Monaco competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | MON |
| NOC | Monégasque Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 3 (3 men and 0 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Arnaud Alessandria |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Monaco's team consisted of three male athletes competing in two sports.[3] Alpine skier Arnaud Alessandria was named as the flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[4][5] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[6]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Alpine skiing
editBy meeting the basic qualification standards, Monaco qualified one male alpine skier.[7][3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arnaud Alessandria | Men's combined | 1:45.79 | 15 | 58.41 | 16 | 2:44.20 | 13 |
| Men's downhill | — | 1:46.25 | 29 | ||||
| Men's super-G | — | 1:24.68 | 31 | ||||
Bobsleigh
editBased on their rankings in the 2021–22 Bobsleigh World Cup, Monaco qualified 1 sled in the two-man event.[8][3] The Monegasque sledfinished in sixth place, the highest finish for the country at the Olympics.[9]
| 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 | 59.62 | 9 | 59.90 | 3 | 59.57 | 4 | 1:00.05 | 10 | 3:59.14 | 6 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
References
edit- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Boisaubert, Romain (19 January 2022). "Meet the Monegasque athletes who will compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics". Monaco Tribune. Monaco. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Brodie, Jack (20 January 2022). "Prince Albert Announces Monaco's Flagbearer for Beijing Winter Olympics". Monaco Daily News. Monaco. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "IBSF Ranking 2-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (15 February 2022). "Monaco gets its best Olympic sport finish, 6th in bobsled". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 February 2022.