Estonia at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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Estonia at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Estonia.svg
IPC code EST
NPC Estonian Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.ee  (in Estonian)
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors5 (3 men and 2 women)
Flag bearers
  • Signe Falkenberg
  • Mait Mätas
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1988)

Estonia was represented at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China by the Estonian Paralympic Committee.

Contents

In total, five athletes represented Estonia, all in the wheelchair curling.

Competitors

In total, five athletes represented Estonia at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China in one sport. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Wheelchair curling 325
Total325

Wheelchair curling

Five Estonian athletes participated in the wheelchair curling – skip Andrei Koitmäe, third Lauri Murasov, second Mait Mätas, lead Katlin Riidebach and alternate Signe Falkenberg. [2] [3]

The wheelchair curling took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre in the Chaoyang District of Beijing from 5–12 March 2022. [4] Estonia played their first round-robin matches on 6 March 2022. They lost their first match 9–6 against the USA and, later on the same day, they lost 9–3 to hosts China. On 7 March 2022, Estonia won their first match of the competition by defeating Latvia 6–5 before they defeated Norway 8–3 to hold a record of two wins and two losses after three days of competition. [5]

The following day, 8 March 2022, Estonia's winning streak ended as they lost 10–5 to Great Britain before losing 6–4 against Sweden. On 9 March 2022, Estonia lost 5–2 to South Korea before subsequently extending their losing streak to four matches following a 9–3 defeat against Canada. [5]

Estonia played their final round-robin matches on 10 March 2022. After defeating Switzerland 8–6, they lost their final round-robin match against Slovakia 7–6. As a result, Estonia ended the competition with a record of three wins and seven losses as they finished in 10th position overall. They did not compete in the pay-offs. [5]

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
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RankOpposition
Score
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Rank
Andrei Koitmäe
Lauri Murasov
Mait Mätas
Katlin Riidebach
Signe Falkenberg
MixedFlag of the United States.svg  USA
L 6–9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN
L 3–9
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT
W 6–5
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR
W 8–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
L 5–10
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE
L 4–6
Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR
L 2–5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN
L 3–9
Flag of Switzerland.svg  SUI
W 8–6
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK
L 6–7
10did not advance

Round robinFinal round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWLW–LPFPAEWELBESES%DSC
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Haitao 826839362821371%122.32
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš 732–06557403311665%95.19
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Viljo Petersson-Dahl 731–16652373531868%91.08
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mark Ideson 730–26950363321171%95.29
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Matthew Thums 551–0607532392660%70.98
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Go Seung-nam 550–16459353701164%103.20
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Jostein Stordahl 462–06064373821364%107.82
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Hugh Nibloe 461–16756373601662%134.75
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Poļina Rožkova 460–26171403201863%100.43
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Andrei Koitmäe 375169324121361%106.21
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Laurent Kneubühl 19488732420856%109.27
Wheelchair curling round robin summary table
Pos.CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svgFlag of Estonia.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svgFlag of Latvia.svgFlag of Norway.svgFlag of Slovakia.svgFlag of South Korea.svgFlag of Sweden.svgFlag of Switzerland.svgFlag of the United States.svgRecord
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7–39–36–310–37–68–94–93–68–47–47–3
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–79–36–39–27–47–59–41–57–410–28–2
10Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–93–95–106–58–36–72–54–68–66–93–7
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3–63–610–58–45–73–76–84–615–110–64–6
9Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3–102–95–64–86–88–48–49–79–77–84–6
7Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6–74–73–87–58–69–34–96–88–55–64–6
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 9–85–77–67–34–83–97–26–58–69–37–3
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9–44–95–28–64–89–42–710–47–86–75–5
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6–35–16–46–47–98–65–64–109–210–77–3
11Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4–84–76–81–157–95–86–88–72–95–81–9
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4–72–109–66–108–76–53–97–67–108–55–5

See also

References

  1. "Entry List by NPC - As of THU 3 MAR 2022 - Wheelchair Curling" (PDF). Beijing 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. "Estonian wheelchair curling team qualifies for Beijing Paralympics". ERR. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. "Paralympic qualification". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. "Wheelchair-curling". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Wheelchair-curling - mixed". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 April 2025.