Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | olympics |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 5 (4 men and 1 woman) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Seamus O'Connor[1] |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ireland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Five athletes represented the country in four sports.[2][3] OCI Chief Executive Stephen Martin was chef de mission.[4] Ireland won no medals; the best finish was by Seamus O'Connor in the men's halfpipe snowboarding, who came 18th.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Alpine skiing
Ireland qualified two alpine skiers, one male and one female.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrick McMillan | Men's combined | 1:25.77 | 61 | DNF | |||
| Men's downhill | — | 1:49.98 | 52 | ||||
| Men's super-G | — | 1:33.54 | 48 | ||||
| Tess Arbez | Women's giant slalom | 1:22.12 | 56 | 1:18.12 | 50 | 2:40.24 | 50 |
| Women's slalom | 59.47 | 51 | 59.00 | 47 | 1:58.47 | 46 | |
Cross-country skiing
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård, whose mother is from Dunmore, County Galway and who represented Ireland at the 2017 FIS Nordic World Championships,[6] competed for Ireland in 2018.[2][7]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Thomas Hjalmar Westgård | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 37:36.6 | +3:52.7 | 63 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 44:48.3 | 57 | 41:12.7 | 60 | 1:32:34.2 | +16:14.2 | 60 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | — | DNS | ||||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thomas Hjalmar Westgård | Men's sprint | 3:29.16 | 62 | Did not advance | |||||
Freestyle skiing
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | |||||||
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Brendan Newby | Men's halfpipe | 53.80 | 14 | 13.20 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
Snowboarding
Seamus O'Connor competed at the 2014 games in the men's halfpipe and men's slopestyle events and received funding for the 2018 event.[8]
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Seamus O'Connor | Men's halfpipe | 65.50 | 39.75 | 65.50 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Five-strong team Ireland gear up for winter games". RTÉ. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "An ex-Leinster rugby player, a snowboarder and a Corkman named 'Bubba': Meet Ireland's Winter Olympic team". Irish Independent. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Martin Chef de Mission for Pyeongchang 2018". olympics.ie. Olympic Council of Ireland. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". data.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 - Cross-Country - Men 1.6 km Sprint Free Finals - Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Top 50 finishes for Arbez and McMillan in Pyeongchang". RTÉ. 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Financial aid for Irish Winter Olympic hopefuls". RTÉ. 6 April 2017.
