Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:EST
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Estonia
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:Estonian Olympic Committee
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:22
Competitors Men:17
Competitors Women:5
Sports:6
Flagbearer:Saskia Alusalu[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also:auto

Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018.

Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women's ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injury.[2]

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing1 1 2
Biathlon5 1 6
Cross-country skiing5 2 7
Nordic combined2 2
Ski jumping3 0 3
Speed skating1 1 2
Total 17 5 22

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes.[3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Anna Lotta Jõgeva
1:00.90 52 59.61 49 2:00.51 48
align=left rowspan=2Tormis Laine1:15.70 50 1:15.18 39 2:30.88 40

Biathlon

See main article: article, Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Estonia has qualified 5 men[4] and one woman on a quota for previously unqualified nations based on 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup standings.[5] Johan Talihärm was selected as a reserve.

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=3Kalev ErmitsMen's sprint25:07.22 (2+0)36
Men's pursuit37:43.06 (1+3+0+2)41
Men's individual51:43.62 (1+0+1+0)32
align=left rowspan=2Kauri KõivMen's sprint26:23.33 (2+1)76
Men's individual54:36.43 (0+0+0+3)68
align=left rowspan=3Roland LessingMen's sprint25:19.72 (1+1)41
Men's pursuit38:54.47 (2+1+3+1)53
Men's individual54:46.04 (0+1+2+1)70
align=left rowspan=3Johanna TalihärmWomen's sprint22:27.01 (0+1)22
Women's pursuit33:34.74 (0+1+2+1)26
Women's individual46:44.03 (1+2+0+0)50
align=left rowspan=2Rene ZahknaMen's sprint26:19.93 (1+2)75
Men's individual54:20.14 (1+1+1+1)65
Rene Zahkna
Kalev Ermits
Roland Lessing
Kauri Kõiv		Men's team relay1:22:26.418 (3+15)13

Cross-country skiing

See main article: article, Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Estonia qualified 5 men and 2 women.[6] Anette Veerpalu fell ill with a virus and was unable to compete.[7]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Algo KärpMen's 50 km classical2:13:45.7 +5:23.3 17
align=left rowspan=3Tatjana MannimaWomen's 10 km freestyle28:37.0+3:36.550
Women's 15 km skiathlon24:29.4 58 21:37.1 5346:41.7 +5:56.856
Women's 30 km classical1:34:27.7+12:10.128
Raido RänkelMen's 15 km freestyle37:21.9 +3:38.0 59
align=left rowspan=2Karel TammjärvMen's 15 km freestyle35:29.4 +1:45.5 22
Men's 30 km skiathlon41:56.6 3536:52.4 311:19:25.2 +3:05.2 32
align=left rowspan=3Andreas VeerpaluMen's 15 km freestyle37:16.2 +3:32.3 58
Men's 30 km skiathlon43:03.9 4738:33.6 471:22:11.4 +5:51.4 47
Men's 50 km classical2:21:13.2 +12:51.1 38
Andreas Veerpalu
Algo Kärp
Karel Tammjärv
Raido Ränkel		Men's 4×10 km relay1:38:21.7 +5:16.8 12
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marko KilpMen's sprint3:15.05 15 Q3.12.00 4 Did not advance18
Tatjana MannimaWomen's sprint3:28.57 39 Did not advance
Raido RänkelMen's sprint3:17.88 31 Did not advance
Karel TammjärvMen's sprint3:22.6852 Did not advance
Marko Kilp
Karel Tammjärv		Men's team sprint16:30.30 917

Nordic combined

See main article: article, Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on the results of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup up to 21 January 2017, Estonia qualified two athletes.[8]

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
DistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Kristjan IlvesNormal hill/10 km104.0 112.8 925:52.3 3827:03.3 16
Large hill/10 km123.5 114.0 1625:28.3 4027:08.3 28
align=left rowspan=2Karl-August TiirmaaNormal hill/10 km87.0 68.9 4325:58.2 4130:05.2 43
Large hill/10 km116.0 89.3 3426:44.0 4730:02.0 45

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on FIS Ski Jumping World Cup standings and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Estonia qualified 3 male ski jumpers.

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Artti AigroMen's normal hill81.5 80.0 55 Did not advance
Men's large hill121.5 86.8 39 Q 107.0 79.4 48Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Kevin MaltsevMen's normal hill79.0 74.2 56 Did not advance
Men's large hillDid not advance
align=left rowspan=2Martti NõmmeMen's normal hill87.0 88.2 48 Q84.0 73.8 47Did not advance
Men's large hill114.0 77.2 44 Q118.0 96.5 43Did not advance

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Estonia earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification.[9] The Estonian team consisted of one male and one female speed skater. This was the first games where an Estonian female speed skater competed.[9] [10]

Individual
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Marten LiivMen's 1000 m1:09.75 18
Men's 1500 m1:50.23 33
Mass start

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: Injury robs Pyeongchang of teen slopestyle phenom Sildaru. Reuters. 10 January 2018. 2 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Mäesuusatamises esindavad Eestit OM-il Laine ja Jõgeva. ERR. 22 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Men's Nation Cup Score . 5 March 2017. www.docs.google.com/ . International Biathlon Union (IBU) . 28 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Eesti laskesuusatajate dramaatika: üks naine pääses olümpiale, kahel jäi puudu kõigest üks tabamus!. Delfi.ee. 22 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Olümpiamängudele sõidab ka Algo Kärp. ERR. 26 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Debüüt jäigi tegemata: Veerpalu lendas juba koju. Postimees. 21 February 2018.
  8. Web site: Kahevõistlejatest sõidavad OM-ile Ilves ja Tiirmaa, Nõmmele eelistati Aigrot. ERR. 22 January 2018.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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