Sporting event delegation
Ireland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Five athletes represented the country in four sports. OCI Chief Executive Stephen Martin was chef de mission . Ireland won no medals; the best finish was by Seamus O'Connor in the men's halfpipe snowboarding , who came 18th.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the delegation per sport.
Alpine skiing
Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Ireland qualified two alpine skiers, one male and one female.
Cross-country skiing
Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård , whose mother is from Dunmore, County Galway and who represented Ireland at the 2017 FIS Nordic World Championships, competed for Ireland in 2018.
Distance Sprint Freestyle skiing
Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Halfpipe
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Run 1
Run 2
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Brendan Newby
Men's halfpipe
53.80
14
13.20
22
Did not advance
Snowboarding
Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Seamus O'Connor competed at the 2014 games in the men's halfpipe and men's slopestyle events and received funding for the 2018 event.
Freestyle
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Run 1
Run 2
Best
Rank
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Best
Rank
Seamus O'Connor
Men's halfpipe
65.50
39.75
65.50
18
did not advance
See also
References
"Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org . International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.^ "Five-strong team Ireland gear up for winter games" . RTÉ . 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
"An ex-Leinster rugby player, a snowboarder and a Corkman named 'Bubba': Meet Ireland's Winter Olympic team" . Irish Independent . 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018."Martin Chef de Mission for Pyeongchang 2018" . olympics.ie . Olympic Council of Ireland . 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2017."Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018" . data.fis-ski.com . International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017."FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 - Cross-Country - Men 1.6 km Sprint Free Finals - Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 23 February 2017."Top 50 finishes for Arbez and McMillan in Pyeongchang" . RTÉ. 16 February 2018."Financial aid for Irish Winter Olympic hopefuls" . RTÉ. 6 April 2017.
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