Argentina at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Argentina at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Argentina
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar  (in Spanish)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Sebastiano Gastaldi (opening) [1]
Flag bearer (closing)	Verónica Ravenna (luge)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Argentina competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with seven competitors in four sports.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Snowboarding	2	0	2
Luge	0	1	1
Total	4	3	7

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Argentina qualified two athletes, one male and one female. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sebastiano Gastaldi	Men's giant slalom	DNF
Nicol Gastaldi	Women's giant slalom	1:18.06	44	1:15.38	43	2:33.44	42
	Women's slalom	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Argentina qualified two athletes, one male and one female. ^[3]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Matías Zuloaga	Men's 15 km freestyle	42:27.5	+8:43.6	100
María Cecilia Domínguez	Women's 10 km freestyle	34:16.1	9:15.6	87

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Argentina qualified one sled. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Verónica María Ravenna	Women's singles	47.175	22	47.788	26	47.739	24	Eliminated		2:22.702	24

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Argentina received reallocation spots in the men's big air, slopestyle and snowboard cross events.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Matías Schmitt	Men's big air	51.75	23.00	51.75	15	Did not advance
	Men's slopestyle	50.86	20.68	50.86	12	Did not advance

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding						1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Run 1		Run 2		Best	Seed
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank			Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Steven Williams	Men's snowboard cross	1:17.12	34	1:15.35	5	1:15.35	29	4	Did not advance

See also

• Argentina at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

References

1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
3. "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
4. . "LA DELEGACIÓN ARGENTINA EN PYEONGCHANG 2018". www.coarg.org.ar/. Argentine Olympic Committee. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.