Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Liechtenstein competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018.

Liechtenstein at the
2018 Winter Olympics
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IOC codeLIE
NOCLiechtenstein Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.li/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Marco Pfiffner[1]
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

On 17 February, Tina Weirather won the bronze medal in alpine skiing and became Liechtenstein's first Olympic medalist since the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, when Paul Frommelt won the bronze medal in the Men's slalom. The country ranked 28th in the medal table.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Tina Weirather Alpine skiing Women's super-G 17 February

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games per sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 1 0 1
Total 2 1 3

Alpine skiing

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Liechtenstein qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[2]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marco Pfiffner Men's downhill 1:45.61 43
Men's super-G 1:28.57 36
Men's combined 1:22.54 44 DNF
Men's slalom 51.09 28 52.22 24 1:43.31 25
Tina Weirather Women's downhill 1:39.85 4
Women's super-G 1:21.22  
Women's giant slalom 1:14.08 25 1:10.14 17 2:24.22 22

Cross-country skiing

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Liechtenstein qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[3] However, the country rejected the female quota spot.

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Martin Vögeli Men's 15 km freestyle 36:57.0 +3:13.1 52
Men's 30 km skiathlon 44:55.5 57 41:12.7 59 1:26:08.2 +9:48.2 59

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "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.