Denmark_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics
Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The Kingdom of Denmark is a sovereign state comprising three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 17 competitors in 5 sports. On 9 January 2018, speed skater Elena Møller Rigas was named as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
Quick Facts Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 17 (10 men and 7 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Elena Møller Rigas[1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Viktor Hald Thorup |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curling | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Freestyle skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 17 |
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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Denmark qualified one athlete,[3] and received one additional quota place.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Christoffer Faarup | Men's combined | 1:21.08 | 20 | 54.13 | 34 | 2:15.21 | 30 |
| Men's downhill | — | 1:44.48 | 36 | ||||
| Men's super-G | — | 1:27.81 | 32 | ||||
| Casper Dyrbye Næsted | Men's giant slalom | 1:20.33 | 69 | 1:18.01 | 56 | 2:38.34 | 60 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
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Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Denmark qualified one male athlete.[4]
- Distance
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Martin Møller | Men's 15 km freestyle | 39:35.4 | +5:51.5 | 90 |
| Men's 50 km classical | 2:36:10.8 | +27:48.7 | 60 | |
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Main articles: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Denmark qualified both a men's and a women's team by qualifying via the qualification event in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[5][6]
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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| Rasmus Stjerne Johnny Frederiksen Mikkel Poulsen Oliver Dupont Morten Thomsen |
Men's tournament |  SWEL 5–9 |
 SUIL 7–9 |
 ITAW 6–4 |
 USAL 5–9 |
 NORL 8–10 |
 KORW 9–8 |
 GBRL 6–7 |
 JPNL 4–6 |
 CANL 3–8 |
10 | Did not advance | |||
| Madeleine Dupont Denise Dupont Julie Høgh Mathilde Halse Lina Knudsen |
Women's tournament | SWE L 3–9 |
JPN L 5–8 |
CAN W 9–8 |
GBR L 6–7 |
 CHNL 7–10 |
USA L 6–7 |
 OARL 7–8 |
SUI L 4–6 |
KOR L 3–9 |
10 | Did not advance | |||
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Men's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
More information Skip, Pld ...
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
Niklas Edin | 9 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 87% | Playoffs |
 Canada |
Kevin Koe | 9 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 87% | |
 United States |
John Shuster | 9 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 63 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 80% | |
 Great Britain |
Kyle Smith | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 82% | Tiebreaker |
 Switzerland |
Peter de Cruz | 9 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 83% | |
 Norway |
Thomas Ulsrud | 9 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 56 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 82% | |
 South Korea |
Kim Chang-min | 9 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 82% | |
 Japan |
Yusuke Morozumi | 9 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 56 | 33 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 81% | |
 Italy |
Joël Retornaz | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 81% | |
 Denmark |
Rasmus Stjerne | 9 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 70 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 83% |
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- Round-robin
Denmark has a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Sweden (Edin)  |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Switzerland (de Cruz) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy (Retornaz) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| United States (Shuster) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
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More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway (Ulsrud) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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- Draw 1
Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05
- Draw 3
Thursday, 15 February, 14:05
- Draw 4
Friday, 16 February, 09:05
- Draw 5
Friday, 16 February, 20:05
- Draw 7
Sunday, 18 February, 09:05
More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| South Korea (Kim) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain (Smith) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (Morozumi) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Canada (Koe) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 8 |
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- Draw 8
Sunday, 18 February, 20:05
- Draw 9
Monday, 19 February, 14:05
- Draw 11
Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05
- Draw 12
Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05
Women's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
More information Skip, Pld ...
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
Kim Eun-jung | 9 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 44 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 79% | Playoffs |
| Sweden |
Anna Hasselborg | 9 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 83% | |
| Great Britain |
Eve Muirhead | 9 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 79% | |
| Japan |
Satsuki Fujisawa | 9 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 75% | |
 China |
Wang Bingyu | 9 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 65 | 35 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 78% | |
| Canada |
Rachel Homan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 59 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 81% | |
| Switzerland |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 9 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 55 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 78% | |
| United States |
Nina Roth | 9 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 65 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 78% | |
 Olympic Athletes from Russia |
Victoria Moiseeva | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 76 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 76% | |
| Denmark |
Madeleine Dupont | 9 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 72 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 73% |
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- Round-robin
Denmark has a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.
More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sweden (Hasselborg) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Japan (Fujisawa) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
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More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Canada (Homan) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Dupont) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Great Britain (Muirhead) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China (Wang) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
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- Draw 1
Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
- Draw 2
Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
- Draw 4
Friday, 16 February, 14:05
- Draw 5
Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
- Draw 6
Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Roth) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia (Moiseeva) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland (Tirinzoni) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea (Kim) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 9 |
| Denmark (Dupont) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
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- Draw 8
Monday, 19 February, 09:05
- Draw 9
Monday, 19 February, 20:05
- Draw 11
Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05
- Draw 12
Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05
Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Denmark has qualified one athlete in Freestyle Skiing.
- Halfpipe
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Laila Friis-Salling | Women's halfpipe | 45.00 | 11.80 | 45.00 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Denmark earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification.[7] The Danish speed skating team consists of two male and one female athlete.[8]
- Mass start
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Stefan Due Schmidt | Men's mass start | 40 | 7:55.22 | 2 Q | 0 | 7:47.53 | 13 |
| Viktor Hald Thorup | 5 | 8:34.06 | 4 Q | 8 | 7:57.10 | 5 | |
| Elena Møller Rigas | Women's mass start | 0 | 8:54.39 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
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Figure skating
Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Denmark qualified an ice dancing pair, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[9] However they relinquished their allocation because Laurence Fournier Beaudry was unable to obtain clearance to participate for Denmark, because he is Canadian, not Danish.
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- Wenande, Christian (10 January 2018). "Sports News in Brief: Danes a smash hit with UK footy fans". The Copenhagen Post. Copenhagen, Denmark. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- "Denmark men are final curling team into 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.worldcurling.org/. World Curling Federation. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Final four curling teams qualify for 2018 Olympics". Associated Press. New York City, New York, USA. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "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.
- Jennings, Simon (15 January 2018). "Danish inliners take budget route to Winter Olympics". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.