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Monaco at the 2018 Winter Olympics 
Summary
Monaco competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The official team was unveiled on January 24, 2018. The Monegasque team consisted of four athletes competing in two sports: alpine skiing and bobsleigh.[2][3]
| Monaco at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MON |
| NOC | Monégasque Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 4 (3 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Rudy Rinaldi[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
At the team unveiling ceremony Prince Albert also unveiled Rudy Rinaldi, the driver of the Monaco bobsled team, as the country's flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Monegasque delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobsleigh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Alpine skiing edit
Monaco qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[4][2]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Olivier Jenot | Men's combined | 1:22.71 | 47 | 50.73 | 28 | 2:13.44 | 28 |
| Men's giant slalom | 1:14.93 | 48 | 1:14.16 | 37 | 2:29.09 | 38 | |
| Men's super-G | — | 1:28.80 | 38 | ||||
| Alexandra Coletti | Women's super-G | — | 1:24.01 | 30 | |||
| Women's combined | DNS | ||||||
| Women's downhill | — | 1:45.04 | 27 | ||||
Bobsleigh edit
Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Monaco qualified 1 sled.[5][2]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rudy Rinaldi* Boris Vain |
Two-man | 49.85 | 20 | 49.69 | 16 | 49.68 | 19 | 49.80 | 16 | 3:19.02 | 19 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games: presentation of Monaco's athletes". www.monacolife.net/. MonacoLife. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Lioult, Catherine (24 January 2018). "On connaît les sportifs qui défendront les couleurs de Monaco aux JO" [We know the athletes who will defend the colors of Monaco at the Olympics]. www.france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/ (in French). France 3. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.