Spain at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Spain at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Spain
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	14 (10 men and 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Queralt Castellet Ander Mirambell
Flag bearer (closing)	Adrián Díaz
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Spain competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

The Spanish team consisted of ten men and four women competing in six sports. ^[3]

On January 25, 2022, snowboarder Queralt Castellet and skeleton athlete Ander Mirambell were named as the Spanish flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^[4] Meanwhile, figure skater Adrián Díaz served as the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony. ^[5]

Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Queralt Castellet	Snowboarding	Women's halfpipe	February 10

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	1	3
Cross-country skiing	2	0	2
Figure skating	2	2	4
Freestyle skiing	2	0	2
Skeleton	1	0	1
Snowboarding	1	1	2
Total	10	4	14

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Spain has qualified two male and one female alpine skier. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adur Etxezarreta	Men's downhill	—				1:44.12	17
	Men's super-G	—				DNF
Joaquim Salarich	Men's slalom	DNF		Did not advance
Núria Pau	Women's Giant slalom	1:04.19	40	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Spain qualified three male and one female cross-country skiers, but will only use two male quotas. ^[7]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Imanol Rojo	Men's 15 km classical	—				41:24.2	+3:29.4	39
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	41:37.7	26	38:54.0	15	1:21:09.2	+4:59.4	21
	Men's 50 kilometre freestyle	—				1:14:50.5	+3:17.8	21

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jaume Pueyo	Men's	2:55.76	37	Did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on placements at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Spain qualified 2 athletes (1 male and 1 female) in the ice dancing event. ^[8]

Laura Barquero failed the doping test, as announced after the closing of the Olympics. ^[9]

Athlete	Event	SP / SD		FS / FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Laura Barquero Marco Zandron	Pairs	63.34	11 Q	118.02	11	181.36	11
Olivia Smart Adrián Díaz	Ice dance	77.70	9 Q	121.41	6	199.11	8

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Spain has qualified two male freestyle skier.

Men's

Athlete	Event	Qualification					Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Javier Lliso	Men's big air	90.25	80.50	79.50	170.75	9 Q	51.25	89.00	82.50	171.50	6
	Men's slopestyle	21.95	69.16	—	69.16	14	Did not advance
Thibault Magnin	Men's big air	41.25	21.75	38.50	79.75	28	Did not advance
	Men's slopestyle	33.06	14.78	—	33.06	29	Did not advance

Skeleton

Main articles: Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on placements of the World Ranking as of January 16, Spain qualified one male athlete. ^[10]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ander Mirambell	Men's	1:02.45	23	1:03.36	25	1:02.34	24	Did not advance		3:08.15	24

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Spain has qualified at least one male and one female snowboarder.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Queralt Castellet	Women's halfpipe	78.75	49.50	78.75	4 Q	69.25	90.25	78.25	90.25

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Small Final
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Lucas Eguibar	Men's snowboard cross	1:18.73	21 Q	2 Q	2 Q	4	3	7

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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "España acudirá a Beijing 2022 con catorce deportistas" [Spain will attend Beijing 2022 with fourteen athletes]. www.coe.es/ (in Spanish). Spanish Olympic Committee. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. Martin, Marta (25 January 2022). "Queralt Castellet y Ander Mirambell, abanderados de España en Beijing 2022" [Queralt Castellet and Ander Mirambell, flag bearers for Spain in Beijing 2022]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
5. "Adrián Díaz, abanderado de España en la ceremonia de clausura" [Adrián Díaz, flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
6. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
7. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
8. "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
9. "Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero fails doping test at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. 22 February 2022.
10. "IBSF Ranking Men´s Skeleton (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.