Moldova competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Moldova at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | MDA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 5 (2 men and 3 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Doina Descalui |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Alina Stremous |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Romania (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
On January 26, luger Doina Descalui was announced as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[3][4] Meanwhile biathlete Alina Stremous was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Moldovan delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Biathlon
editBased on individual results in the 2020–21 and 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup, Moldovan athletes ranked high enough to qualify 2 women and 2 men.[6] Despite the eligibility, the Moldovan team did not enter the mixed relay competition.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Magazeev | Men's individual | 52:41.7 | 2 (1+1+0+0) | 26 |
| Men's sprint | 27:25.1 | 3 (2+1) | 79 | |
| Maksim Makarov | Men's sprint | 29:45.6 | 5 (2+3) | 93 |
| Alla Ghilenko | Women's individual | 52:28.3 | 2 (0+1+0+1) | 72 |
| Women's sprint | 26:04.6 | 4 (2+2) | 86 | |
| Alina Stremous | Women's individual | 49:07.5 | 4 (1+2+0+1) | 37 |
| Women's mass start | 47:30.0 | 9 (1+2+3+3) | 30 | |
| Women's pursuit | 38:01.3 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | 16 | |
| Women's sprint | 21:59.5 | 0 (0+0) | 10 |
Luge
editBased on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Moldova earned the following start quotas:[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Doina Descalui | Women's singles | 1:01.928 | 34 | 1:02.129 | 31 | 1:02.174 | 32 | did not advance | 3:06.294 | 32 | |
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.
- ^ "Doina Descalui va fi portdrapelul Republicii Moldova la Jocurile Olimpice de la Beijing" [Doina Descalui will be the flag bearer of the Republic of Moldova at the Beijing Olympic Games]. www.olympic.md/ (in Romanian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 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.
- ^ "Patru biatloniști moldoveni vor concura la JO de la Beijing" [Four Moldovan biathletes will compete at the Beijing Olympics]. www.olympic.md/ (in Romanian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova. 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Doina Descalui s-a calificat la Jocurile Olimpice de la Beijing" [Doina Descalui qualified for the Beijing Olympics]. www.olympic.md/ (in Romanian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.