Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Ireland at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
Flag of Ireland
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors5 (4 men and 1 woman) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Seamus O'Connor[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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

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

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

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

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

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

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Five-strong team Ireland gear up for winter games". RTÉ. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". data.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. ^ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 - Cross-Country - Men 1.6 km Sprint Free Finals - Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Top 50 finishes for Arbez and McMillan in Pyeongchang". RTÉ. 16 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Financial aid for Irish Winter Olympic hopefuls". RTÉ. 6 April 2017.