Estonia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Estonia at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Estonia
IOC codeEST
NOCEstonian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.eok.ee/en
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors26 (14 men and 12 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Martin Himma
Kelly Sildaru
Flag bearer (closing)Kelly Sildaru
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Estonia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] Estonian team consisted of 26 athletes.[2][3]

Martin Himma and Kelly Sildaru were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[4][5] Sildaru was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[6]

Kelly Sildaru won bronze in Women's slopestyle bringing Estonia the first medal on 2022 Winter Olympics and became Estonia's first Winter Olympic medalist since the Vancouver 2010.

Medalists[edit]

Further information: 2022 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Kelly Sildaru Freestyle skiing Women's slopestyle February 15

Competitors[edit]

The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[7]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 4 4 8
Cross-country skiing 4 5 9
Figure skating 1 1 2
Freestyle skiing 0 1 1
Nordic combined 1 — 1
Ski jumping 2 0 2
Speed skating 1 0 1
Total 14 12 26

Alpine skiing[edit]

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Estonia qualified one male and one female alpine skier.[8]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tormis Laine Men's giant slalom DNF Did not advance
Men's slalom DNF Did not advance
Katie Vesterstein Women's giant slalom 1:05.39 43 1:05.05 34 2:10.44 35
Women's slalom DNF Did not advance

Biathlon[edit]

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Estonia qualified four male and four female biathletes.[9][10]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Kalev Ermits Individual 57:21.3 6 (2+2+0+2) 78
Raido Ränkel 56:32.4 5 (0+2+1+2) 73
Kristo Siimer 55:32.7 3 (0+0+1+2) 60
Rene Zahkna 56:06.0 3 (0+0+1+2) 68
Raido Ränkel Pursuit 46:23.1 6 (1+1+2+2) 47
Rene Zahkna 46:54.0 3 (0+0+2+1) 50
Kalev Ermits Sprint 27:46.4 4 (2+2) 88
Raido Ränkel 26:39.1 2 (0+2) 51
Kristo Siimer 27:06.6 1 (1+0) 70
Rene Zahkna 26:37.9 1 (0+1) 50
Rene Zahkna
Kristo Siimer
Kalev Ermits
Raido Ränkel 		Team relay 1:26:03.6 2+12 15
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Susan Külm Individual 54:17.0 6 (2+2+1+1) 82
Regina Oja 53:53.7 7 (4+0+2+1) 79
Johanna Talihärm 51:59.5 3 (0+1+1+1) 66
Tuuli Tomingas 49:20.3 4 (0+1+1+2) 43
Susan Külm Pursuit 40:57.3 3 (1+1+1+0) 45
Regina Oja 41:14.5 5 (3+1+0+1) 50
Johanna Talihärm DNS
Tuuli Tomingas 41:12.2 7 (0+2+3+2) 49
Susan Külm Sprint 23:15.3 1 (0+1) 44
Regina Oja 23:24.4 2 (1+1) 56
Johanna Talihärm 23:13.3 0 (0+0) 43
Tuuli Tomingas 22:49.2 2 (1+1) 33
Susan Külm
Regina Oja
Johanna Talihärm
Tuuli Tomingas 		Team relay LAP 15
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Regina Oja
Kristo Siimer
Tuuli Tomingas
Rene Zahkna 		Relay 1:11:56.5 1+14 16

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Estonia qualified four male and five female cross-country skiers.[11]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Alvar Johannes Alev Men's 15 km classical — 41:12.5 +3:17.7 35
Martin Himma — 42:44.4 +4:49.6 56
Henri Roos — 44:17.8 +6:23.0 70
Alvar Johannes Alev Men's 30 km skiathlon 42:08.8 36 41:08.3 38 1:23:50.5 +7:40.7 33
Alvar Johannes Alev Men's 50 km freestyle — 1:16:28.4 +4:55.7 36
Alvar Johannes Alev
Martin Himma
Marko Kilp
Henri Roos 		4 × 10 km relay — LAP 15
Kaidy Kaasiku Women's 10 km classical — 33:50.7 +5:44.4 70
Keidy Kaasiku — 32:55.4 +4:49.1 60
Aveli Uustalu — 35:46.2 +7:39.9 80
Kaidy Kaasiku Women's 15 km skiathlon 27:02.9 55 24:32.7 51 52:12.6 +7:58.9 54
Keidy Kaasiku 25:40.7 47 23:23.9 26 49:40.7 +5:27.0 39
Kaidy Kaasiku
Merlii Mariel
Keidy Kaasiku
Aveli Uustalu 		Women's 4 x 5 km relay — 1:01:18.9 +7:37.9 16
Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Himma Sprint 3:00.07 48 Did not advance
Marko Kilp 2:58.95 45 Did not advance
Henri Roos 2:57.15 41 Did not advance
Martin Himma
Henri Roos 		Team sprint — 20:24.29 5 Did not advance 11
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kaidy Kaasiku Sprint 3:31.54 48 Did not advance
Keidy Kaasiku 3:36.82 62 Did not advance
Mariel Merlii Pulles 3:27.71 41 Did not advance
Aveli Uustalu 3:37.10 64 Did not advance
Keidy Kaasiku
Mariel Merlii Pulles 		Team sprint — 24:47.51 9 Did not advance 17

Figure skating[edit]

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Estonia secured one quota in both the men's and ladies singles competitions.[12]

Singles
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Aleksandr Selevko Men's 65.29 28 Did not advance
Eva-Lotta Kiibus Women's 59.55 21 Q 112.20 20 171.75 21

Freestyle skiing[edit]

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Kelly Sildaru is Estonia's qualifier in both Halfpipe and Slopestyle/Big Air.

Halfpipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Kelly Sildaru Women's halfpipe 87.50 DNS 87.50 3 Q 80.25 87.00 85.00 87.00 4
Slopestyle and Big air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank
Kelly Sildaru Women's slopestyle 80.96 86.15 — 86.15 Q 1 82.06 46.71 78.75 82.06 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's big air 40.25 85.25 28.00 125.50 17 Did not advance

Nordic combined[edit]

Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Estonia qualified one athlete.[13]

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kristjan Ilves Large hill/10 km 140.0 128.7 2 27:29.5 29 28:13.5 9

Ski jumping[edit]

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Estonia qualified two male ski jumpers.[14]

Athlete Event Qualification First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Artti Aigro Large hill 117.0 102.0 31 Q 130.0 121.4 29 127.5 117.9 28 239.3 30
Kevin Maltsev 113.0 94.3 41 Q 126.5 113.6 37 Did not advance
Artti Aigro Normal hill 86.0 80.0 33 Q 97.0 116.7 34 Did not advance
Kevin Maltsev 89.5 80.2 32 Q 96.5 112.5 40 Did not advance

Speed skating[edit]

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Estonian speed skater Marten Liiv qualified in both 500 and 1000 metres event.

Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Marten Liiv Men's 500 m 35.26 24
Men's 1000 m 1:08.65 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Olympic Committee confirms national team for Beijing Olympics". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Tallinn, Estonia. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Kelly Sildaru one of Estonia's Winter Olympic opening ceremony flag-bearers". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Olympic Committee confirms national team for Beijing Olympics". ERR. 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ "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 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Quota allocation list men" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Quota allocation list women" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Olympic Winter Games 2022 Quota List Nordic Combined". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Olympic Winter Games 2022 Quota List Ski Jumping". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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