Colombia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Colombia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Colombia.svg
Flag of Colombia
IOC code COL
NOC Comité Olímpico Colombiano
Website www.coc.org.co  (in Spanish)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Pedro Causil (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Colombia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country returned to the Winter Olympics after last competing in 2010, which also marked its debut. The Colombian team consisted of three males and one female, competing in three different sports. [1] [2]

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Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Cross-country skiing 101
Speed skating 112
Total314

Alpine skiing

Colombia qualified one male athlete, Michael Poettoz. [3] Poettoz was born in Cali and was adopted by a French family when he was aged 21 months. Poettoz grew up and learned how to ski in Les Carroz d'Araches, France. Poettoz also represented the country at the Winter Youth Olympics in 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway. [4] Poettoz's upbringing is similar to Madagascar's Mialitiana Clerc, who also qualified to compete at the 2018 Games.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeBehindRank
Michael Poettoz Men's slalom 57.46441:00.00371:57.46+18.4737
Men's giant slalom 1:21.4173DNF

Cross-country skiing

Colombia qualified one male athlete, Sebastián Uprimny. [5] Uprimny was born to Colombian parents in Paris, France. [6] [7] Colombia made its Winter Olympics debut in the sport.

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Sebastián Uprimny Men's 15 km freestyle 58:08.1+24:24.2115

Speed skating

Pedro Causil (far left) pictured on the podium after winning a silver medal in the men's 200 metres time-trial roller speed skating event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, represented the country in two speed skating events TO2015 Speed Skating Men's 200 metres time-trial medalist.JPG
Pedro Causil (far left) pictured on the podium after winning a silver medal in the men's 200 metres time-trial roller speed skating event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, represented the country in two speed skating events

Colombia is one of the strongest nations in inline speed skating, as it was the overall champion since 2010 at the World Roller Speed Skating Championships. However the sport is not on the Olympic program. In 2015, the Colombian Federation of Inline Skating was approved by the International Skating Union to become a member in the (ice) speed skating branch, allowing the nation the possibility to qualify for the Winter Olympics. [8] One Colombian male skater won a provisional quota spot in the men's 500 m and 1000 m event. [9] [10] Causil was the first speed skater from South America to compete at the Winter Olympics, also marking Colombia's debut in the sport. [11] [12] [13] Colombia was later reallocated a spot for a female speed skater in the women's mass start. This was because of the reallocation of quotas from Russian athletes. [2]

Individual
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Pedro Causil Men's 500 m 35.19620
Men's 1000 m 1:10.7134
Mass start
AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
Laura Gómez Women's mass start 08:54.9910Did not advance

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References

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  3. ↑ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Michael Poettoz – The first ever Colombian at the Winter Youth Olympics!". International Olympic Committee. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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