22.3	4 (1+1+0+2)	17
Mikita Labastau	align=left rowspan=2	Pursuit	45:42.0	6 (3+0+1+2)	45
Anton Smolski	42:48.2	6 (1+1+3+1)	14
Mikita Labastau	align=left rowspan=4	Sprint	26:47.0	4 (2+2)	57
Dzmitry Lazouski	27:22.9	3 (0+3)	78
Anton Smolski	25:12.9	1 (0+1)	10
Maksim Varabei	27:10.4	4 (3+1)	71
Mikita Labastau Dzmitry Lazouski Anton Smolski Maksim Varabei	Relay	1:21:49.2	2+11	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Dzinara Alimbekava	align=left rowspan=4	Individual	44:44.4	1 (0+0+0+1)	5
Elena Kruchinkina	49:56.8	4 (0+3+0+1)	48
Iryna Leshchanka	49:10.3	4 (1+1+1+1)	41
Hanna Sola	50:35.9	7 (3+2+1+1)	54
Dzinara Alimbekava	align=left rowspan=2	Mass start	42:19.2	6 (1+1+2+2)	12
Hanna Sola	41:57.2	8 (2+2+1+3)	10
Dzinara Alimbekava	align=left rowspan=3	Pursuit	38:13.7	3 (0+0+3+0)	19
Iryna Leshchanka	38:16.9	2 (0+0+0+2)	20
Hanna Sola	36:45.8	3 (1+1+1+0)	4
Dzinara Alimbekava	align=left rowspan=4	Sprint	22:12.8	1 (0+1)	15
Elena Kruchinkina	24:10.1	4 (1+3)	70
Iryna Leshchanka	23:32.5	3 (2+1)	60
Hanna Sola	22:36.4	4 (1+3)	26
Dzinara Alimbekava Elena Kruchinkina Iryna Leshchanka Hanna Sola	Relay	1:16:34.4	5+16	13

Mixed

Cross-country skiing

See main article: article, Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Belarus qualified two male and two female cross-country skiers.^[6]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Yahor Shpuntau	align=left rowspan=2	Men's 15 km classical	44:05.2	+6:10.4	68
Aliaksandr Voranau
Hanna Karaliova	Women's 30 km freestyle

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Yahor Shpuntau	align=left rowspan=2	Men's Individual	3:02.17	53	Did not advance
Aliaksandr Voranau			Did not advance
Yahor Shpuntau Aliaksandr Voranau	Men's Team	20:34.07	6	Did not advance		12
Hanna Karaliova Anastasia Kirillova	Women's Team		Did not advance

Figure skating

See main article: article, Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Belarus secured one quota in the men's singles competition.^[7]

Athlete	Event	/		/		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Konstantin Milyukov	Men's singles	78.49	21 Q	143.73	20	222.22	20
Viktoriia Safonova	Ladies' singles	61.46	16 Q	123.37	13	184.83	13

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Belarus qualified 3 men and 3 women.

Aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 1		Jump 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Pavel Dzik	align=left rowspan=3	Men's	106.20	18	81.45	16	Did not advance					22
Maksim Gustik	109.74	16	97.20	14	Did not advance					20
Stanislau Hladchenka	115.49	10	107.69	6 Q	115.93	9	116.29	6	Did not advance	11
Anastasiya Andryianava	align=left rowspan=3	Women's	81.58	11	81.58	6 Q	59.22	11	70.11	12	Did not advance	12
Anna Derugo	58.59	24	58.59	18	Did not advance					24
Hanna Huskova	92.00	6 Q	89.41		5	92.00	6	107.95
	Mixed team	273.67	6	Did not advance

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Belarus qualified 1 man and 4 women.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Ignat Golovatsiuk	Men's 500 m	37.05	30
Men's 1000 m	1:08.64	6
Hanna Nifantava	Women's 500 m	38.30	19
align=left rowspan=2	Ekaterina Sloeva	Women's 1000 m	1:16.83	21
Women's 1500 m	1:58.41	16
align=left rowspan=3	Maryna Zuyeva	Women's 1500 m	1:59.82	23
Women's 3000 m	4:08.70	16
Women's 5000 m	7:02.91	9

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Ignat Golovatsiuk	Men's	0	7:53.59	13	Did not advance		24
Yauheniya Varabyova	align=left rowspan=2	Women's	2	8:43.65	9	Did not advance		18
Maryna Zuyeva	2	8:31.54	8 Q	4	8:20.10	6

Team pursuit

Notes and References

1. Web site: NOCs List Beijing 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127022631/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm. dead.
2. News: 4 February 2022. Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list. The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022.
3. Web site: Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 4 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022.
4. Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 20 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
5. Web site: ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 . 15 June 2021 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 2 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182408/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022 . dead .
6. Web site: CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 . 15 June 2021 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 2 July 2021 . 28 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528152302/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/cc/2022 . dead .
7. Web site: Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE. 1 April 2021. International Skating Union. 4 July 2021.