| Estonia at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 26 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Allar Levandi |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Estonia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Connor O'Brien | Downhill | Did Not Finish | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pen. | Rank | ||
| Urmas Kaldvee | 20 km Individual | 1:05:23.2 | 7 | 61 |
| Olaf Mihelson | 10 km Sprint | 32:30.7 | 3 | 58 |
| Kalju Ojaste | 20 km Individual | 1:11:21.4 | 10 | 69 |
| Aivo Udras | 10 km Sprint | 32:02.1 | 4 | 50 |
| 20 km Individual | 1:00:14.5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Hillar Zahkna | 10 km Sprint | 31:28.7 | 3 | 39 |
| Olaf Mihelson Urmas Kaldvee Aivo Udras Kalju Ojaste | 4 × 7.5 km relay | 1:35:43.3 | 3 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pen. | Rank | ||
| Krista Lepik | 7.5 km Sprint | 29:40.1 | 5 | 58 |
| 15 km Individual | 58:54.9 | 5 | 42 | |
| Eveli Peterson | 7.5 km Sprint | 28:03.8 | 1 | 31 |
| 15 km Individual | 56:11.0 | 3 | 27 | |
| Jelena Všivtseva | 7.5 km Sprint | 29:35.3 | 3 | 56 |
| 15 km Individual | 59:50.1 | 6 | 53 | |
| Jelena Všivtseva Eveli Peterson Krista Lepik Merle Viirmaa | 4 × 7.5 km relay | 1:59:30.4 | 2 | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Elmo Kassin | 10 km Classical | 26:40.9 | 33 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +02:20 | 33 | 38:14.9 | 23 | +4:46.1 | 25 | |
| 30 km Free | 1:17:37.7 | 16 | |||||
| Taivo Kuus | 30 km Free | 1:25:52.3 | 63 | ||||
| 50 km Classical | 2:19:51.9 | 36 | |||||
| Jaak Mae | 10 km Classical | 26:42.7 | 35 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +02:22 | 35 | 39:24.0 | 40 | +5:57.2 | 40 | |
| 30 km Free | 1:24:24.1 | 59 | |||||
| Jaanus Teppan | 50 km Classical | 2:16:18.8 | 22 | ||||
| Urmas Välbe | 10 km Classical | 26:58.4 | 42 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +02:38 | 42 | DNF | DNF | |||
| 30 km Free | 1:21:02.5 | 41 | |||||
| Andrus Veerpalu | 10 km Classical | 26:45.8 | 36 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +02:25 | 36 | 41:31.1 | 65 | +8:07.3 | 55 | |
| 50 km Classical | 2:17:24.7 | 26 | |||||
| Jaak Mae Jaanus Teppan Elmo Kassin Taivo Kuus | 4 × 10 km Relay | 1:48:57.6 | 11 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Piret Niglas | 5 km Classical | 15:20.9 | 22 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +01:21 | 22 | 30:12.5 | 28 | +4:03.4 | 26 | |
| 15 km Free | 44:48.3 | 23 | |||||
| 30 km Classical | 1:33:09.3 | 29 | |||||
| Kristina Šmigun | 5 km Classical | 15:46.1 | 30 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +01:38 | 30 | 30:13.4 | 29 | +4:19.3 | 27 | |
| 15 km Free | 45:21.1 | 28 | |||||
| Silja Suija | 5 km Classical | 16:07.8 | 39 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +01:59 | 39 | 31:56.3 | 46 | +6:25.2 | 46 | |
| 15 km Free | 47:47.5 | 49 | |||||
| Cristel Vahtra | 5 km Classical | 15:42.3 | 27 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +01:34 | 27 | 31:58.3 | 47 | +6:02.2 | 42 | |
| 15 km Free | 47:04.1 | 45 | |||||
| 30 km Classical | 1:34:48.6 | 35 | |||||
| Kristina Šmigun Cristel Vahtra Silja Suija Piret Niglas | 4 × 5 km Relay | 1:02:32.4 | 12 | ||||
| Athlete | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Rank | Free Skating | Total | Rank | |||||
| Margus Hernits | 12.5 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Helen Novikov | Women's singles | 50.160 | 50.172 | 49.808 | 50.193 | 3:20.333 | 19 |
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Cross-country | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | Start | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Ilmar Aluvee | Individual event | 81.5 | 46 | 85.5 | 167.0 | 47 | +08:53 | 39:56.8 | 18 | 48:49.8 | 39 |
| Magnar Freimuth | Individual event | 93.5 | 36 | 90.0 | 183.5 | 37 | +07:03 | 39:55.0 | 17 | 46:58.0 | 24 |
| Allar Levandi | Individual event | 101.0 | 22 | 96.5 | 197.5 | 21 | +05:30 | 38:50.9 | 3 | 44:20.9 | 12 |
| Ago Markvardt | Individual event | 123.0 | 2 | 120.5 | 243.5 | 2 | +00:23 | 41:26.8 | 35 | 41:49.8 | 5 |
| Allar Levandi Ago Markvardt Magnar Freimuth | Team event | 317.5 | 5 | 301.5 | 619.0 | 4 | +09:32 | 1:23:35.4 | 5 | 1:33:07.4 | 4 |
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