Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:DEN
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Denmark
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:17
Competitors Men:10
Competitors Women:7
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Elena Møller Rigas[1]
Flagbearer Close:Viktor Hald Thorup
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

The Kingdom of Denmark is a sovereign state comprising three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 17 competitors in 5 sports. On 9 January 2018, speed skater Elena Møller Rigas was named as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing2 0 2
Cross-country skiing1 0 1
Curling5 5 10
Freestyle skiing0 1 1
Speed skating2 1 3
Total 10 7 17

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Denmark qualified one athlete,[3] and received one additional quota place.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Christoffer FaarupMen's combined1:21.082054.13342:15.2130
Men's downhill1:44.4836
Men's super-G1:27.8132
Casper Dyrbye NæstedMen's giant slalom1:20.33691:18.01562:38.3460
Men's slalom

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Denmark qualified one male athlete.[4]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=2Martin MøllerMen's 15 km freestyle39:35.4+5:51.590
Men's 50 km classical2:36:10.8+27:48.760

Curling

See main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Denmark qualified both a men's and a women's team by qualifying via the qualification event in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[5] [6]

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageTiebreakerSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Rasmus Stjerne
Johnny Frederiksen
Mikkel Poulsen
Oliver Dupont
Morten Thomsen
Men's tournament SWE
L 5–9
SUI
L 7–9
ITA
W 6–4
USA
L 5–9
NOR
L 8–10
KOR
W 9–8
GBR
L 6–7
JPN
L 4–6
CAN
L 3–8
10Did not advance
Madeleine Dupont
Denise Dupont
Julie Høgh
Mathilde Halse
Lina Knudsen
Women's tournament SWE
L 3–9
JPN
L 5–8
CAN
W 9–8
GBR
L 6–7
CHN
L 7–10
USA
L 6–7
OAR
L 7–8
SUI
L 4–6
KOR
L 3–9
10Did not advance

Men's tournament

See main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament.

Round-robinDenmark has a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.
  • Draw 1Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05
  • Draw 3Thursday, 15 February, 14:05
  • Draw 4Friday, 16 February, 09:05
  • Draw 5Friday, 16 February, 20:05
  • Draw 7Sunday, 18 February, 09:05
  • Draw 8Sunday, 18 February, 20:05
  • Draw 9Monday, 19 February, 14:05
  • Draw 11Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05
  • Draw 12Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05
  • Women's tournament

    See main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Round-robinDenmark has a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.
  • Draw 1Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
  • Draw 2Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
  • Draw 4Friday, 16 February, 14:05
  • Draw 5Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
  • Draw 6Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
  • Draw 8Monday, 19 February, 09:05
  • Draw 9Monday, 19 February, 20:05
  • Draw 11Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05
  • Draw 12Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05
  • Freestyle skiing

    See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Denmark has qualified one athlete in Freestyle Skiing.

    Halfpipe

    Speed skating

    See main article: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Denmark earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification.[7] The Danish speed skating team consists of two male and one female athlete.[8]

    Mass start
    AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
    PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
    Stefan Due Schmidtalign=left rowspan=2Men's mass start407:55.222 Q07:47.5313
    Viktor Hald Thorup58:34.064 Q87:57.105
    Elena Møller RigasWomen's mass start08:54.399Did not advance

    Non-competing sports

    Figure skating

    See main article: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Denmark qualified an ice dancing pair, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[9] However they relinquished their allocation because Laurence Fournier Beaudry was unable to obtain clearance to participate for Denmark, because he is Canadian, not Danish.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018. 9 February 2018. olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 10 February 2018.
    2. News: Wenande. Christian. Sports News in Brief: Danes a smash hit with UK footy fans. The Copenhagen Post. Copenhagen, Denmark. 10 January 2018. 10 January 2018.
    3. Web site: Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 22 January 2018 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 25 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180209194511/https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/olympic-quotas-list.html?sectorcode=al&listid=2018 . 9 February 2018 . dead .
    4. Web site: Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 12 December 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 16 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051351/https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/olympic-quotas-list.html?sectorcode=CC&listid=2018 . 22 December 2017 . dead .
    5. Web site: Denmark men are final curling team into 2018 Olympic Winter Games. 10 December 2017. www.worldcurling.org/. World Curling Federation. 26 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210222442/http://www.worldcurling.org/oqe2017/men-qualification-two. 10 December 2017. dead.
    6. News: Final four curling teams qualify for 2018 Olympics. Associated Press. New York City, New York, USA. 11 December 2017. 26 December 2017. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227062215/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/final-four-curling-teams-qualify-2018-olympics. dead.
    7. 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.
    8. News: Jennings. Simon. 15 January 2018. Danish inliners take budget route to Winter Olympics. Reuters. London, United Kingdom. 20 January 2018.
    9. Web site: Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 . 4 April 2017. www.isu.org/ . . 28 July 2017.