Denmark was represented by 17 athletes in 3 sports at the 2018 Winter Olympics . The Danish team did not have just one athlete to repeat their own record for the number of participants set at the 2010 Games in Vancouver . At the opening ceremony of the Games, the right to fly the national flag was entrusted to skater Elena Rigas [1] , and at the closing ceremony - to skater Viktor Hald Torup [2] , who took 5th place in the mass start at the Games in Pyeongchang. For the fifth time in a row, Danish athletes failed to win medals at the Winter Olympics. The only Danish medal at the Winter Games was won in 1998 at the Nagano Games, where the women's curling team won silver medals [3] .
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| IOC Code | Den | |||
| NOC | Danish National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation | |||
| Pyeongchang Winter Olympics | ||||
| Athletes | 17 in 3 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Elena Rigas (opening) Victor Hald Torup (closing) | |||
| Medals | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze 0 | Total 0 |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
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Content
National Team
The head of the Olympic delegation at the Winter Games was Morten Rodtwitt [4] . The first participants in the Games from Denmark were three skaters [5] . In total, the Danish team's application for participation in the 2018 Games included 17 athletes (10 men and 7 women) who will perform in 5 Olympic disciplines [6] .
- Skiing
- Casper Durbuy
- Christopher Forup
- Curling
- Oliver Dupont
- Mikkel Poulsen
- Rasmus Stjerne
- Morten Thomsen
- Johnny Fredericksen
- Denise Dupont
- Madeleine Dupont
- Lina Knudsen
- Matilda Hals
- Julie Hoog
- Skating
- Stefan Dou Schmidt
- Victor Hald Torup
- Elena Rigas
- Ski race
- Martin Möller
- Freestyle
- Layla Friis-Salling
Competition Results
Curling
Men
Eight Olympic licenses in men's curling were won at the end of the last two world championships, according to the results of which the Danish team took only 10th place [7] . The remaining two tickets were played at the beginning of December 2017 at the qualification tournament in Pilsen [8] . Having gained 6 victories in 7 matches at the preliminary stage, the Danes from the first place reached the first qualifying final, where they lost to the Italian team 5: 6 [9] . In the second qualifying final, the Danish national team met with the Czech national team and won 4–2, becoming the owner of the last Olympic license [10] .
- Composition
| Fourth | Third | Second | Leading | Spare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Stjerne | Johnny Fredericksen | Mikkel Poulsen | Oliver Dupont | Morten Thomsen |
| A place | Team | AT | P | KZ | KP | Renewable energy | PE | OE | UE | PPD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 60 | 36 | 35 | 29th | 12 | eight | 87% |
| 2 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 86% |
| 3 | USA | five | four | 57 | 59 | 39 | 40 | four | 6 | 79% |
| four | Great Britain | five | four | 51 | 50 | 41 | 38 | eight | five | 82% |
| four | Switzerland | five | four | 60 | 54 | 44 | 39 | eleven | eight | 83% |
| 6 | Norway | four | five | 45 | 54 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 81% |
| 7 | South Korea | four | five | 54 | 59 | 40 | 41 | 7 | eight | 82% |
| eight | Japan | four | five | 52 | 48 | thirty | 31 | 12 | five | 82% |
| 9 | Italy | 3 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 42 | 45 | 15 | eight | 81% |
| ten | Denmark | 2 | 7 | 50 | 62 | 38 | 41 | 12 | five | 83% |
- results
Local time ( UTC + 9 ).
Session 1, February 14, 09:05
Session 4, February 16, 9:05
Session 7, February 18, 9:05
Session 9, February 19, 2:05 p.m.
Session 12, February 21, 2:05 p.m.
| Session 3, February 15, 2:05 p.m.
Session 5, February 16, 20:05
Session 8, February 18, 20:05
Session 11, February 20, 20:05
|
Women
The Danish national team received the Olympic license in women's competitions according to the results, taking the final 1st place according to the results of the last two world championships [7] . The remaining two tickets were played at the beginning of December 2017 at the qualification tournament in Pilsen [8] . Having won at the preliminary stage 4 victories in 6 matches, the Danes from third place reached the second qualifying final, where they defeated the Italian team 5-4 in the extra-end and became the owners of the Olympic license [11] .
- Composition
| Fourth | Third | Second | Leading | Spare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeleine Dupont | Denise Dupont | Julie Hoog | Matilda Hals | Lina Knudsen |
| A place | Team | AT | P | KZ | KP | Renewable energy | PE | OE | UE | PPD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | South Korea | eight | one | 75 | 44 | 41 | 34 | five | 15 | 79% |
| 2 | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 64 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 83% |
| 3 | Great Britain | 6 | 3 | 61 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 79% |
| four | Japan | five | four | 59 | 55 | 38 | 36 | ten | 13 | 75% |
| five | China | four | five | 57 | 65 | 35 | 38 | 12 | five | 78% |
| 6 | Canada | four | five | 68 | 59 | 40 | 36 | ten | 12 | 81% |
| 7 | USA | four | five | 60 | 55 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 78% |
| eight | Switzerland | four | five | 56 | 65 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 78% |
| 9 | OCP | 2 | 7 | 45 | 76 | 34 | 40 | eight | 6 | 76% |
| ten | Denmark | one | eight | 50 | 72 | 32 | 41 | ten | 6 | 73% |
- results
Local time ( UTC + 9 ).
