Haiti at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Haiti at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Haiti.svg
IOC code HAI
NOC Comité Olympique Haïtien
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Richardson Viano
Flag bearer (closing) Richardson Viano
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Haiti competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] This marked the country's Winter Olympics debut. [3] [4] [5] Haiti's team consisted of one male alpine skier. [6] Richardson Viano was the country's flagbearer during the opening and closing ceremonies. [7] [8]

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Total101

Alpine skiing

Haiti qualified one male alpine skier. Richardson Viano met the basic qualification standards and was named to the team. [9] [10] Viano was adopted by his parents who were from the French Alps at the age of three. [11] Viano competed in the men's giant slalom but failed to complete the event. [12]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Richardson Viano Men's giant slalom DNFdid not advance
Men's slalom 1:02.254257.74331:59.9934

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Richardson Viano is a french-haitian alpine skier, competing soley in giant slalom and Slalom.

References

  1. ↑ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". Beijing 2022 Olympics . International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Bonesteel, Matt (4 February 2022). "Haiti and Saudi Arabia are in the Winter Olympics for the first time". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C., U.S. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Haïti Pour La Première Fois De Son Histoire Qualifié Aux Jo D'hiver en 2022 !" [Haiti for the First Time in Its History Qualified for the Winter Olympics in 2022!]. www.haitiski.com/ (in French). Haiti Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (17 December 2021). "Haiti and Saudi Arabia to debut at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as Alpine skiers qualify". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Haiti - J.O. Beijing 2022 : D-24, The skier Richardson Viano will defend the colors of Haiti". HaitiLibre. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Richardson Viano, le destin olympique du premier athlète haïtien aux Jeux d'hiver" [Richardson Viano, the Olympic destiny of the first Haitian athlete at the Winter Games] (in French). International Olympic Committee (IOC). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Leicester, John (13 February 2022). "Orphan Rides 'Magic Powder' From Haiti to Winter Olympics". www.nbcchicago.com. WMAQ-TV . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Belam, Martin (13 February 2022). "Skiing outsiders make their mark as arrival of real snow causes setbacks". The Guardian . London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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