Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Ireland at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg
Flag of Ireland
IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Federation of Ireland
Website olympics.ie
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors5 (4 men and 1 woman) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Seamus O'Connor [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Ireland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Five athletes represented the country in four sports. [2] [3] OCI Chief Executive Stephen Martin was chef de mission. [4] Ireland won no medals; the best finish was by Seamus O'Connor in the men's halfpipe snowboarding, who came 18th.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the delegation per sport.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 101
Freestyle skiing 101
Snowboarding 101
Total415

Alpine skiing

Ireland qualified two alpine skiers, one male and one female. [5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Patrick McMillan Men's combined 1:25.7761DNF
Men's downhill —1:49.9852
Men's super-G —1:33.5448
Tess Arbez Women's giant slalom 1:22.12561:18.12502:40.2450
Women's slalom 59.475159.00471:58.4746

Cross-country skiing

Thomas Hjalmar Westgård, whose mother is from Dunmore, County Galway and who represented Ireland at the 2017 FIS Nordic World Championships, [6] competed for Ireland in 2018. [2] [7]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleTotal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård Men's 15 km freestyle —37:36.6+3:52.763
Men's 30 km skiathlon 44:48.35741:12.7601:32:34.2+16:14.260
Men's 50 km classical —DNS
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård Men's sprint 3:29.1662Did not advance

Freestyle skiing

Halfpipe
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 1Run 2Run 3
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Brendan Newby Men's halfpipe 53.801413.2022Did not advance

Snowboarding

Seamus O'Connor competed at the 2014 games in the men's halfpipe and men's slopestyle events and received funding for the 2018 event. [8]

Freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Seamus O'Connor Men's halfpipe 65.5039.7565.5018did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Five-strong team Ireland gear up for winter games". RTÉ. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "An ex-Leinster rugby player, a snowboarder and a Corkman named 'Bubba': Meet Ireland's Winter Olympic team". Irish Independent. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Martin Chef de Mission for Pyeongchang 2018". olympics.ie. Olympic Council of Ireland. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". data.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 - Cross-Country - Men 1.6 km Sprint Free Finals - Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 23 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Top 50 finishes for Arbez and McMillan in Pyeongchang". RTÉ. 16 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Financial aid for Irish Winter Olympic hopefuls". RTÉ. 6 April 2017.
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