Ecuador at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Ecuador
IOC codeECU
NOCEcuadorian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.org.ec (in Spanish)
in Beijing, China
February 4–20, 2022
Competitors1 (0 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Sarah Escobar
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Ecuador competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Ecuador's team consisted of one female athlete competing in alpine skiing.[3][4] As the country's only athlete, Sarah Escobar was the nation's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5][6] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors that participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

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

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Ecuador qualified one female alpine skier.[8] Sarah Escobar is a first generation American skier who decided to compete for her parents' birth country of Ecuador. This was the second time Escobar represented Ecuador on the Olympic stage, as she skied at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sarah Escobar Women's giant slalom 1:21.26 61 DNF

See also

References

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Sarah Escobar: "Quiero compartir mi sueño olímpico con todos los ecuatorianos"" [Sarah Escobar: "I want to share my Olympic dream with all Ecuadorians"]. www.coe.org.ec/ (in Spanish). Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Abrami, Alex (5 February 2022). "St. Michael's freshman will be first woman from Ecuador to compete at Winter Olympic Games". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont, United States. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ Stansell, Jake (26 January 2022). "St. Michael's Sarah Escobar becomes first woman to represent Ecuador at Winter Olympics". www.wcax.com/. WCAX-TV. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ Aragón, Andrés (26 January 2022). "Sarah Escobar, la esquiadora de Ecuador que hará historia en Beijing 2022" [Sarah Escobar, the Ecuadorian skier who will make history in Beijing 2022]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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