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Malta at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Malta
IOC codeMLT
NOCMalta Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocmalta.org
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (0 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Jenise Spiteri
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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

Malta's athlete consisted of snowboarder Jenise Spiteri, who also carried the Maltese flag during the opening ceremony.[3][4][5] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[6]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Snowboarding 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Malta qualified one female snowboarder in the halfpipe event.[7][8] This will mark Malta's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.[9]

Freestyle
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank
Jenise Spiteri Halfpipe 7.25 25.25 25.25 21 did not advance

Non-competing sports

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, Malta qualified one female alpine skier.[10] That skier, Élise Pellegrin, Malta's only Winter Olympian before this edition, however, was not selected for the team due to lack of recent competition.[3]

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. ^ a b "Jenise Spiteri to carry Maltese Flag at Beijing Winter Olympics". www.nocmalta.org/. Maltese Olympic Committee. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ Galea, Emma (18 January 2022). "Well done! Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Beijing Winter Olympics". www.guidememalta.com/. GuideMeMalta. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ Bishop, Adriana (6 February 2022). "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri - When halfpipe dreams come true". Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ "SNOWBOARD QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Winter Olympics". Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022. The America-based athlete could not hide her pride in becoming Malta's first-ever snowboarder at the Beijing Games.
  10. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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