Ireland at the 2022 Winter Olympics
| 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]
Competitors[edit]
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 |
Alpine skiing[edit]
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 | ||||
Cross-country skiing[edit]
Ireland qualified three male cross-country skiers but chose to only use one quota.[9]
- Distance
| 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 | ||||
Freestyle skiing[edit]
Ireland qualified one male freestyle skier.[10]
- 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 | 10.75 | 21 | 47.00 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
Luge[edit]
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 | |
Snowboarding[edit]
- 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 | 57.00 | 10.25 | 57.00 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (24 January 2022). "Ireland names six-strong Beijing Winter Olympics team". The Irish Times. Dublin. Ireland. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Team Ireland ready to make their mark in Beijing". RTE Sport. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (22 January 2014). "Diaspora Olympians come into the cold for Ireland at Sochi". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "FREESTYLE FREESKI HALFPIPE QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Standing - quota places OWG Doubles" (PDF). International Luge Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing - Quota places luge" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ O'Connor, Philip (19 January 2022). "Irish luger Desmond to fulfil frozen dream in Beijing". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 January 2022.