Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018.
| Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 22 (17 men and 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Saskia Alusalu[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women's ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injury.[2]
Competitors
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 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ski jumping | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 22 |
Alpine skiing
Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anna Lotta Jõgeva | Women's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Women's slalom | 1:00.90 | 52 | 59.61 | 49 | 2:00.51 | 48 | |
| Tormis Laine | Men's giant slalom | 1:15.70 | 50 | 1:15.18 | 39 | 2:30.88 | 40 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Estonia has qualified 5 men[4] and one woman on a quota for previously unqualified nations based on 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup standings.[5] Johan Talihärm was selected as a reserve.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalev Ermits | Men's sprint | 25:07.2 | 2 (2+0) | 36 |
| Men's pursuit | 37:43.0 | 6 (1+3+0+2) | 41 | |
| Men's individual | 51:43.6 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | 32 | |
| Kauri Kõiv | Men's sprint | 26:23.3 | 3 (2+1) | 76 |
| Men's individual | 54:36.4 | 3 (0+0+0+3) | 68 | |
| Roland Lessing | Men's sprint | 25:19.7 | 2 (1+1) | 41 |
| Men's pursuit | 38:54.4 | 7 (2+1+3+1) | 53 | |
| Men's individual | 54:46.0 | 4 (0+1+2+1) | 70 | |
| Johanna Talihärm | Women's sprint | 22:27.0 | 1 (0+1) | 22 |
| Women's pursuit | 33:34.7 | 4 (0+1+2+1) | 26 | |
| Women's individual | 46:44.0 | 3 (1+2+0+0) | 50 | |
| Rene Zahkna | Men's sprint | 26:19.9 | 3 (1+2) | 75 |
| Men's individual | 54:20.1 | 4 (1+1+1+1) | 65 | |
| Rene Zahkna Kalev Ermits Roland Lessing Kauri Kõiv |
Men's team relay | 1:22:26.4 | 18 (3+15) | 13 |
Cross-country skiing
Estonia qualified 5 men and 2 women.[6] Anette Veerpalu fell ill with a virus and was unable to compete.[7]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Algo Kärp | Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:13:45.7 | +5:23.3 | 17 | |||
| Tatjana Mannima | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | 28:37.0 | +3:36.5 | 50 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 24:29.4 | 58 | 21:37.1 | 53 | 46:41.7 | +5:56.8 | 56 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | — | 1:34:27.7 | +12:10.1 | 28 | ||||
| Raido Ränkel | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 37:21.9 | +3:38.0 | 59 | |||
| Karel Tammjärv | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 35:29.4 | +1:45.5 | 22 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:56.6 | 35 | 36:52.4 | 31 | 1:19:25.2 | +3:05.2 | 32 | |
| Andreas Veerpalu | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 37:16.2 | +3:32.3 | 58 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 43:03.9 | 47 | 38:33.6 | 47 | 1:22:11.4 | +5:51.4 | 47 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:21:13.2 | +12:51.1 | 38 | ||||
| Andreas Veerpalu Algo Kärp Karel Tammjärv Raido Ränkel |
Men's 4×10 km relay | — | 1:38:21.7 | +5:16.8 | 12 | |||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marko Kilp | Men's sprint | 3:15.05 | 15 Q | 3.12.00 | 4 | Did not advance | 18 | ||
| Tatjana Mannima | Women's sprint | 3:28.57 | 39 | Did not advance | |||||
| Raido Ränkel | Men's sprint | 3:17.88 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
| Karel Tammjärv | Men's sprint | 3:22.68 | 52 | Did not advance | |||||
| Marko Kilp Karel Tammjärv |
Men's team sprint | — | 16:30.30 | 9 | DNA | 17 | |||
Nordic combined
Based on the results of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup up to 21 January 2017, Estonia qualified two athletes.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kristjan Ilves | Normal hill/10 km | 104.0 | 112.8 | 9 | 25:52.3 | 38 | 27:03.3 | 16 |
| Large hill/10 km | 123.5 | 114.0 | 16 | 25:28.3 | 40 | 27:08.3 | 28 | |
| Karl-August Tiirmaa | Normal hill/10 km | 87.0 | 68.9 | 43 | 25:58.2 | 41 | 30:05.2 | 43 |
| Large hill/10 km | 116.0 | 89.3 | 34 | 26:44.0 | 47 | 30:02.0 | 45 | |
Ski jumping
Based on FIS Ski Jumping World Cup standings and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Estonia qualified 3 male ski jumpers.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | First round | Final | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Artti Aigro | Men's normal hill | 81.5 | 80.0 | 55 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Men's large hill | 121.5 | 86.8 | 39 Q | 107.0 | 79.4 | 48 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kevin Maltsev | Men's normal hill | 79.0 | 74.2 | 56 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Men's large hill | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Martti Nõmme | Men's normal hill | 87.0 | 88.2 | 48 Q | 84.0 | 73.8 | 47 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's large hill | 114.0 | 77.2 | 44 Q | 118.0 | 96.5 | 43 | Did not advance | |||||
Speed skating
Estonia earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification.[9] The Estonian team consisted of one male and one female speed skater. This was the first games where an Estonian female speed skater competed.[9][10]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Marten Liiv | Men's 1000 m | 1:09.75 | 18 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1:50.23 | 33 | |
- Mass start
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Saskia Alusalu | Women's mass start | 3 | 8:35.59 | 7 Q | 15 | 8:47.46 | 4 |
References
- "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Injury robs Pyeongchang of teen slopestyle phenom Sildaru". Reuters. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Mäesuusatamises esindavad Eestit OM-il Laine ja Jõgeva". ERR. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Eesti laskesuusatajate dramaatika: üks naine pääses olümpiale, kahel jäi puudu kõigest üks tabamus!". Delfi.ee. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Olümpiamängudele sõidab ka Algo Kärp". ERR. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Debüüt jäigi tegemata: Veerpalu lendas juba koju". Postimees. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Kahevõistlejatest sõidavad OM-ile Ilves ja Tiirmaa, Nõmmele eelistati Aigrot". ERR. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Communication No. 2136: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang Entries Speed Skating". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Morgan, Liam (23 December 2017). "Colombia join record number of nations set to compete in speed skating at Pyeongchang 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
