Ecuador at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:ECU
Nocname:Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2018
Flagcaption:Flag of Ecuador
Website: 
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:February 9–25, 2018
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez (opening & closing)[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Ecuador made its winter games debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018.[2] [3] The only competitor was cross-country skier Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez, who was also the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[4]

Competitors

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

width=140Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Cross-country skiing10 1
Total 1 0 1

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Ecuador qualified one male cross-country skier.[5] In 2016 Jungbluth sought and received the help of the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee to create a ski federation for Ecuador, which allowed him to compete for the country. Jungbluth lives and trains in Mountain Creek, Queensland, Australia.[6]

Distance

See also

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. Web site: Klaus Jungbluth es el primer ecuatoriano que participará en Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno. Klaus Jungbluth is the first Ecuadorian to participate in the Olympic Winter Games. es. Santos. Manuela. 16 October 2017. www.coe.org.ec/. Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee. 25 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130350/http://www.coe.org.ec/index.php/noticias/183-noticias-coe/2665-klaus-jungbluth-es-el-primer-ecuatoriano-que-participara-en-juegos-olimpicos-de-invierno. 26 December 2017. dead.
  3. News: Klaus Jungbluth, un tricolor en Pyeongchang 2018. Klaus Jungbluth, a tricolor in Pyeongchang 2018. es. 8 December 2017. Guayaquil. El Universo. 25 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Klaus Jungbluth será el abanderado en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno 2018. Klaus Jungbluth will be the flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Rodriguez. Ana. es. 19 January 2018. www.pichinchauniversal.com.ec/. Pichincha Universal. 19 January 2018. 20 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120071720/https://www.pichinchauniversal.com.ec/?p=13728. dead.
  5. 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 .
  6. News: Yates. Brayden. 23 December 2017. USC student first to represent Ecuador in Olympic snow. Sunshine Coast Daily. Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. 26 December 2017.

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