Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Australia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Australia at the; 2018 Winter Olympics
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IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in in Pyeongchang, South Korea; February 9–25, 2018
Competitors	50 (28 men and 22 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Scotty James (Opening) Jarryd Hughes (Closing)
Medals ; Ranked 23rd	Gold0Silver2Bronze1Total3
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Last updated February 11, 2023

Australia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 50 competitors in 10 sports. They won three medals in total, two silver and one bronze, ranking 23rd in the medal table.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Matt Graham	Freestyle skiing	Men's moguls	12 February
Silver	Jarryd Hughes	Snowboarding	Men's snowboard cross	15 February
Bronze	Scott James	Snowboarding	Men's half pipe	14 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. A team of 45 athletes (including Russell Henshaw and Belle Brockhoff, subject to medical clearance) was announced by the Australian Olympic Committee on 25 January 2018.^[2] A further five athletes were added on 26 January 2018 after the reallocation of quota spots was finalised.^[3] Rohan Chapman-Davies was added to the team on 29 January after Russia handed back their men's quota place in mogul skiing.^[4]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	1	3
Bobsleigh	4	0	4
Cross-country skiing	3	3	6
Figure skating	2	2	4
Freestyle skiing	6	10	16
Luge	1	0	1
Short track speed skating	1	1	2
Skeleton	1	1	2
Snowboarding	7	4	11
Speed skating	1	0	1
Total	28	22	50

Alpine skiing

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dominic Demschar	Men's giant slalom	1:13.21	37	1:13.54	33	2:26.75	33
Dominic Demschar	Men's slalom	DNF
Harry Laidlaw	Men's giant slalom	DSQ
Greta Small	Women's combined	DNF
	Women's downhill	—				1:42.07	20
	Women's super-G	—				1:24.09	31

^[2]

Bobsleigh

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lucas Mata * David Mari	Two-man	49.88	22	50.04	21	49.87	22	Eliminated		2:29.79	22
Lucas Mata * David Mari Lachlan Reidy Hayden Smith	Four-man	49.72	22	49.91	23	50.07	27	Eliminated		2:29.70	25

* – Denotes the driver of each sled^[2]

Cross-country skiing

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Phillip Bellingham	Men's 15 km freestyle	—				38:36.2	+4:52.3	77
Phillip Bellingham	Men's 50 km classical	—				2:30:39.7	+22:17.6	56
Callum Watson	Men's 15 km freestyle	—				37:53.9	+4:10.0	70
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	44:47.7	62	39:56.0	58	1:25:15.4	+8:55.4	58
	Men's 50 km classical	—				2:33:28.6	+25:06.5	58
Barbara Jezeršek	Women's 10 km freestyle	—				27:42.5	+2:42.0	33
Barbara Jezeršek	Women's 15 km skiathlon	23:34.0	43	20:33.6	28	44:39.3	+3:54.4	39
Aimee Watson	Women's 10 km freestyle	—				29:41.4	+4:40.9	68
Jessica Yeaton	Women's 10 km freestyle	—				28:09.6	+3:09.1	41
	Women's 15 km skiathlon	23:45.2	50	21:20.1	47	45:44.8	+4:59.9	50
	Women's 30 km classical	—				1:40.54.8	+18.37.2	42

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Phillip Bellingham	Men's sprint	3:31.54	65	Did not advance
Phillip Bellingham Callum Watson	Men's team sprint	—				17:38.36	24	Did not advance
Aimee Watson	Women's sprint	3:44.87	58	Did not advance
Casey Wright		3:49.80	63	Did not advance
Jessica Yeaton		3:33.01	48	Did not advance
Barbara Jezeršek Jessica Yeaton	Women's team sprint	—				17:20.38	14	Did not advance

Figure skating

Australia qualified one male figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.^[5] They additionally qualified one female skater as well as an entry in pairs skating through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.^[6]

Athlete	Event	SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Brendan Kerry	Men's singles	83.06	16 Q	150.75	21	233.81	20
Kailani Craine	Ladies' singles	56.77	16 Q	111.84	16	168.61	17
Katia Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor	Pairs	61.55	18	Did not advance

^[7]

Freestyle skiing

Aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 3
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
David Morris	Men's aerials	112.83	15	124.89	2 Q	111.95	10	Did not advance
Lydia Lassila	Women's aerials	66.27	18	63.45	14	Did not advance
Laura Peel		64.86	19	89.46	3 Q	85.05	9 Q	85.65	3 Q	55.34	5
Danielle Scott		93.76	5 QF	Bye		57.01	12	Did not advance
Samantha Wells		54.28	22	58.27	17	Did not advance

