Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics was represented by one athlete in alpine skiing. The last time the Kenyan national team played at the Winter Games was in 2006, when skier Philip Boyth took part in the competition.
Kenya at the Olympics | ||||
IOC Code | Ken | |||
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya | |||
Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang | ||||
Athletes | 1 in 1 sport | |||
Standard bearer | Sabrina Simader (discovery) Volunteer (closing) | |||
Medals | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze 0 | Total 0 |
Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 | ||||
Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 |
National Team
- Skiing
- Sabrina Simader
Competition Results
Ski Sports
Alpine skiing
The qualification of athletes to participate in the Olympic Games was carried out on the basis of a special FIS qualification rating as of January 21, 2018 [1] . At the same time, the NOC could only choose the athlete who entered the top 500 Olympic rankings in his discipline for participation in the Olympic Games, and at the same time had a certain number of points, according to the qualification table [2] . Countries that did not have participants among the 500 strongest athletes could only apply for category “B” quotas in technical disciplines [2] . According to the results of the qualifying selection, the Kenya national team became the owner of the Olympic license category "A" in the women's competition [3] , which was won for the country by Sabrina Simader [4] .
- Women
Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | A place | Lag | ||
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Time | A place | Time | A place | |||||
supergiant | Sabrina Simader | Not carried out | 1: 26.25 | 38 | +5.14 | |||
giant slalom | Sabrina Simader | 1: 23.27 | 59 | DNF | - |
Notes
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Alpine Skiing) (eng.) . International Ski Federation (9 March 2016). The appeal date is December 21, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Alpine skiing Olympic FIS Points List (English) . International Ski Federation (22 January 2018). The appeal date is January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Alpine skiing Quota list (English) . International Ski Federation (22 January 2018). The appeal date is January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Alpine skiing Olympic FIS Points List. Kenia (English) . International Ski Federation (22 January 2018). The appeal date is January 22, 2018.
Links
- Kenya national team on the official website of the 2018 Winter Olympics (Eng.) (Fr.) (cor.) (Whale.) (Jap.)
- Kenya on the IOC official website (Eng.)