Moldova at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Moldova at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
IOC code MDA
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website www.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors 2 (2 men) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Nicolae Gaiduc[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Moldova competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with two competitors in two sports.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Moldovan delegation per sport.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Cross-country skiing 101
Total202

Alpine skiing

Moldova qualified one male athlete.[2] Hoerl is an Austrian born skier who was recruited by The Moldovan ski federation in 2015. Hoerl decided to switch competing to Moldova, because he felt there was not a lot of chances on the deep Austrian team. Due to he nationality switch, Hoerl had to wait till the middle of 2017 to compete in FIS events for Moldova.[3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Christopher Hörl Men's combined 1:22.25 41 DNS DNF
Men's downhill N/A 1:45.21 40

Cross-country skiing

Moldova qualified one male athlete.[4]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Nicolae Gaiduc Men's 15 km freestyle 43:43.3 +9:59.4 106

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Rachersberger, Andreas (6 January 2018). "Christopher Hörl auf exotischer Ski-Mission" [Christopher Hörl on an exotic ski mission]. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Salzburg, Austria. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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