Armenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Armenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9–25 February 2018. This marked the nation's seventh appearance at a Winter Olympics as an independent country. The Armenian delegation consisted of three athletes, two in cross-country skiing and one in alpine skiing. The team's highest finish in any event was a 42nd place mark by Ashot Karapetyan in the alpine skiing men's slalom event.

Armenia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC codeARM
NOCArmenian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.armnoc.am/eng
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Mikayel Mikayelyan
Flag bearer (closing)Mikayel Mikayelyan
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Background

The First Republic of Armenia was a short-lived country and did not participate in any Olympic Games. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Armenia became an independent nation again in 1991.[1] The National Olympic Committee of Armenia was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1992.[2] Armenia participated in their first Olympics in Lillehammer at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has sent a delegation to every Summer and Winter Olympics since.[3][4] While Armenia has won multiple medals at the Summer Olympics, they had never won a Winter Olympics medal as of the close of these Pyeongchang Olympics.[3][4] The Armenian delegation consisted of three athletes, two in cross-country skiing and one in alpine skiing. Cross-country skier Sergey Mikayelyan was chosen as flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies.[5][6]

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Ashot Karapetyan was 18 years old at the time of the Pyeongchan Olympics and was making his Olympic debut.[7] Prior to competing, he broke his only skis and was contemplating dropping out of competition. The National Olympic Committee of Armenia sent him a new pair of skis to Pyeongchan in time for his first event. On 22 February 2018, Karapetyan finished the Men's slalom ranked 42nd after placing 50th in the first race and 41st in the second race.[4][8]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ashot Karapetyan Men's slalom 1:02.47 50 1:05.61 41 2:08.08 42

Cross-country skiing
Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Mikayel Mikayelyan was 18 years old at the time of the Pyeongchan Olympics and was making his Olympic debut.[9] On 13 February 2018, he finished the qualification round in the men's sprint 72nd and did not advance to the next round. On 16 February 2018, he competed in men's 15 kilometre freestyle and finished 83rd out of 116 classified finishers.[4]

Katya Galstyan was 25 years old at the time of the Pyeongchan Olympics and was competing in her second Olympics after she represented Armenia in the Sochi Olympics.[10] Galstyan competed in the women's 10 kilometre freestyle event on 15 February 2018, finishing in a time of 30 minutes and 25 seconds, which put her in 72nd place out of 90 classified finishers.[4]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Mikayel Mikayelyan Men's 15 km freestyle 39.01.4 +5:17.5 83
Katya Galstyan Women's 10 km freestyle 30.25.1 +5:24.6 72
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mikayel Mikayelyan Men's sprint 3:37.40 72 Did not advance

See also

References
  1. "Armenia – Countries – Office of the Historian". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Armenia – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. "Armenia". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. "Pyeongchang 2018: Armenian athletes' performance". Armenian News-NEWS.am. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. "Closing Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. "Ashot Karapetyan". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. "Ashot Karapetyan in 50th place at Winter Olympic Games". A1plus. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. "Mikayel Mikayelyan". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  10. "Katya Galstyan". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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