Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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

Monaco at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Monaco
IOC codeMON
NOCMonégasque Olympic Committee
Websitewww.comite-olympique.mc
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors3 (3 men and 0 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Arnaud Alessandria
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Monaco's team consisted of three male athletes competing in two sports.[3] Alpine skier Arnaud Alessandria was named as the flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[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
Alpine skiing 101
Bobsleigh 202
Total303

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, Monaco qualified one male alpine skier.[7][3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Arnaud Alessandria Men's combined 1:45.79 15 58.41 16 2:44.20 13
Men's downhill — 1:46.25 29
Men's super-G — 1:24.68 31

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

Based on their rankings in the 2021–22 Bobsleigh World Cup, Monaco qualified 1 sled in the two-man event.[8][3] The Monegasque sledfinished in sixth place, the highest finish for the country at the Olympics.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rudy Rinaldi*
Boris Vain		 Two-man 59.62 9 59.90 3 59.57 4 1:00.05 10 3:59.14 6

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

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. Boisaubert, Romain (19 January 2022). "Meet the Monegasque athletes who will compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics". Monaco Tribune. Monaco. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. Brodie, Jack (20 January 2022). "Prince Albert Announces Monaco's Flagbearer for Beijing Winter Olympics". Monaco Daily News. Monaco. Retrieved 23 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. "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.
  8. "IBSF Ranking 2-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. Reynolds, Tim (15 February 2022). "Monaco gets its best Olympic sport finish, 6th in bobsled". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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