Poland at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:POL
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Poland
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:Polish Olympic Committee
Website: 
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:62
Competitors Men:36
Competitors Women:26
Sports:12
Flagbearer:Zbigniew Bródka[1]
Rank:20
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

Poland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. The Polish team consisted of 62 athletes in 12 sports, which is the largest ever Polish team, surpassing the 59 athletes that competed in 2014. Polish ski jumpers won one gold and one bronze medal, earning the 20th place at the medal table.

Competitors

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

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing2 1 3
Biathlon2 5 7
Bobsleigh4 0 4
Cross-country skiing3 4 7
Figure skating1 1 2
Freestyle skiing0 1 1
Luge4 2 6
Nordic combined4 0 4
Short track speed skating1 2 3
Ski jumping5 0 5
Snowboarding2 4 6
Speed skating8 6 14
Total 36 26 62

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Poland qualified three athletes, two males and one female.[2]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Michał JasiczekMen's slalom51.6430
align=left rowspan=3Michał KłusakMen's downhill1:45.42 42
Men's super-G
Men's combined1:22.6446
align=left rowspan=4Maryna Gąsienica-DanielWomen's downhill1:43.30 24
Women's super-G1:23.21 26
Women's giant slalom1:13.89 241:11.80 282:25.69 27
Women's combined1:44.35 1942.84132:27.19 16

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, Poland has qualified 5 women [3] and 2 men.

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=3Grzegorz GuzikSprint25:52.22 (0+2)59
Pursuit39:07.36 (2+1+2+1)56
Individual51:51.8 2 (0+0+1+1) 33
align=left rowspan=2Andrzej Nędza-KubiniecSprint25:59.22 (2+0)67
Individual55:39.9 5 (2+1+1+1) 79
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=3Magdalena GwizdońSprint23:35.73 (0+3)56
Pursuit36:07.05 (1+2+2+0)49
Individual51:49.7 8 (1+2+3+2) 83
align=left rowspan=3Krystyna GuzikSprint22:43.31 (1+0)28
Pursuit34:24.34 (1+1+1+1)36
Individual46:49.5 4 (1+0+2+1) 52
align=left rowspan=4Monika HojniszSprint23:20.63 (1+2)45
Pursuit35:05.64 (1+1+2+0)43
Individual43:02.0 1 (0+1+0+0) 6
Mass start36:59.20 (0+0+0+0)15
align=left rowspan=3Weronika NowakowskaSprint23:03.22 (1+1)34
Pursuit33:46.22 (0+1+1+0)30
Individual44:34.6 2 (0+0+0+2) 21
Krystyna Guzik
Magdalena Gwizdoń
Monika Hojnisz
Weronika Nowakowska		Team relay1:12:47.015 (8+7)7
Mixed

Bobsleigh

See main article: article, Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Poland has qualified Two man and Four man received the reallocated quota place.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mateusz Luty *
Krzysztof Tylkowski		Two-man49.872150.102349.9224Eliminated2:29.89 24
Mateusz Luty *
Grzegorz Kossakowski
Łukasz Miedzik
Arnold Zdebiak		Four-man49.04 749.591849.461249.80173:17.8913
* – Denotes the driver of each sled

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. Poland qualified six athletes, two male and two female and two yet to be determined.[4]

Men
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=2Dominik Bury15 km freestyle36:11.1 +2:27.233
30 km skiathlon21:38.95938:44.4511:23:20.3+7:00.352
Kamil Buryalign=left rowspan=215 km freestyle38:38.7 +4:54.878
align=left Maciej Staręga38:58.9 +5:15.082
Women
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=2Martyna Galewicz10 km freestyle29:23.3 +4:22.864
15 km skiathlon24:06.44220:44.93444:51.3+4:06.441
align=left rowspan=2Sylwia Jaśkowiec10 km freestyle27:21.5 +2:21.024
15 km skiathlon23:22.53120:33.82943:56.3+3:11.430
align=left rowspan=2Justyna Kowalczyk15 km skiathlon22:01.11320:29.72542:30.8+1:45.917
30 km classical1:27:21.8+5:04.214
align=left rowspan=2Ewelina Marcisz10 km freestyle28:10.0 +3:09.542
15 km skiathlon23:21.93020:34.83043:56.7+3:11.831
Martyna Galewicz
Sylwia Jaśkowiec
Justyna Kowalczyk
Ewelina Marcisz		4×5 km relay54:30.9+3:06.610
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kamil Buryalign=left rowspan=2Men's sprint3:17.1528 Q3:25.796Did not advance
Maciej Staręga3:19.4238Did not advance
Kamil Bury
Maciej Staręga		Men's team sprint16:21.83 7Did not advance
Sylwia Jaśkowiecalign=left rowspan=3Women's sprint3:27.9437Did not advance
Justyna Kowalczyk3:20.0022 Q3:17.475Did not advance
Ewelina Marcisz3:28.1138Did not advance
Sylwia Jaśkowiec
Justyna Kowalczyk		Women's team sprint16:35.19 5 q16:32.48 7

Figure skating

See main article: article, Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Poland qualified one ice dancing pair, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[5] This marks the country's reappearance in the sport at the Winter Olympics, after missing the last edition in 2014.

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified one athlete. On February 10, 2018 was announced that Karolina Riemen-Żerebecka won't be able to compete in the Games due to surgery of her spine.[6]

Ski cross

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Poland earned the following start quotas:[7]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Maciej Kurowskialign=left rowspan=2Men's singles48.1031848.4672448.1582247.885 163:12.613 19
Mateusz Sochowicz49.0472648.2031948.93031Eliminated2:26.180 27
Wojciech Chmielewski
Jakub Kowalewski		Men's doubles46.609 1346.478 141:33.087 12
Ewa Kuls-Kusykalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles47.0372046.9332247.21219Eliminated2:21.18220
Natalia Wojtuściszyn49.1332946.7361747.29017Eliminated2:23.15925
Mixed team relay

Nordic combined

See main article: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Poland qualified four athletes and a spot in the team relay.

