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Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Estonia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors22 (17 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Saskia Alusalu[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018.

Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women's ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injury.[2]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 5 1 6
Cross-country skiing 5 2 7
Nordic combined 2 2
Ski jumping 3 0 3
Speed skating 1 1 2
Total 17 5 22

Alpine skiing

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Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes. [3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anna Lotta Jõgeva Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom 1:00.90 52 59.61 49 2:00.51 48
Tormis Laine Men's giant slalom 1:15.70 50 1:15.18 39 2:30.88 40
Men's slalom DNF

Biathlon

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Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Estonia has qualified 5 men[4] and one woman on a quota for previously unqualified nations based on 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup standings.[5] Johan Talihärm was selected as a reserve.

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Kalev Ermits Men's sprint 25:07.2 2 (2+0) 36
Men's pursuit 37:43.0 6 (1+3+0+2) 41
Men's individual 51:43.6 2 (1+0+1+0) 32
Kauri Kõiv Men's sprint 26:23.3 3 (2+1) 76
Men's individual 54:36.4 3 (0+0+0+3) 68
Roland Lessing Men's sprint 25:19.7 2 (1+1) 41
Men's pursuit 38:54.4 7 (2+1+3+1) 53
Men's individual 54:46.0 4 (0+1+2+1) 70
Johanna Talihärm Women's sprint 22:27.0 1 (0+1) 22
Women's pursuit 33:34.7 4 (0+1+2+1) 26
Women's individual 46:44.0 3 (1+2+0+0) 50
Rene Zahkna Men's sprint 26:19.9 3 (1+2) 75
Men's individual 54:20.1 4 (1+1+1+1) 65
Rene Zahkna
Kalev Ermits
Roland Lessing
Kauri Kõiv
Men's team relay 1:22:26.4 18 (3+15) 13

Cross-country skiing

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Estonia qualified 5 men and 2 women.[6] Anette Veerpalu fell ill with a virus and was unable to compete.[7]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Algo Kärp Men's 50 km classical 2:13:45.7 +5:23.3 17
Tatjana Mannima Women's 10 km freestyle 28:37.0 +3:36.5 50
Women's 15 km skiathlon 24:29.4 58 21:37.1 53 46:41.7 +5:56.8 56
Women's 30 km classical 1:34:27.7 +12:10.1 28
Raido Ränkel Men's 15 km freestyle 37:21.9 +3:38.0 59
Karel Tammjärv Men's 15 km freestyle 35:29.4 +1:45.5 22
Men's 30 km skiathlon 41:56.6 35 36:52.4 31 1:19:25.2 +3:05.2 32
Andreas Veerpalu Men's 15 km freestyle 37:16.2 +3:32.3 58
Men's 30 km skiathlon 43:03.9 47 38:33.6 47 1:22:11.4 +5:51.4 47
Men's 50 km classical 2:21:13.2 +12:51.1 38
Andreas Veerpalu
Algo Kärp
Karel Tammjärv
Raido Ränkel
Men's 4×10 km relay 1:38:21.7 +5:16.8 12
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marko Kilp Men's sprint 3:15.05 15 Q 3.12.00 4 Did not advance 18
Tatjana Mannima Women's sprint 3:28.57 39 Did not advance
Raido Ränkel Men's sprint 3:17.88 31 Did not advance
Karel Tammjärv Men's sprint 3:22.68 52 Did not advance
Marko Kilp
Karel Tammjärv
Men's team sprint 16:30.30 9 DNA 17

Nordic combined

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Based on the results of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup up to 21 January 2017, Estonia qualified two athletes.[8]

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kristjan Ilves Normal hill/10 km 104.0 112.8 9 25:52.3 38 27:03.3 16
Large hill/10 km 123.5 114.0 16 25:28.3 40 27:08.3 28
Karl-August Tiirmaa Normal hill/10 km 87.0 68.9 43 25:58.2 41 30:05.2 43
Large hill/10 km 116.0 89.3 34 26:44.0 47 30:02.0 45

Ski jumping

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Based on FIS Ski Jumping World Cup standings and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Estonia qualified 3 male ski jumpers.[8]

Athlete Event Qualification First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Artti Aigro Men's normal hill 81.5 80.0 55 Did not advance
Men's large hill 121.5 86.8 39 Q 107.0 79.4 48 Did not advance
Kevin Maltsev Men's normal hill 79.0 74.2 56 Did not advance
Men's large hill DSQ Did not advance
Martti Nõmme Men's normal hill 87.0 88.2 48 Q 84.0 73.8 47 Did not advance
Men's large hill 114.0 77.2 44 Q 118.0 96.5 43 Did not advance

Speed skating

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Estonia earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification.[9] The Estonian team consisted of one male and one female speed skater. This was the first games where an Estonian female speed skater competed.[9][10]

Individual
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Marten Liiv Men's 1000 m 1:09.75 18
Men's 1500 m 1:50.23 33
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Saskia Alusalu Women's mass start 3 8:35.59 7 Q 15 8:47.46 4

References

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  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Injury robs Pyeongchang of teen slopestyle phenom Sildaru". Reuters. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Mäesuusatamises esindavad Eestit OM-il Laine ja Jõgeva". ERR. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Eesti laskesuusatajate dramaatika: üks naine pääses olümpiale, kahel jäi puudu kõigest üks tabamus!". Delfi.ee. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Olümpiamängudele sõidab ka Algo Kärp". ERR. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Debüüt jäigi tegemata: Veerpalu lendas juba koju". Postimees. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Kahevõistlejatest sõidavad OM-ile Ilves ja Tiirmaa, Nõmmele eelistati Aigrot". ERR. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ Morgan, Liam (23 December 2017). "Colombia join record number of nations set to compete in speed skating at Pyeongchang 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 January 2018.