Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Estonia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Estonia.svg
IOC code EST
NOC Estonian Olympic Committee
Website www.eok.ee/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors22 (17 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Saskia Alusalu [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018.

Contents

Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women's ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injury. [2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 516
Cross-country skiing 527
Nordic combined 22
Ski jumping 303
Speed skating 112
Total17522

Alpine skiing

Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes. [3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anna Lotta Jõgeva Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom 1:00.905259.61492:00.5148
Tormis Laine Men's giant slalom 1:15.70501:15.18392:30.8840
Men's slalom DNF

Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Estonia has qualified 5 men [4] and one woman on a quota for previously unqualified nations based on 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup standings. [5] Johan Talihärm was selected as a reserve.

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Kalev Ermits Men's sprint 25:07.22 (2+0)36
Men's pursuit 37:43.06 (1+3+0+2)41
Men's individual 51:43.62 (1+0+1+0)32
Kauri Kõiv Men's sprint 26:23.33 (2+1)76
Men's individual 54:36.43 (0+0+0+3)68
Roland Lessing Men's sprint 25:19.72 (1+1)41
Men's pursuit 38:54.47 (2+1+3+1)53
Men's individual 54:46.04 (0+1+2+1)70
Johanna Talihärm Women's sprint 22:27.01 (0+1)22
Women's pursuit 33:34.74 (0+1+2+1)26
Women's individual 46:44.03 (1+2+0+0)50
Rene Zahkna Men's sprint 26:19.93 (1+2)75
Men's individual 54:20.14 (1+1+1+1)65
Rene Zahkna
Kalev Ermits
Roland Lessing
Kauri Kõiv
Men's team relay 1:22:26.418 (3+15)13

Cross-country skiing

Estonia qualified 5 men and 2 women. [6] Anette Veerpalu fell ill with a virus and was unable to compete. [7]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Algo Kärp Men's 50 km classical 2:13:45.7+5:23.317
Tatjana Mannima Women's 10 km freestyle 28:37.0+3:36.550
Women's 15 km skiathlon 24:29.45821:37.15346:41.7+5:56.856
Women's 30 km classical 1:34:27.7+12:10.128
Raido Ränkel Men's 15 km freestyle 37:21.9+3:38.059
Karel Tammjärv Men's 15 km freestyle 35:29.4+1:45.522
Men's 30 km skiathlon 41:56.63536:52.4311:19:25.2+3:05.232
Andreas Veerpalu Men's 15 km freestyle 37:16.2+3:32.358
Men's 30 km skiathlon 43:03.94738:33.6471:22:11.4+5:51.447
Men's 50 km classical 2:21:13.2+12:51.138
Andreas Veerpalu
Algo Kärp
Karel Tammjärv
Raido Ränkel
Men's 4×10 km relay 1:38:21.7+5:16.812
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marko Kilp Men's sprint 3:15.0515 Q3.12.004Did not advance18
Tatjana Mannima Women's sprint 3:28.5739Did not advance
Raido Ränkel Men's sprint 3:17.8831Did not advance
Karel Tammjärv Men's sprint 3:22.6852Did not advance
Marko Kilp
Karel Tammjärv
Men's team sprint 16:30.309DNA17

Nordic combined

Based on the results of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup up to 21 January 2017, Estonia qualified two athletes. [8]

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
DistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kristjan Ilves Normal hill/10 km 104.0112.8925:52.33827:03.316
Large hill/10 km 123.5114.01625:28.34027:08.328
Karl-August Tiirmaa Normal hill/10 km 87.068.94325:58.24130:05.243
Large hill/10 km 116.089.33426:44.04730:02.045

Ski jumping

Based on FIS Ski Jumping World Cup standings and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Estonia qualified 3 male ski jumpers. [8]

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Artti Aigro Men's normal hill 81.580.055Did not advance
Men's large hill 121.586.839 Q107.079.448Did not advance
Kevin Maltsev Men's normal hill 79.074.256Did not advance
Men's large hill DSQDid not advance
Martti Nõmme Men's normal hill 87.088.248 Q84.073.847Did not advance
Men's large hill 114.077.244 Q118.096.543Did not advance

Speed skating

Estonia earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification. [9] The Estonian team consisted of one male and one female speed skater. This was the first games where an Estonian female speed skater competed. [9] [10]

Individual
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Marten Liiv Men's 1000 m 1:09.7518
Men's 1500 m 1:50.2333
Mass start
AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
Saskia Alusalu Women's mass start 38:35.597 Q158:47.464

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