Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:TPE
Nocname:Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2018
Flagcaption:Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
Website: 
Location:Pyeongchang
Competitors:4
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Lien Te-an (opening)
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
See also: (1972–1976)

Taiwan competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with four competitors in two sports.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the delegation per sport.

width=100Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Luge10 1
Speed skating21 3
Total 31 4

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Chinese Taipei qualified one male luge athlete. Lien Te-an qualified in men's singles by being ranked in the top 38 of the 2017–18 Luge World Cup standings.[1]

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Chinese Taipei earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification.[2] [3]

AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Sung Ching-yangMen's 500 m35.86 34
Tai WilliamMen's 1500 m1:50.63 34
align=left rowspan=3Huang Yu-tingWomen's 500 m38.9822
Women's 1000 m1:16.4420
Women's 1500 m2:18.84 26

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Hamacher. Fabian. 11 January 2018. No ice, no problem for Taiwan luger Lien. Reuters. London, United Kingdom. 11 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Communication No. 2136: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang Entries Speed Skating. 20 December 2017. www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 26 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Colombia join record number of nations set to compete in speed skating at Pyeongchang 2018. Morgan. Liam. 23 December 2017. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media . 2 January 2018.