Belgium_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics
Belgium at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Belgium competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 22 competitors in 9 sports. They won one silver medal, the country's first Winter Olympic medal since 1998, ranking 25th in the medal table.
| Belgium at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 22 (13 men and 9 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Seppe Smits[1] |
| Medals Ranked 25th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Bart Swings | Speed skating | Men's mass start | February 24 |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Belgian delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobsleigh | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Short track speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Belgium qualified two male and two female alpine skiers, Kai Alaerts, Marjolein Decroix, Sam Maes and Kim Vanreusel.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kai Alaerts | Men's slalom | DNF | |||||
| Sam Maes | Men's giant slalom | 1:13.29 | 38 | 1:12.91 | 31 | 2:26.20 | 32 |
| Men's slalom | 52.90 | 37 | DNF | ||||
| Marjolein Decroix | Women's slalom | 55.91 | 45 | 54.80 | 36 | 1:50.71 | 38 |
| Kim Vanreusel | Women's downhill | — | 1:46.51 | 30 | |||
| Women's super-G | — | 1:27.60 | 40 | ||||
| Women's giant slalom | 1:17.60 | 41 | 1:14.92 | 39 | 2:32.52 | 39 | |
| Women's slalom | 55.90 | 44 | 55.96 | 41 | 1:51.86 | 40 | |
| Women's combined | DNF | — | |||||
Belgium qualified two male biathletes, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florent Claude | Men's sprint | 25:43.7 | 3 (1+2) | 55 |
| Men's pursuit | 39:22.7 | 4 (1+1+1+1) | 57 | |
| Men's individual | 53:03.2 | 2 (0+0+0+2) | 54 | |
| Michael Rösch | Men's sprint | 25:09.4 | 2 (0+2) | 38 |
| Men's pursuit | 35:55.1 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | 23 | |
| Men's individual | 55:10.1 | 5 (0+3+0+2) | 75 |
Belgium qualified two teams for the women's bobsleigh competition.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| An Vannieuwenhuyse* Sophie Vercruyssen |
Two-woman | 51.24 | 14 | 51.28 | 14 | 51.53 | 17 | 51.20 | 8 | 3:25.25 | 12 |
| Sara Aerts Elfje Willemsen* |
51.03 | 10 | 51.27 | 13 | 51.10 | 10 | 51.21 | 9 | 3:24.61 | 11 | |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Belgium qualified one male skier, Thierry Langer, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Thierry Langer | Men's 15 km freestyle | 37:45.0 | 4:01.1 | 66 |
Belgium qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[3] They additionally qualified one male figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[4] The team was announced on December 15, 2017.[5]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jorik Hendrickx | Men's singles | 84.74 | 11 Q | 164.21 | 16 | 248.95 | 14 |
| Loena Hendrickx | Ladies' singles | 55.16 | 20 Q | 116.72 | 14 | 171.88 | 16 |
Belgium qualified two skaters for men's 1500 m event for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017.[6] The team was officially announced on December 26, 2017 by the Belgian Olympic Committee.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jens Almey | Men's 1500 m | 2:12.998 | 2 Q | — | 6 | did not advance | |
| Ward Pétré | 2:17.362 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Belgium qualified one female skeleton athlete. This will mark the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kim Meylemans | Women's | 52.56 | 16 | 52.54 | 14 | 52.34 | 13 | 52.26 | 11 | 3:29.70 | 14 |
Belgium qualified three male snowboarders, Sebbe De Buck, Seppe Smits and Stef Vandeweyer.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Sebbe De Buck | Men's big air | 33.50 | 17 | 30.25 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
| Men's slopestyle | 59.40 | 29.58 | 59.40 | 12 | did not advance | |||||
| Seppe Smits | Men's big air | 50.00 | 13 | 59.25 | 15 | did not advance | ||||
| Men's slopestyle | 78.36 | 41.48 | 78.36 | 6 Q | 31.11 | 69.03 | 66.18 | 69.03 | 10 | |
| Stef Vandeweyer | Men's big air | 61.00 | 12 | 29.50 | 14 | did not advance | ||||
| Men's slopestyle | 33.75 | 21.16 | 33.75 | 17 | did not advance | |||||
Belgium earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification.[9] The team was officially announced on December 26, 2017 by the Belgian Olympic Committee.[7] Belgium later earned an additional quota for Mathias Vosté after the approval of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team allowed for reallocations.
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Bart Swings | Men's 1500 m | 1:45.49 | 6 |
| Men's 5000 m | 6:14.57 | 6 | |
| Men's 10000 m | 13:03.53 | 8 | |
| Mathias Vosté | Men's 500 m | 35.546 | 32 |
| Men's 1000 m | 1:11.24 | 35 | |
| Men's 1500 m | 1:47.34 | 23 | |
| Jelena Peeters | Women's 5000 m | 7:10.26 | 10 |
- Mass start
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Bart Swings | Men's mass start | 5 | 8:13.57 | 5 Q | 40 | 7:44.08 | |
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