Session 1, February 14, 2:05 p.m.
Session 4, February 16, 2:05 p.m.
Session 6, February 17, 20:05
Session 9, February 19, 20:05
Session 12, February 21, 20:05
| Session 2, February 15, 9:05
Session 5, February 17, 9:05
Session February 8, 9:05
Session 11, February 21, 9:05
|
Skating Sports
Speed Skating
Compared to previous Games, a number of changes have occurred in the speed skating program. Competitions in the mass start were added, where athletes will need to overcome 16 laps, with three intermediate finishes, the points earned on which will help in the distribution of places, starting from the 4th [12] . Also, for the first time since 1994, skaters will run a distance of 500 meters only once [13] . The distribution of quotas was based on the results of the first four stages of the World Cup [14] . Based on their results, a consolidated qualification list was formed [15] , according to which the Danish team won 3 Olympic licenses in men's and women's mass starts [16] . On December 19, the Danish National Olympic Committee approved three skaters who will be kicked out at the Pyeongchang Games [5] .
- Men
- Mass start
| Competition | Athletes | Semifinal | The final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Circles | Glasses | Time | A place | Circles | Glasses | Time | A place | ||
| mass start | Victor Hald Torup | one | sixteen | five | 8: 34.06 | four Q | sixteen | eight | 7: 57.10 | five |
| Stefan Dou Schmidt | 2 | sixteen | 40 | 7:55 p.m. | 2 Q | sixteen | 0 | 7: 47.53 | 13 | |
- Mass start
| Competition | Athletes | Semifinal | The final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Circles | Glasses | Time | A place | Circles | Glasses | Time | A place | ||
| mass start | Elena Rigas | one | sixteen | 0 | 8: 54.39 | 9 | completed the presentation | |||
Figure Skating
Most of the Olympic licenses for the 2018 Games were distributed according to the results of the athletes' performance at the 2017 World Cup [17] . Following its results, the Danish team was able to win one license in ice dancing [18] , which was made possible thanks to the 13th place of Lawrence Fournier-Baudry and Nikolai Sørensen . To participate in the Fournier-Baudry Winter Olympics, it was necessary to obtain a special permission from the IOC, since she did not have Danish citizenship, which did not prevent her from competing in competitions under the auspices of the FIS. However, in July 2017, the IOC refused the skater [19] , which is why the Danish Olympic Committee decided to abandon the quota, which passed to Slovakia [18] .
Cross-country skiing
Alpine skiing
Qualification of athletes for participation in the Olympic Games was carried out on the basis of the FIS special qualification rating as of January 21, 2018 [20] . At the same time, the NOC for participation in the Olympic Games could choose only the athlete who entered the top 500 Olympic rating in his discipline, and at the same time had a certain number of points, according to the qualification table [21] . Countries that did not have participants among the 500 strongest athletes could only apply for category “B” quotas in technical disciplines [21] . As a result of the qualification selection, the Danish team won 2 Olympic licenses of category “A”, but then refused the quota in women's competitions [22] , and after redistributing it received another quota for men.
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | A place | Lagging behind | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Time | A place | |||||
| downhill | Christopher Forup | Not carried out | ||||||
| super giant | Christopher Forup | Not carried out | ||||||
| super combination | Christopher Forup | |||||||
| slalom | Casper Durbuy | |||||||
| giant slalom | Casper Durbuy | |||||||
Cross country skiing
Qualification of athletes for participation in the Olympic Games was carried out on the basis of the FIS special qualification rating as of January 21, 2018 [23] . To obtain an Olympic category “A” license, athletes needed to score a maximum of 100 points in the FIS distance rating [24] . Moreover, each NOC can apply for the Games 1 man and 1 woman, if they have met the qualification criterion “B”, according to which they can take part in sprint and races of 10 km for women or 15 km for men [24] . According to the results of the qualification selection, the Danish team won the men's Olympic license of category “A” [25] , thanks to the successful performances of Martin Möller [26] .
