Malaysia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Malaysia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Malaysia.svg
IOC code MAS
NOC Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website www.olympic.org.my
in PyeongChang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Julian Yee (opening) [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Malaysia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was the country's first appearance at the Winter Olympics. [2] Malaysia's team consisted of five people: two athletes, two officials and one chef de mission. [3]

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Figure skating 101
Total202

Alpine skiing

Malaysia has qualified a single male athlete for alpine skiing. [4] Jeffrey Webb became the first Malaysian to qualify for the Winter Olympics. [2] Webb was born to an American father and Malaysian mother, allowing him to compete for the country. [5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jeffrey Webb Men's giant slalom 1:23.83781:23.84702:47.6768
Men's slalom DNF

Figure skating

Figure skater Julian Yee became the second Malaysian to qualify for the Winter Olympic Games by finishing among the top six skaters who had previously yet to secure qualification at the 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy. [6]

AthleteEventSPFSTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Julian Yee Men's singles 73.5825Did not advance

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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 "18-Year-Old Makes History As First M'sian Athlete To Compete In Winter Olympics". Malaysian Digest. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  4. "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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  6. Tam, Michelle (30 September 2017). "Figure skater Julian Yee qualifies for Winter Olympics". The Star . Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 3 October 2017.