Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:THA
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2018
Flagcaption:Flag of Thailand
Website: 
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:4
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Mark Chanloung (opening)
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Thailand competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Since the nation's official debut in 2002, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Winter Olympic Games, with the exception of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

The National Olympic Committee of Thailand fielded a team of 4 athletes, 2 men and 2 women, to compete in two sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Winter Olympics.[1]

Competitors

width=135Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing11 2
Cross-country skiing11 2
Total 22 4

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Thailand qualified one male and one female alpine skier.[2] [3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Nicola ZanonMen's giant slalom
Men's slalom
align=left rowspan=2Alexia Arisarah SchenkelWomen's giant slalom
Women's slalom

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. Thailand qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[4] Mark and Karen Chanloung are siblings are half Italian and half Thai and grew up in Gressoney-La-Trinité, Italy.[5]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=2Mark ChanloungMen's 15 km freestyle38:40.8+4:56.979
Men's 50 km classical
Karen ChanloungWomen's 10 km freestyle32:30.2+7:29.782
Sprint

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 10 December 2017. Thais assured of 3 berths at Winter Games. Bangkok Post. Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. 29 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 12 December 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 16 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Thailand team to Olympic Winter Games 2018. 11 November 2017. www.ssat.or.th/. Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand (SSAT). 17 December 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. News: Mahavongtrakul. Melalin. 7 November 2017. Through the snow. Bangkok Post. Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. 17 December 2017.