Malta at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Malta at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Malta.svg
Flag of Malta
IOC code MLT
NOC Malta Olympic Committee
Website www.nocmalta.org
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (0 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Jenise Spiteri
Flag bearer (closing) Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Malta competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2]

Contents

Malta's athlete consisted of snowboarder Jenise Spiteri, who also carried the Maltese flag during the opening ceremony. [3] [4] [5] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [6]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Snowboarding 011
Total011

Snowboarding

Malta qualified one female snowboarder in the halfpipe event. [7] [8] This will mark Malta's Winter Olympics debut in the sport. [9]

Freestyle
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3Best/TotalRank
Jenise Spiteri Halfpipe 7.2525.2525.2521did not advance

Non-competing sports

Alpine skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Malta qualified one female alpine skier. [10] That skier, Élise Pellegrin, Malta's only Winter Olympian before this edition, however, was not selected for the team due to lack of recent competition. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee . 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. 1 2 "Jenise Spiteri to carry Maltese Flag at Beijing Winter Olympics". www.nocmalta.org/. Maltese Olympic Committee. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Galea, Emma (18 January 2022). "Well done! Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Beijing Winter Olympics". www.guidememalta.com/. GuideMeMalta. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Bishop, Adriana (6 February 2022). "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri - When halfpipe dreams come true". Times of Malta . Birkirkara, Malta. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "SNOWBOARD QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Winter Olympics". Times of Malta . Birkirkara, Malta. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022. The America-based athlete could not hide her pride in becoming Malta's first-ever snowboarder at the Beijing Games.
  10. ↑ "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 4 July 2021.
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