Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Ireland at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg
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

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References

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