Virgin Islands at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Virgin Islands at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
IOC code ISV
NOC Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website www.virginislandsolympics.com
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (0 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Volunteer
Flag bearer (closing) Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

The Virgin Islands competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2] It last competed in 2014. [3] [4]

Contents

The Virgin Islands team consisted of female athlete in skeleton. [3] Due to Katie Tannenbaum testing positive for COVID-19, she was unable to carry her country's flag into the opening ceremony. [5] [6] Instead, a volunteer carried the Virgin Islands flag during the parade of nations. [7] [8] Meanwhile a volunteer was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [9]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Skeleton 011
Total011

Skeleton

The Virgin Islands qualified one sled in the women's event, after receiving a reallocated quota place. [10] This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Winter Olympics. Katie Tannenbaum would finish in last place in the women's singles event, with an overall ranking of 25. [11]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Katie Tannenbaum Women's 1:06.48251:07.36251:04.8425Did not advance3:18.6825

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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 Kiser, Bill (26 January 2022). "Beijing Bound: Tannenbaum earns spot in 2022 Winter Games". The Virgin Islands Daily News . St.Thomas, Virgin Islands. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ↑ McAndrew, Dom (26 January 2022). "This Clovis West graduate will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics". YourCentralValley. Fresno, California, USA. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Kirton, David (8 February 2022). "U.S Virgin Islands' Tannenbaum watches Olympic dream slip away in COVID isolation". National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reuters . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Mendola, Nicholas (8 February 2022). "Katie Tannenbaum waits in isolation, ready for rush to race". www.nbcolympics.com/. NBC . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Kiser, Bill (3 February 2022). "Tannenbaum tests positive for COVID, won't carry flag in opening ceremonies". The Virgin Islands Daily News . St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "XXIV Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Skeleton – Participation" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Reynolds, Tim (12 February 2022). "Virgin Islands' Olympic skeleton slider celebrates journey". Associated Press . New York City, New York, U.S. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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