Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | MAD |
| NOC | Comité Olympique Malgache |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Mialitiana Clerc[1] |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Madagascar competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with one competitor. The country returned to the Winter Olympics after last competing in 2006, which also marked its debut.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Malagasy delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
Madagascar qualified one female athlete, Mialitiana Clerc.[2] Clerc was born in Madagascar, and was adopted by a French family at the age of one. She learned to ski in France.[3][4] Clerc became the first female Malagasy athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mialitiana Clerc | Women's giant slalom | 1:21.82 | 55 | 1:17.18 | 42 | 2:39.00 | 48 |
| Women's slalom | 1:01.24 | 53 | 59.03 | 48 | 2:00.27 | 47 | |
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.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Jeux Olympiques de Corée : La belle histoire de Mialitiana Clerc, 20e française en ski" [Korea Olympic Games: The beautiful story of Mialitiana Clerc, French 20th in skiing]. Midi Madagasikara (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Ski alpin: Mialitiana Clerc se qualifie pour les JO d'hiver" [Alpine skiing: Mialitiana Clerc qualifies for the Winter Olympics]. News Mada (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
