Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:ROU
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Romania
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:Romanian Olympic Committee
Website: 
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:27
Competitors Men:18
Competitors Women:9
Sports:8
Flagbearer:Marius Ungureanu[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports.

Competitors

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

width=130Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing112
Biathlon516
Bobsleigh527
Cross-country skiing213
Luge415
Skeleton112
Ski jumping011
Speed skating011
Total 18 9 27

Alpine skiing

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

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Alexandru BarbuMen's giant slalom1:19.74661:17.40522:37.1455
Men's slalom
align=left rowspan=3Ania Monica CaillWomen's downhill1:45.06 28
1:25.74 36
Women's giant slalom

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, Romania has qualified 5 men.[3]

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
George ButaMen's individual51:55.6 1 (0+0+1+0) 37
align=left rowspan=2Remus FaurMen's sprint26:03.31 (0+1)68
Men's individual55:01.54 (0+0+0+4) 74
align=left rowspan=2Gheorghe PopMen's sprint28:04.45 (2+3)86
Men's individual54:40.13 (2+0+1+0) 69
align=left rowspan=3Cornel PuchianuMen's sprint25:52.71 (1+0)60
Men's pursuit39:37.6 5 (1+1+2+1) 58
Men's individual53:12.1 4 (0+2+0+2) 55
Marius UngureanuMen's sprint28:59.14 (2+2)87
George Buta
Remus Faur
Gheorghe Pop
Cornel Puchianu		Men's relay1:22:51.110 (1+9)14
align=left rowspan=2Éva TófalviWomen's sprint25:20.0 4 (2+2)81
Women's individual52:13.7 7 (1+2+4+0) 84

Bobsleigh

See main article: article, Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Romania has qualified 2 sleds.[4] [5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mihai Cristian Tentea Two-man49.691449.72 1749.932549.64123:18:98 18
Dorin Alexandru Grigore Four-man50.552950.792950.8129Eliminated2:32.1529
Maria Constantin Two-woman51.171251.401551.391451.57193:25.5316
* – 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. Romania qualified three athletes, two male and one female.[6]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleTotal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Alin Florin CioancăMen's 15 km freestyle36:31.9 +2:48.043
align=left rowspan=3Paul Constantin PepeneMen's 15 km freestyle36:19.1 +2:35.237
Men's 30 km skiathlon41:16.23036:37.8 281:18:20.4+2:00.424
Men's 50 km classical2:18:44.0 +10:21.932
Tímea SáraWomen's 10 km freestyle28:40.9 +3:40.453
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alin Florin CioancăMen's sprint3:22.22 47Did not advance
Alin Florin Cioancă
Paul Constantin Pepene		Men's team sprint16:52.38 9Did not advance
Tímea SáraWomen's sprint3:48.84 61Did not advance

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Romania qualified 4 sleds.[7]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Valentin Crețualign=left rowspan=2Men's singles49.0302849.0853348.42426Eliminated2:26.53929
Andrei Turea49.482 3248.4892649.31435Eliminated2:27.28531
Cosmin Atodiresei
Ștefan Musei		Men's doubles47.1011847.171 191:34.272 19
Raluca StrămăturaruWomen's singles46.469846.5321246.606 946.68163:06.288 7
Mixed team relay

Skeleton

See main article: article, Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Romania qualified two sleds, one in the male disciplined in one in the female discipline.[8] Both athletes and also previously represented Romania in the Olympic Games.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dorin Dumitru VelicuMen's51.912551.51 2352.0227Eliminated2:35.4425
Maria Marinela MaziluWomen's53.311853.471953.481853.66 193:33.92 18

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Speed skating

See main article: article, Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

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: Men's Nation Cup Score . 5 March 2017. www.docs.google.com/ . International Biathlon Union (IBU) . 28 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018. 15 January 2018. www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. 16 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116125436/http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Bobsleigh_2_Man_14_01_2018.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018. 15 January 2018. www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. 28 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228031301/http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Bobsleigh_4_Men_14_01_2018.pdf. dead.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Ranking list . fil-luge.org . December 19, 2017.
  8. Web site: Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018. 15 January 2018. www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. 16 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116052604/http://www.ibsf.org/images/documents/downloads/Quotas/2017_18/Quota_allocation_IBSF_RANKING_Men_Skeleton_14_01_2018.pdf. dead.

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