Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Chinese Taipei at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
IOC code TPE
NOC Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Website www.tpenoc.net  (in Chinese)
in Pyeongchang
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Lien Te-an (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Taiwan competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with four competitors in two sports.

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Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Luge 101
Speed skating 213
Total314

Luge

Chinese Taipei qualified one male luge athlete. Lien Te-an qualified in men's singles by being ranked in the top 38 of the 2017–18 Luge World Cup standings. [1]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lien Te-an Men's singles 52.1213951.4723950.54540Eliminated2:34.13838

Speed skating

Chinese Taipei earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification. [2] [3]

AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Sung Ching-yang Men's 500 m 35.8634
Tai William Men's 1500 m 1:50.6334
Huang Yu-ting Women's 500 m 38.9822
Women's 1000 m 1:16.4420
Women's 1500 m 2:18.8426

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References

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  2. "Communication No. 2136: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang Entries Speed Skating". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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