Moldova at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:MDA
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Moldova
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website: 
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:2
Competitors Men:2
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Nicolae Gaiduc[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also:auto

Moldova competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with two competitors in two sports.

Competitors

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

width=130Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing10 1
Cross-country skiing10 1
Total 2 0 2

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Moldova qualified one male athlete.[2] Hoerl is an Austrian born skier who was recruited by The Moldovan ski federation in 2015. Hoerl decided to switch competing to Moldova, because he felt there was not a lot of chances on the deep Austrian team. Due to the nationality switch, Hoerl had to wait till the middle of 2017 to compete in FIS events for Moldova.[3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Christopher HörlMen's combined1:22.2541
Men's downhill1:45.2140

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. Moldova qualified one male athlete.[4]

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: Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 5 December 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 8 December 2017.
  3. News: Rachersberger. Andreas. 6 January 2018. Christopher Hörl auf exotischer Ski-Mission. Christopher Hörl on an exotic ski mission. German. Salzburger Nachrichten. Salzburg, Austria. 6 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 20 December 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 21 December 2017.