Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ROU |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 27 (18 men and 9 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Marius Ungureanu[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Bobsleigh | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Luge | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Skeleton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ski jumping | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 27 |
Alpine skiing
Romania qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexandru Barbu | Men's giant slalom | 1:19.74 | 66 | 1:17.40 | 52 | 2:37.14 | 55 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Ania Monica Caill | Women's downhill | — | 1:45.06 | 28 | |||
| Women's super-G | — | 1:25.74 | 36 | ||||
| Women's giant slalom | DNS | ||||||
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Romania has qualified 5 men.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Buta | Men's individual | 51:55.6 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 37 |
| Remus Faur | Men's sprint | 26:03.3 | 1 (0+1) | 68 |
| Men's individual | 55:01.5 | 4 (0+0+0+4) | 74 | |
| Gheorghe Pop | Men's sprint | 28:04.4 | 5 (2+3) | 86 |
| Men's individual | 54:40.1 | 3 (2+0+1+0) | 69 | |
| Cornel Puchianu | Men's sprint | 25:52.7 | 1 (1+0) | 60 |
| Men's pursuit | 39:37.6 | 5 (1+1+2+1) | 58 | |
| Men's individual | 53:12.1 | 4 (0+2+0+2) | 55 | |
| Marius Ungureanu | Men's sprint | 28:59.1 | 4 (2+2) | 87 |
| George Buta Remus Faur Gheorghe Pop Cornel Puchianu |
Men's relay | 1:22:51.1 | 10 (1+9) | 14 |
| Éva Tófalvi | Women's sprint | 25:20.0 | 4 (2+2) | 81 |
| Women's individual | 52:13.7 | 7 (1+2+4+0) | 84 |
Bobsleigh
Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Romania has qualified 2 sleds.[4][5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mihai Cristian Tentea* Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi |
Two-man | 49.69 | 14 | 49.72 | 17 | 49.93 | 25 | 49.64 | 12 | 3:18:98 | 18 |
| Dorin Alexandru Grigore* Florin Cezar Crăciun Levente Bartha Paul Septimiu Muntean |
Four-man | 50.55 | 29 | 50.79 | 29 | 50.81 | 29 | Eliminated | 2:32.15 | 29 | |
| Maria Constantin* Andreea Grecu |
Two-woman | 51.17 | 12 | 51.40 | 15 | 51.39 | 14 | 51.57 | 19 | 3:25.53 | 16 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
Romania qualified three athletes, two male and one female.[6]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Alin Florin Cioancă | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 36:31.9 | +2:48.0 | 43 | |||
| Paul Constantin Pepene | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 36:19.1 | +2:35.2 | 37 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:16.2 | 30 | 36:37.8 | 28 | 1:18:20.4 | +2:00.4 | 24 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:18:44.0 | +10:21.9 | 32 | ||||
| Tímea Sára | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | 28:40.9 | +3:40.4 | 53 | |||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alin Florin Cioancă | Men's sprint | 3:22.22 | 47 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alin Florin Cioancă Paul Constantin Pepene |
Men's team sprint | — | 16:52.38 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tímea Sára | Women's sprint | 3:48.84 | 61 | Did not advance | |||||
Luge
Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Romania qualified 4 sleds.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Valentin Crețu | Men's singles | 49.030 | 28 | 49.085 | 33 | 48.424 | 26 | Eliminated | 2:26.539 | 29 | |
| Andrei Turea | 49.482 | 32 | 48.489 | 26 | 49.314 | 35 | Eliminated | 2:27.285 | 31 | ||
| Cosmin Atodiresei Ștefan Musei |
Men's doubles | 47.101 | 18 | 47.171 | 19 | — | 1:34.272 | 19 | |||
| Raluca Strămăturaru | Women's singles | 46.469 | 8 | 46.532 | 12 | 46.606 | 9 | 46.681 | 6 | 3:06.288 | 7 |
- Mixed team relay
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Raluca Strămăturaru Valentin Crețu Cosmin Atodiresei Ștefan Musei |
Team relay | 47.097 | 3 | 49.609 | 11 | 50.138 | 11 | 2:26.844 | 10 |
Skeleton
Romania qualified two sleds, one in the male disciplined in one in the female discipline.[8] Both athletes and also previously represented Romania in the Olympic Games.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dorin Dumitru Velicu | Men's | 51.91 | 25 | 51.51 | 23 | 52.02 | 27 | Eliminated | 2:35.44 | 25 | |
| Maria Marinela Mazilu | Women's | 53.31 | 18 | 53.47 | 19 | 53.48 | 18 | 53.66 | 19 | 3:33.92 | 18 |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Daniela Haralambie | Women's normal hill | 80.5 | 66.5 | 27 Q | 85.0 | 84.3 | 20 | 150.8 | 25 |
Speed skating
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Alexandra Ianculescu | Women's 500 m | 40.70 | 31 |
References
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
