Ireland at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRL |
NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
Website |
olympics |
in
Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
Competitors | 6 (4 men and 2 women) in 5 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) |
Elsa Desmond Brendan Newby |
Flag bearer (closing) | Thomas Hjalmar Westgård |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Ireland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2]
On January 24, 2022, the Irish team of six athletes (four men and two women) competing in five sports was named. [3] [4] Elsa Desmond and Brendan Newby were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [5] All members of the team are members of the Irish diaspora, who were born or live and train elsewhere. [6] Ireland won no medals; the best finish was Jack Gower in the men's combined alpine skiing, who finished 12th. Meanwhile cross-country skier Thomas Hjalmar Westgård was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [7]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |
By meeting the basic qualification standards Ireland qualified one male and one female alpine skier. [8]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jack Gower | Men's combined | 1:45.16 | 14 | 52.58 | 12 | 2:37.74 | 12 |
Men's downhill | — | 1:47.61 | 31 | ||||
Men's giant slalom | 1:08.30 | 31 | 1:12.26 | 25 | 2:20.56 | 25 | |
Men's super-G | — | DNF | |||||
Tess Arbez | Women's giant slalom | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Women's slalom | 1:07.83 | 55 | 1:06.78 | 48 | 2:14.61 | 48 | |
Women's super-G | — | 1:25.18 | 42 |
Ireland qualified three male cross-country skiers but chose to only use one quota. [9]
Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård | Men's 15 km classical | — | 40:01.5 | +2:06.7 | 14 | |||
Men's 30 km skiathlon | 43:03.8 | 42 | 41:51.7 | 42 | 1:25:29.8 | +9:20.0 | 43 | |
Men's 50 km freestyle | — | 1:15:59.0 | +4:26.3 | 29 |
Ireland qualified one male freestyle skier. [10]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
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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 | 10.75 | 21 | 47.00 | 20 | Did not advance |
Based on the results during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Ireland qualified 1 sled in the women's singles. [11] [12] Elsa Desmond became the first luger to represent Ireland at the Olympics. [13]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Elsa Desmond | Women's singles | 1:01.608 | 33 | 1:03.857 | 34 | 1:02.254 | 33 | Did not advance | 3:07.719 | 33 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
Seamus O'Connor | Men's halfpipe | 57.00 | 10.25 | 57.00 | 15 | Did not advance |
Ireland at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
---|---|
IOC code | IRL |
NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
Website |
olympics |
in
Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
Competitors | 6 (4 men and 2 women) in 5 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) |
Elsa Desmond Brendan Newby |
Flag bearer (closing) | Thomas Hjalmar Westgård |
Medals |
|
Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Ireland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2]
On January 24, 2022, the Irish team of six athletes (four men and two women) competing in five sports was named. [3] [4] Elsa Desmond and Brendan Newby were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [5] All members of the team are members of the Irish diaspora, who were born or live and train elsewhere. [6] Ireland won no medals; the best finish was Jack Gower in the men's combined alpine skiing, who finished 12th. Meanwhile cross-country skier Thomas Hjalmar Westgård was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [7]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |
By meeting the basic qualification standards Ireland qualified one male and one female alpine skier. [8]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jack Gower | Men's combined | 1:45.16 | 14 | 52.58 | 12 | 2:37.74 | 12 |
Men's downhill | — | 1:47.61 | 31 | ||||
Men's giant slalom | 1:08.30 | 31 | 1:12.26 | 25 | 2:20.56 | 25 | |
Men's super-G | — | DNF | |||||
Tess Arbez | Women's giant slalom | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Women's slalom | 1:07.83 | 55 | 1:06.78 | 48 | 2:14.61 | 48 | |
Women's super-G | — | 1:25.18 | 42 |
Ireland qualified three male cross-country skiers but chose to only use one quota. [9]
Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård | Men's 15 km classical | — | 40:01.5 | +2:06.7 | 14 | |||
Men's 30 km skiathlon | 43:03.8 | 42 | 41:51.7 | 42 | 1:25:29.8 | +9:20.0 | 43 | |
Men's 50 km freestyle | — | 1:15:59.0 | +4:26.3 | 29 |
Ireland qualified one male freestyle skier. [10]
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 | 10.75 | 21 | 47.00 | 20 | Did not advance |
Based on the results during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Ireland qualified 1 sled in the women's singles. [11] [12] Elsa Desmond became the first luger to represent Ireland at the Olympics. [13]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Elsa Desmond | Women's singles | 1:01.608 | 33 | 1:03.857 | 34 | 1:02.254 | 33 | Did not advance | 3:07.719 | 33 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
Seamus O'Connor | Men's halfpipe | 57.00 | 10.25 | 57.00 | 15 | Did not advance |