- Men
- Distance racing
| Competition | Athletes | Result | A place | Lagging behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km free style | Martin Möller | 39: 35.4 | 90 | +5: 51.5 |
| 50 km classic style | Martin Möller | 2: 36: 10.8 | 60 | +27: 48.7 |
Freestyle
Compared to previous Games, changes have occurred in the halfpipe and slopestyle. Now, in the finals of these disciplines, freestylers began to make three attempts [27] [28] , while the final position of the athletes is still determined by the result of the best of them. Qualification of athletes for participation in the Olympic Games was carried out on the basis of the FIS special qualification rating as of January 21, 2018 [29] . For each discipline, certain conditions were established by fulfilling which athletes could qualify for joining the national team to participate in the Olympic Games [30] . According to the results of the qualification selection, the Danish team was not able to win any of the Olympic licenses, but after redistributing it received a quota in the female halfpipe [31] .
- Women
- Park and pipe
| Competition | Athletes | Qualification | The final | Summary a place | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 race | 2 race | A place | 1 race | 2 race | 3 race | A place | |||
| halfpipe | Layla Friis-Salling | 45.00 | 11.80 | 23 | completed the presentation | 23 | |||
Notes
- ↑ PRM: Elena Rigas bliver dansk fanebærer til vinter-OL (Danish) (unopened) ? . Danish National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation (January 9, 2018). Date of treatment January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Closing Ceremony Flagbearers . International Olympic Committee (February 25, 2018). Date of treatment February 26, 2018.
- ↑ Jakob Draminsky. PRM: To curlinghold udtaget til vinter-OL (Danish) (unspecified) ? . Danish National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation (December 21, 2018). Date of treatment January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Danmarks Idrætsforbund (Danmarks Olympiske Komite) (Danish) (unspecified) ? . Danish National Olympic Committee (January 1, 2018). Date of treatment January 9, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Jakob Draminsky. Tre speed skatere udtaget til vinter-OL (Danish) (unspecified) ? . Danish National Olympic Committee (December 19, 2017). Date of treatment January 9, 2018.
- ↑ PRM: Grønlandsk freestyler og dansk skiløber fuldender dansk hold til vinter-OL (Danish) (unspecified) ? . Danish National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation (January 9, 2018). Date of treatment February 3, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Curling. Qualification World Curling Federation (November 18, 2017). Date of treatment November 19, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Olympic Qualification Event 2017 . World Curling Federation (December 4, 2017). Date of treatment December 11, 2017.
- ↑ Italy men bound for Olympic Winter Games 2018 in PyeongChang, Korea (inaccessible link) . World Curling Federation (December 10, 2017). Date of treatment December 11, 2017. Archived December 11, 2017.
- ↑ Denmark men are final curling team into 2018 Olympic Winter Games (inaccessible link) . World Curling Federation (December 10, 2017). Date of treatment December 11, 2017. Archived December 10, 2017.
- ↑ Denmark women secure place at 2018 Olympic Winter Games (inaccessible link) . World Curling Federation (December 10, 2017). Date of treatment December 11, 2017. Archived December 10, 2017.
- ↑ Speed Skating Overview . pyeongchang2018.com. Date of treatment December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Veronika Gibadieva. Kibalko: ISU is preparing a reform to maintain the importance of the world title . RIA Novosti (February 16, 2016). Date of treatment December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Speed Skating ) . International Skating Union (March 9, 2016). Date of treatment December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Qualification of event quota places for Pyeongchang 2018 . International Skating Union (December 14, 2017). Date of treatment December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Qualification of event quota places for the Olympic Winter Games 2018 based on Special Olympic Qualification Classification (SOQC ) . International Skating Union (December 14, 2017). Date of treatment December 17, 2017.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Figure skating ) . International Skating Union (March 1, 2016). Date of treatment October 18, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Communication No. 2119 International Skating Union (October 2, 2017). Date of treatment November 25, 2017.
- ↑ The IOC refused Fournier Baudry's admission to Pyeongchang 2018 . Sports.ru (July 25, 2017). Date of treatment December 12, 2017.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Alpine Skiing ) . International Ski Federation (March 9, 2016). Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Alpine skiing Olympic FIS Points List . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Alpine skiing Quota list (English) (unavailable link) . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 22, 2018. Archived on February 9, 2018.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Cross Country Skiing ) . International Ski Federation (March 9, 2016). Date of treatment January 3, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Cross-country Olympic FIS Points List . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Cross-country Quota list (inaccessible link) . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 22, 2018. Archived December 22, 2017.
- ↑ Cross-Country Olympic FIS Points List. Denmark International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Ski Slopestyle Olympic Winter Games . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 23, 2018.
- ↑ Ski Halfpipe Olympic Winter Games . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 23, 2018.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Freestyle Skiing ) . International Ski Federation (March 9, 2016). Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Freestyle Skiing current FIS points list including the current eligibility information . International Ski Federation (23 January 2018). Date of treatment January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Freestyle Skiing Quota list (inaccessible link) . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 22, 2018. Archived on January 29, 2018.
Links
- The Danish national team on the official website of the 2018 Winter Olympics (Eng.) (French) (Cor.) (Chinese) (Japanese)
- Danish National Olympic Committee (Danish)