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.
| 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) | |
Competitors
editThe 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
editIreland 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
editThomas 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
edit- 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
editSeamus 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.