Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:IRL
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Ireland
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:Olympic Federation of Ireland
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:5
Competitors Men:4
Competitors Women:1
Sports:4
Flagbearer:Seamus O'Connor[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Ireland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Five athletes represented the country in four sports.[2] [3] OCI Chief Executive Stephen Martin was chef de mission.[4] Ireland won no medals; the best finish was by Seamus O'Connor in the men's halfpipe snowboarding, who came 18th.

Competitors

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

width=120Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing1 1 2
Cross-country skiing1 0 1
Freestyle skiing1 0 1
Snowboarding1 0 1
Total 4 1 5

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Ireland qualified two alpine skiers, one male and one female.[5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=3Patrick McMillanMen's combined1:25.7761
Men's downhill1:49.9852
Men's super-G1:33.54 48
align=left rowspan=2Tess ArbezWomen's giant slalom1:22.12561:18.12 502:40.2450
Women's slalom59.475159.00471:58.47 46

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Thomas Hjalmar Westgård, whose mother is from Dunmore, County Galway and who represented Ireland at the 2017 FIS Nordic World Championships,[6] competed for Ireland in 2018.[2] [7]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleTotal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=3Thomas Hjalmar WestgårdMen's 15 km freestyle37:36.6 +3:52.763
Men's 30 km skiathlon44:48.35741:12.7601:32:34.2+16:14.260
Men's 50 km classical
Sprint

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Halfpipe

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Seamus O'Connor competed at the 2014 games in the men's halfpipe and men's slopestyle events and received funding for the 2018 event.[8]

Freestyle

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: Five-strong team Ireland gear up for winter games. RTÉ. 29 January 2018 . 11 February 2018.
  3. Web site: An ex-Leinster rugby player, a snowboarder and a Corkman named 'Bubba': Meet Ireland's Winter Olympic team. 9 February 2018. Irish Independent. 9 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Martin Chef de Mission for Pyeongchang 2018 . . olympics.ie . 15 December 2016 . 6 March 2017 . 10 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180310075304/http://www.olympics.ie/news/15507-martin-chef-de-mission-for-pyeongchang-2018.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 12 December 2017 . data.fis-ski.com . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 16 December 2017.
  6. Web site: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 - Cross-Country - Men 1.6 km Sprint Free Finals - Results . 23 February 2017 . International Ski Federation (FIS) .
  7. Web site: Top 50 finishes for Arbez and McMillan in Pyeongchang . RTÉ . 16 Feb 2018 .
  8. Web site: Financial aid for Irish Winter Olympic hopefuls. 6 April 2017. RTÉ.