Ireland at the
2018 Winter Olympics
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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]

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.
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