Austria_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics

Austria at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Austria at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Austria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 105 competitors in 12 sports. They won 14 medals in total: five gold, three silver and six bronze; ranking 10th in the medal table.

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Medalists

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On 22 January 2018, alpine skier Anna Veith was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2] During the announcement it was also announced the Austrian team would be composed of 105 athletes (65 men and 40 women) competing in 12 sports.

Competitors

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

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Alpine skiing

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Mixed
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Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Austria has qualified 6 men and 5 women.[3][4] However, they forfeited 2 female quota.

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Mixed
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Bobsleigh

Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Austria has qualified 6 sleds.[5][6][7]

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* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

Austria has qualified 4 men and 3 women.

Distance
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Sprint
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Figure skating

Austria qualified one entry in pairs figure skating through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[8] The pair was announced on December 18, 2017.[9]

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Freestyle skiing

Austria has qualified 7 men and 5 women.

Halfpipe
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Moguls
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Ski cross
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Slopestyle
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Luge

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Austria qualified 8 sleds.[10]

Gleirscher's unexpected win in the men's individual luge event was the first win in the event for an Austrian since the 1968 Olympics.[11]

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Mixed team relay
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Nordic combined

Austria has qualified 5 men:

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Skeleton

Based on the world rankings, Austria qualified 3 sleds, but rejected one male quota.[12][13]

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Ski jumping

Austria has qualified 5 men and 3 women:

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Snowboarding

Austria has qualified 9 men and 5 women:

Freestyle
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Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Parallel
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Snowboard cross
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Qualification legend: FA-Qualify to medal round; FB- Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating

Austria earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification.[14]

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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. "Austria to send 105 athletes to Pyeongchang Olympics". Associated Press. New York City, New York, United States. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Women´s Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. "ISU communication 2119". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. "ÖM 2018: die Ergebnisse" [2018 Austrian Championships: The results] (in German). Skate Austria. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  11. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  12. "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Women's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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