Georgia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Georgia at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Georgia
IOC code	GEO
NOC	Georgian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.geonoc.org.ge
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	9 (5 men and 4 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Morisi Kvitelashvili Nino Tsiklauri
Flag bearer (closing)	Luka Berulava
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Georgia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

On January 26, 2022, the Georgian team of nine athletes (five men and four women) competing in three sports was announced. ^{[3] [4]} Figure skater Morisi Kvitelashvili and alpine skier Nino Tsiklauri were also announced as the Georgian flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^{[3] [5]} Meanwhile figure skater Luka Berulava was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. ^[6]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Figure skating	3	3	6
Luge	1	0	1
Total	5	4	9

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Georgia qualified one male and one female alpine skier. ^{[7] [8]}

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Soso Japharidze	Men's giant slalom	DNF		Did not advance
	Men's slalom	1:02.02	41	55.87	30	1:57.89	32
Nino Tsiklauri	Women's giant slalom	1:04.49	41	1:05.38	35	2:09.87	34
	Women's slalom	1:00.11	47	1:00.37	42	2:00.48	42

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Georgia secured one quota in both the men's and women's singles competitions. ^[9] Later in 2021, at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Georgia qualified an additional berth in the pairs' and ice dancing events. ^[10] By qualifying an entry in each event, Georgia also qualified for the team event, for the first time. ^[11]

Athletes	Event	SP / RD		FS / FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Morisi Kvitelashvili	Men's	97.98	5 Q	170.64	11	268.62	10
Anastasiia Gubanova	Women's	65.40	10 Q	135.58	10	200.98	11
Karina Safina Luka Berulava	Pairs	66.11	9 Q	126.33	8	192.44	9
Maria Kazakova Georgy Reviya	Ice dance	67.08	18 Q	97.25	19	164.33	19

Team trophy

Athlete	Event	Short program/Rhythm dance						Free skate/Free dance
		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance	Total		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance	Total
		Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank
Morisi Kvitelashvili (M) Anastasiia Gubanova (W) Karina Safina (P) Luka Berulava (P) Maria Kazakova (ID) Georgy Reviya (ID)	Team event	92.37 7	67.56 7	64.79 5	64.60 3	22	6	Did not advance

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Georgia qualified 1 sled in the men's singles. ^{[12] [13]} Saba Kumaritashvili represented the country. ^[14] Kumaritashvili is the cousin of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died during a training accident at the 2010 Winter Olympics. ^[15]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Saba Kumaritashvili	Men's singles	1:00.211	30	1:00.146	32	1:00.036	31	Did not advance		3:00.393	31

References

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3. "სეოკ-ის აღმასრულებელი კომიტეტის სხდომაზე ზამთრის XXIV ოლიმპიურ თამაშებზე საქართველოს ოლიმპიური დელეგაციის პერსონალური შემადგენლობა დაამტკიცეს" [The staff of the Georgian Olympic delegation to the XXIV Winter Olympic Games was approved at the session of the Executive Committee of the National Olympic Committee]. www.geonoc.org.ge/ (in Georgian). Georgian National Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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7. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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