Noc: | GEO |
Nocname: | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
Games: | Winter Olympics |
Year: | 2022 |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Georgia |
Website: | www.geonoc.org.ge |
Date: | 4–20 February 2022 |
Location: | Beijing, China |
Competitors: | 9 |
Competitors Men: | 5 |
Competitors Women: | 4 |
Sports: | 3 |
Flagbearer Open: | Morisi Kvitelashvili Nino Tsiklauri |
Flagbearer Close: | Luka Berulava |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
Georgia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] [2]
On January 26, 2022, the Georgian team of nine athletes (five men and four women) competing in three sports was announced.[3] [4] Figure skater Morisi Kvitelashvili and alpine skier Nino Tsiklauri were also announced as the Georgian flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3] [5] Meanwhile figure skater Luka Berulava was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[6]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
width=110 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Figure skating | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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, Georgia qualified one male and one female alpine skier.[7] [8]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | Soso Japharidze | Men's giant slalom | did not advance | |||||
Men's slalom | 1:02.02 | 41 | 55.87 | 30 | 1:57.89 | 32 | ||
align=left rowspan=2 | Nino Tsiklauri | Women's giant slalom | 1:04.49 | 41 | 1:05.38 | 35 | 2:09.87 | 34 |
Women's slalom | 1:00.11 | 47 | 1:00.37 | 42 | 2:00.48 | 42 |
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, Georgia secured one quota in both the men's and women's singles competitions.[9] Later in 2021, at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Georgia qualified an additional berth in the pairs' and ice dancing events.[10] By qualifying an entry in each event, Georgia also qualified for the team event, for the first time.[11]
Athletes | Event | / | / | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
Morisi Kvitelashvili | Men's | 97.98 | 5 Q | 170.64 | 11 | 268.62 | 10 | |
Anastasiia Gubanova | Women's | 65.40 | 10 Q | 135.58 | 10 | 200.98 | 11 | |
Karina Safina Luka Berulava | Pairs | 66.11 | 9 Q | 126.33 | 8 | 192.44 | 9 | |
Maria Kazakova Georgy Reviya | Ice dance | 67.08 | 18 Q | 97.25 | 19 | 164.33 | 19 |
See main article: article, Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on the results during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Georgia qualified 1 sled in the men's singles.[12] [13] Saba Kumaritashvili represented the country.[14] Kumaritashvili is the cousin of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died during a training accident at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[15]