Malaysia at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | MAS |
NOC | Olympic Council of Malaysia |
Website | www |
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
Competitors | 2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 1 sport |
Flag bearers (opening) | Jeffrey Webb Aruwin Salehhuddin |
Flag bearer (closing) | Jeffrey Webb |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Malaysia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] This was the country's second appearance at the Winter Olympics and also the second consecutive time since their first appearance at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [3] [4]
Malaysia's team consisted of two alpine skiers (one per gender). These were the first Winter Olympics for Malaysia with a female athlete on the team. [5] [6] Moira Tan Siew See was appointed as the chef-de-mission of the delegation on 25 September 2021 during the 198th Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Executive Council meeting which was held on virtual basis. [7]
Alpine skiers Jeffrey Webb and Aruwin Salehhuddin were the flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [8] [9] [10] Webb was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [11] [12]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
By meeting the basic qualification standards Malaysia qualified one male and one female alpine skier. [13]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jeffrey Webb | Men's slalom | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Aruwin Salehhuddin | Women's giant slalom | 1:06.13 | 46 | 1:06.15 | 38 | 2:12.28 | 38 |
Women's slalom | DNF | Did not advance |
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