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
DistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Adam CieślarNormal hill/10 km81.068.74425:30.7 3929:38.7 42
Large hill/10 km119.089.8 3324:07.4 2127:23.4 33
align=left rowspan=2Szczepan KupczakNormal hill/10 km97.096.8 2026:47.6 4529:02.6 39
Large hill/10 km129.0122.11225:34.3 4226:41.3 25
align=left rowspan=2Wojciech MarusarzNormal hill/10 km79.561.34526:50.5 4631:27.5 47
Large hill/10 km114.082.339Did not finish
align=left rowspan=2Paweł SłowiokNormal hill/10 km92.588.33224:37.6 1227:26.6 22
Large hill/10 km119.593.23224:13.3 2527:16.3 29
Adam Cieślar
Szczepan Kupczak
Wojciech Marusarz
Paweł Słowiok		Team large hill/4×5 km472.5337.2848:28.81051:24.8 9

Short track speed skating

See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Poland has qualified one skater for men's 500 m events and two skaters for women's 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m events for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017.[8]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bartosz KonopkoMen's 500 m41.039 2 Q1:10.996 5Did not advance
Natalia MaliszewskaWomen's 500 m43.7252 Q43.3843Did not advance
align=left rowspan=3Magdalena WarakomskaWomen's 500 m44.3114Did not advance
Women's 1000 m1:31.259 2 Q1:31.698 3Did not advance
Women's 1500 m2:23.6934Did not advance
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified five athletes. However Piotr Żyła did not start in any.

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Stefan Hulaalign=left rowspan=4Men's normal hill100.5122.79 Q111.0131.81 Q105.5117.011248.85
Maciej Kot99.0122.011 Q99.0109.620 Q102.0107.419217.019
Dawid Kubacki104.5129.63 Q88.092.035Did not advance
Kamil Stoch104.0131.72 Q106.5125.92 Q105.5123.46249.34
Stefan Hulaalign=left rowspan=4Men's large hill127.0110.418 Q132.0131.212 Q129.5122.216253.415
Maciej Kot138.0124.88 Q128.5124.217 Q129.5120.418244.619
Dawid Kubacki127.0114.714 Q134.5 137.45 Q126.0120.617258.010
Kamil Stoch131.5125.67 Q135.0143.8 1 Q136.5141.93 285.7
Maciej Kot
Stefan Hula
Dawid Kubacki
Kamil Stoch		Men's team large hill537.0540.93 Q536.0531.531072.4

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified five athletes.

Parallel
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Rank
Oskar KwiatkowskiMen's giant slalom1:25.72 13 Q
L +0.10		Did not advance
Weronika Bielaalign=left rowspan=3Women's giant slalom1:35.92 24Did not advance
Aleksandra Król1:33.13 10 Q
L +0.70		Did not advance
Karolina SztokfiszDid not advance
Snowboard cross
AthleteEventSeeding1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Run 1Run 2BestSeed
TimeRankTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
Mateusz LigockiMen's snowboard cross1:19.48 371:19.22 131:19.22 3935Did not advance
Zuzanna SmykałaWomen's snowboard cross1:23.41 221:23.44 91:23.41 235Did not advance

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Poland earned the following start quotas:

Men
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Zbigniew Bródka1500 m1:46.3112
Sebastian Klosinski1000 m1:09.59 17
align=left rowspan=2Piotr Michalski500 m35.64 33
1000 m1:10.17 31
align=left rowspan=2Konrad Niedźwiedzki1000 m1:10.026 23
1500 m1:47.0720
Artur Nogal500 m58.7136
Jan Szymański1500 m1:46.4816
Artur Waś500 m35.02 13
Adrian Wielgat5000 m6:31.7122
Women
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś1500 m1:58.5313
3000 m4:12.5717
align=left rowspan=2Karolina Bosiek1000 m1:18.5329
3000 m4:12.4416
align=left rowspan=2Natalia Czerwonka1000 m1:15.7712
1500 m1:57.859
align=left rowspan=2Luiza Złotkowska1500 m1:58.9917
3000 m4:09.6914
Kaja Ziomek500 m39.2625
Mass start
AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
Konrad NiedźwiedzkiMen's mass start18:24.73 10Did not advance
Magdalena Czyszczońalign=left rowspan=2Women's mass start08:56.66 11Did not advance
Luiza Złotkowska39:08.418 Q18:47.34 9
Team pursuit

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 . 30 June 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 30 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Women's Nation Cup Score . 5 March 2017. www.docs.google.com/ . International Biathlon Union (IBU). 28 July 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 . 4 April 2017 . www.isu.org/ . . 28 July 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170723214404/http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/news/2017/04/figure-skating-quota-places-for-the-xxiii-olympic-winter-games-2018 . 23 July 2017 . dmy-all .
  6. News: Pjongczang 2018. Ogromny pech Polki. Karolina Riemen-Żerebecka nie wystąpi na igrzyskach. sportowefakty.wp.pl. 2018-02-10. pl.
  7. Web site: Ranking list . fil-luge.org . December 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073659/http://www.fil-luge.org/cdn/uploads/rankinglist-luge-pyeongchang2018-2.pdf . 2 January 2018 . dead .
  8. Web site: XXI II Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang: Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating. International Skating Union (ISU). 23 November 2017. 24 November 2017.

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