Argentina was represented by 7 athletes in 3 sports at the 2018 Winter Olympics . The Argentine national team became the smallest since the 1998 Games , when the country was represented by only two athletes. At the Games opening ceremony, the right to carry the national flag was entrusted to the 2014 Games participant, skier Sebastiano Gastaldi [1] , and at the closing ceremony, Veronica Maria Ravenna [2] sled, who took 24th place in the women's competitions . According to the results of the competition, the Argentine national team, which took part in its nineteenth Winter Olympic Games, again remained without medals.
| Argentina at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | ARG | |||
| NOC | Argentina Olympic Committee | |||
| Pyeongchang Winter Olympics | ||||
| Athletes | 7 in 3 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Sebastiano Gastaldi (opening) Veronica Maria Ravenna (closing) | |||
| Medals | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze 0 | Total 0 |
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Content
- 1 Team
- 2 Competition Results
- 2.1 Skiing
- 2.1.1 Alpine skiing
- 2.1.2 Cross-country skiing
- 2.1.3 Snowboard
- 2.2 Luge
- 2.1 Skiing
- 3 notes
- 4 References
National Team
The application of the Argentine national team for participation in the 2018 Games included 7 athletes (4 men and 3 women), who performed in 4 Olympic disciplines. The application for the Games also included 7 coaches and 2 officials. The head of the Olympic delegation at the Winter Games was Magdalena Cast Freire [1] .
Skiing
Skiing
Sebastiano Gastaldi
Nicole Gastaldi
Ski race
Ski race- Matthias Zuloaga
- Maria Cecilia Dominguez
Tobogganing
Tobogganing- Veronica Maria Ravenna
Snowboard
Snowboard- Steven williams
- Matthias Schmitt
Competition Results
Cross-country skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiingQualification 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 [3] . 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 [4] . Countries that did not have participants among the 500 strongest athletes could only apply for category B quotas in technical disciplines [4] . According to the results of the qualification selection, the Argentine national team won 2 Olympic licenses of category “A” [5] .
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | A place | Lagging behind | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Time | A place | |||||
| giant slalom | Sebastiano Gastaldi | DNF | - | - | ||||
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | A place | Lagging behind | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Time | A place | |||||
| slalom | Nicole Gastaldi | DNF | - | - | ||||
| giant slalom | Nicole Gastaldi | 1: 18.06 | 44 | 1: 15.38 | 43 | 2: 33.44 | 42 | +13.42 |
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 [6] . To obtain an Olympic license of category “A”, athletes needed to score a maximum of 100 points in the FIS distance rating [7] . 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 [7] . According to the results of the qualification selection, the Argentine national team won 2 Olympic licenses of category “B” [8] .
- Men
- Distance racing
| Competition | Athletes | Result | A place | Lagging behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km free style | Matthias Zuloaga | 42: 27.5 | one hundred | +8: 43.6 |
- Women
- Distance racing
| Competition | Athletes | Result | A place | Lagging behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km free style | Maria Cecilia Dominguez | 34: 16.1 | 87 | +9: 15,6 |
Snowboard
Compared to previous Games, the competition program has undergone several changes. Instead of parallel slalom , big-air competitions were added [9] . In all disciplines, with the exception of the men's snowboard cross-country, the number of competitors changed, the semifinal round was canceled, and in the freestyle finals, athletes began to make three attempts [10] . Athletes were qualified for the Olympic Games on the basis of the FIS special qualification rating as of January 21, 2018 [11] . For each discipline, certain conditions were established by fulfilling which athletes could qualify for joining the national team to participate in the Olympic Games [12] . According to the results of the qualification selection, the Argentine national team was not able to win Olympic licenses, but after redistributing the quotas, they got places in the men's snowboard cross, slopestyle and big air [13] .
- Men
- Freestyle
| Competition | Athletes | Qualification | The final | Summary a place | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check in | 1 descent | 2 descent | A place | 1 descent | 2 descent | 3 descent | A place | |||
| slopestyle | Matthias Schmitt | 2 | 50.86 | 20.68 | 12 | completed the presentation | 24 | |||
| big air | Matthias Schmitt | 2 | 51.75 | 23.00 | fifteen | completed the presentation | thirty | |||
- Snowboard cross
| Competition | Athletes | Qualification | 1/8 finals | Quarter final | Semifinal | The final | Summary a place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Check in | A place | Check in | A place | Check in | A place | A place | |||
| snowboard cross | Steven williams | 1: 15.35 | 29th | 3 | four | completed the presentation | thirty | ||||
Luge
Qualification of athletes for participation in the Olympic Games was carried out on the basis of the FIL World Cup rating as of January 1, 2018 [14] . According to its results, the Argentine national team was not able to win Olympic licenses [15] , but received one quota in women's competitions after the redistribution of two Russian licenses.
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | 1 race | 2 race | 3 race | 4 race | Summary result | Summary a place | Lagging behind | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | A place | Result | A place | Result | A place | Result | A place | |||||
| loners | Veronica Maria Ravenna | 47,175 | 22 | 47,788 | 26 | 47,739 | 24 | completed the presentation | 2: 22,702 | 24 | - | |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 LA DELEGACIÓN ARGENTINA EN PYEONGCHANG 2018 (Spanish) . Argentine Olympic Committee (26 de enero de 2018). Date of treatment January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Closing Ceremony Flagbearers . International Olympic Committee (February 25, 2018). Date of treatment February 26, 2018.
- ↑ 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 July 28, 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Big air at the Olympic games an airborne celebration! (eng.) . International Olympic Committee (November 6, 2018). Date of treatment January 12, 2018.
- ↑ Nihal Kolur. A Rookie's Guide to Snowboard at the 2018 Winter Olympics . Sports Illustrated (December 14, 2017). Date of treatment January 12, 2018.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Snowboard ) . International Ski Federation (March 9, 2016). Date of treatment December 21, 2017.
- ↑ Snowboard current FIS points list including the current eligibility information . International Ski Federation (23 January 2018). Date of treatment January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Snowboard Quota list (inaccessible link) . International Ski Federation (January 22, 2018). Date of treatment January 22, 2018. Archived on January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Luge ) . International Luge Federation (26 January 2017). Date of treatment December 18, 2017.
- ↑ Ranking list LUGE . International Luge Federation (1 January 2018). Date of treatment January 2, 2018.
Links
- Argentina's national team on the official website of the 2018 Winter Olympics (English) (French) (Cor.) (Chinese) (Japanese)
- Argentina National Olympic Committee (Spanish)