Luxembourg at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Luxembourg at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Luxembourg
IOC code	LUX
NOC	Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Website	www.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	1 (1 man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Matthieu Osch[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Luxembourg competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was represented by one competitor, alpine skier Matthieu Osch.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Luxembourgish delegation per sport.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	0	1
Total	1	0	1

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Luxembourg qualified one male athlete, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1994.^[2] The Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee sets stricter standards than the International Ski Federation (FIS) to qualify for the Games. This required any alpine skier to at least score two races under 45 FIS points.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Matthieu Osch	Men's giant slalom	1:21.45	74	1:18.94	60	2:40.39	62
	Men's slalom	DNF

Non-competing sport

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Kari Peters has reached the standards set by the FIS, however he did not meet the standards by the Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee for selection to the team. This included getting two races results under 100 FIS points.

See also

• Luxembourg at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

References

1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
3. "Normes de sélection pour les Jeux OlympiquesPyeongChang 2018 (9 -25 février 2018)" [Selection standards for the Olympic GamesPyeongChang 2018 (February 9-25, 2018)] (PDF). www.teamletzebuerg.lu/ (in French). Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.