Summary
Spain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018.
| Spain at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ESP |
| NOC | Spanish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 13 (11 men and 2 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lucas Eguibar[1] |
| Medals Ranked 26th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
On 15 February, Regino Hernández became Spain's first Winter Olympic medalist in 26 years (since the 1992 Winter Olympics) when he won the bronze medal in men's snowboard cross.[2] He also became the first ever Olympic medalist in snowboarding for Spain, with all previous Spanish Winter Olympic medals coming from alpine skiing disciplines.
On 17 February, Javier Fernández won Spain's first ever Olympic medal in ice sports when he won the bronze medal in the men's single figure skating competition.[3]
These achievements made this edition Spain's most successful Winter Olympics to date in terms of total medal count. For the first time, both Spanish sports federations in charge of winter sports (Real Federación Española de Deportes de Invierno and Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo) got medals in the same Winter Olympics.
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Regino Hernández | Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross | 15 February |
| Bronze |
Javier Fernández | Figure skating | Men's singles | 17 February |
Competitors edit
The following is the list of a number of competitors participating in the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Alpine skiing edit
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan del Campo | Men's giant slalom | 1:13.39 | 39 | DNF | |||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Joaquim Salarich | Men's slalom | 52.07 | 33 | DNF | |||
Cross-country skiing edit
Spain qualified two male athletes.[4]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Imanol Rojo | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 37:35.5 | +3:51.6 | 62 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 43:27.4 | 49 | 39:05.3 | 54 | 1:23:06.5 | +6:46.5 | 49 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:19:10.1 | +10:48.0 | 35 | ||||
| Martí Vigo del Arco | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | DNF | |||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Imanol Rojo Martí Vigo del Arco |
Men's team sprint | 16:59.83 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Figure skating edit
Based on placements in the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Spain qualified 4 athletes (3 male and 1 female) in the men's singles and ice dancing events.[5] One of the men's quotas was directly given to Javier Fernández, the other men's quota and the ice dance quota was decided according to the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and the National Championships results.[6]
| Athlete | Event | SP / SD | FS / FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Javier Fernández | Men's singles | 107.58 | 2 Q | 197.66 | 4 | 305.24 |
|
| Felipe Montoya | 52.41 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin | Ice dancing | 66.93 | 12 Q | 101.40 | 11 | 168.33 | 12 |
Skeleton edit
Spain qualified one male athlete.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ander Mirambell | Men's | 51.64 | 21 | 52.06 | 26 | 51.59 | 22 | Eliminated | 2:35.29 | 23 | |
Snowboarding edit
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Queralt Castellet | Women's halfpipe | 71.50 | 45.50 | 71.50 | 5 Q | 59.75 | 67.75 | 43.75 | 67.75 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: Q – Qualify to final
- Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | |||||||||
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||||
| Lucas Eguibar | Men's snowboard cross | 1:18.42 | 36 | 1:14.45 | 2 | 1:14.45 | 26 | DNF | did not advance | |||
| Regino Hernández | 1:13.67 | 3 | Bye | 1:13.67 | 3 | 3 Q | 1 Q | 1 FA | 3 |
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| Laro Herrero | 1:17.62 | 35 | 1:16.97 | 11 | 1:16.97 | 37 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to next round, FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round.
References edit
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Nieto Moreno, Antonio (15 February 2018). "Snowboarder Regino Hernández wins Spain's first Winter medal in 26 years". elpais.com/. El País. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Vallejo, Mario (17 February 2018). "Javier Fernández se sube al fin al podio olímpico con un bronce". www.rtve.es/. RTVE. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Tetrault-Farber, Gabrielle (4 January 2018). "World champion Fernandez carries Spanish hopes". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.