Moguls

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Run 1			Run 2			Run 1			Run 2			Run 3
		Time	Total	Rank	Time	Total	Rank	Time	Total	Rank	Time	Total	Rank	Time	Total	Rank
Rohan Chapman-Davies	Men's moguls	26.07	73.96	17	27.52	67.94	12	Did not advance
Matt Graham		24.47	77.28	9 Q	Bye			24.89	81.39	2 Q	25.18	80.01	4 Q	24.85	82.57
Brodie Summers		DNS			DNS			did not advance
James Matheson		26.33	72.27	23	27.44	74.61	10 Q	26.33	75.98	14	Did not advance
Madii Himbury	Women's moguls	31.45	69.49	15	31.44	69.36	10 Q	31.03	68.19	20	Did not advance
Jakara Anthony		30.52	69.49	14	31.69	73.35	3 Q	30.46	76.81	4 Q	30.48	76.45	5 Q	30.94	75.35	4
Britteny Cox		28.94	76.78	7 Q	Bye			29.19	75.79	5 Q	28.99	78.28	2 Q	28.29	75.08	5
Claudia Gueli		31.17	68.68	17	38.35	35.19	13	Did not advance

Ski cross


Athlete	Event	Seeding		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Anton Grimus	Men's ski cross	1:40.80	30	4	Did not advance
Sami Kennedy-Sim	Women's ski cross	1:14.97	9	2 Q	1 Q	3 FB	4	8

Slopestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Russ Henshaw	Men's slopestyle	72.60	64.00	72.60	19	Did not advance

^[2]

Luge

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Australia qualified 1 sled.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alexander Ferlazzo	Men's singles	48.073	16	48.587	27	49.351	36	Eliminated		2:26.011	28

^[2]

Short track speed skating

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andy Jung	Men's 500 m	1:03.137	3	Did not advance
Andy Jung	Men's 1500 m	2:16.995	4 Q	—		2:11.183	5	Did not advance
Deanna Lockett	Women's 1000 m	PEN		Did not advance
Deanna Lockett	Women's 1500 m	2:28.996	2 Q	—		3:01.928	6	Did not advance

Skeleton

Australia the qualified a male and female athlete in the skeleton discipline. John Farrow, who had previously represented Australia in the 2014 Olympic Games, retired after competing in the 2018 Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
John Farrow	Men's	51.64	21	51.31	18	51.40	20	51.53	16	3:25.88	19
Jaclyn Narracott	Women's	52.53	15	52.76	16	52.62	17	52.82	17	3:30.73	16

^[2]

Snowboarding

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Kent Callister	Men's halfpipe	66.75	77.00	77.00	12 Q	20.00	62.00	56.75	62.00	10
Scott James		89.00	96.75	96.75	2 Q	92.00	81.75	40.25	92.00
Nathan Johnstone		62.25	10.25	62.25	22	Did not advance
Emily Arthur	Women's halfpipe	30.25	66.50	66.50	8 Q	48.25	9.25	25.00	48.25	11
Holly Crawford	Women's halfpipe	57.50	20.00	57.50	13	Did not advance
Jessica Rich	Women's big air	73.50	74.25	74.25	13	Did not advance

Tess Coady selected in team but did not compete due to injury in training prior to the competition.^[9]

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding						1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Run 1		Run 2		Best	Seed	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Best	Seed	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Cam Bolton	Men's snowboard cross	1:14.35	12	Bye		1:14.35	12	2 Q	3 Q	4 FB	4	10
Jarryd Hughes		1:15.69	28	1:13.73	1	1:13.73	25	1 Q	2 Q	2 FA	2
Adam Lambert		1:14.94	22	Bye		1:14.94	22	4	Did not advance
Alex Pullin		1:14.76	20	Bye		1:14.76	20	2 Q	2 Q	1 FA	6	6
Belle Brockhoff	Women's snowboard cross	1:20.34	10	Bye		1:20.34	10	—	3 Q	DNFFB	5	11

Speed skating

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Daniel Greig	Men's 500 m	35.22	21
Daniel Greig	Men's 1000 m	1:09.99	22

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Ukraine competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 33 competitors in 9 sports. Oleksandr Abramenko won the only medal for the country, a gold in men's aerials freestyle skiing, earning Ukraine the 21st place in the overall medal table.

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References

↑ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "2018 Australian Olympic Team" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
↑ "Five added to PyeongChang 2018 Team". Australian Olympic Committee website. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
↑ "Chapman-Davies added to Olympic Team after surprise call up". Australia Olympic Committee website. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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↑ "Figure Skaters named on the 2018 Australian Winter Olympic Team". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
↑ "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
↑ "Teenage snowboard star Tess Coady struck by injury in warm-up and out of slopestyle event". News.com.au. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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[1] "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[2018team-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2018 Australian Olympic Team" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[3] "Five added to PyeongChang 2018 Team". Australian Olympic Committee website. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[4] "Chapman-Davies added to Olympic Team after surprise call up". Australia Olympic Committee website. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[5] "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[6] "ISU communication 2119". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union . Retrieved 21 October 2017.

[7] "Figure Skaters named on the 2018 Australian Winter Olympic Team". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[8] "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[9] "Teenage snowboard star Tess Coady struck by injury in warm-up and out of slopestyle event". News.com.au. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

Alpine skiing

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating

Freestyle skiing

Luge

Short track speed skating

Skeleton

Snowboarding

Speed skating

See also

Related Research Articles

References

External links