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Argentina At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Argentina competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with seven competitors in four sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Argentine delegation per sport. Alpine skiing Argentina qualified two athletes, one male and one female. Cross-country skiing Argentina qualified two athletes, one male and one female. ;Distance Luge Argentina qualified one sled.. Snowboarding Argentina received reallocation spots in the men's big air, slopestyle and snowboard cross events. ;Freestyle ;Snowboard cross See also *Argentina at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Argentina At The 2018 Winter Olympics Nations at the 2018 Winter Olympics 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Olympic Committee
The Argentine Olympic Committee or COA ( - COA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Argentina's athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pan American Games and the South American Games. It is based in Buenos Aires. History The COA was created by the president of Argentina Marcelo T. de Alvear in 1923 and recognized by International Olympic Committee in the same year. Presidents See also * Argentina at the Olympics * Argentine Paralympic Committee * Argentina at the Pan American Games References External links * Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ... Argentina at the Olympics Ol {{Olympic-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicol Gastaldi
Nicol Gastaldi (born 16 February 1990 in Piove di Sacco, Italy) is an alpine skier from Argentina. She competed for Argentina at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 48th place in the giant slalom. Gastaldi also competed for Argentina at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her brother is also a skier, Sebastiano Gastaldi Sebastiano Gastaldi (born 12 June 1991 in Piove di Sacco) is an alpine skier from Argentina. He competed for Argentina at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 9 .... References External links * * * * 1990 births Living people Argentine female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Argentina Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Padua Skiers from Veneto Italian emigrants to Argentina {{Argentina-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's Snowboard Cross
The men's snowboard cross competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2018 Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by James Tomkins, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Dean Gosper, FIS council member. Qualification The top 40 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and also have a minimum of 100 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, from 9 to 25 February 2018, as the host nation. It was represented by 122 competitors in all 15 disciplines (15 sports). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Williams (snowboarder)
Steven Williams (born 15 January 1988) is Argentine snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Early life Steven Williams was born in San Martín de los Andes on 15 January 1988. His father, of Welsh descent was the director of the local ski school. He taught Williams to ski from a very young age, and he spent much of his childhood in the ski resorts of the city. However, his father died when Williams was 13 years old, and decided to start working to help his family. While he continued skiing after the death of his father, he soon became bored of it, and decided to switch to snowboard. Before becoming a professional snowboarder, Williams worked as a firefighter, fishing guide and snowboard instructor. Sports career Shortly after starting snowboarding, Williams began to participate in various Argentine competitions. In 2011 he managed to travel to Europe, where he participated in six tournaments. This allowed him to join the Argentine Ski Federation where he co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's Slopestyle
The men's slopestyle competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 10 and 11 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Summary Due to a broken shoulder caused by a crash in training, Niek van der Velden was not able to compete. Then Norwegian snowboarder Mons Røisland, who was considered a possible medal contender, broke a chest bone and tore ligaments in a crash during practice prior to the finals, which made him unable to compete. Eleven months after the Canadian Mark McMorris ended up in a coma, he won the Olympic bronze medal. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, member of the International Olympic Committee accompanied by Dexter Paine, FIS vice president. Schedule All times are (UTC+9). Qualification The top 40 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified (for both big air and slopestyle, the rankings were combined). This meant only a maximum of 40 could qualify across both e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's Big Air
The men's big air competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 21 and 24 February 2018 at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The event was making its Olympic debut. Due to a broken shoulder caused by a crash in training for the slopestyle, Niek van der Velden was not able to compete. Qualification The top 40 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified (for both big air and slopestyle, the rankings were combined). This meant only a maximum of 40 could qualify across both events. A maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event (in either big air or slopestyle) or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matías Schmitt
Matías Schmitt (; born 3 June 1991) is an Argentine snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Sports career He participated on the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2013 hosted in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Canada, where he didn't reach the finals. Then he participated on the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 hosted in the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where he finished in the 34th place in big air and in the 32nd place in slopestyle.Profile in the website of the . He also participated in the world cups of 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2016–2017 and 2017-2018 in the same eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's Singles
The women's luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 12 and 13 February 2018 at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. Summary The defending champion was Natalie Geisenberger; the field also included the 2014 silver medalist and the 2010 champion Tatjana Hüfner and the bronze medalist Erin Hamlin. Geizenberger posted the fastest times in two runs out of four, her competitors were less consistent, and she had no difficulties replicated her 2014 success, becoming the third luger ever won three gold Olympic medals (after her compatriots Georg Hackl and Felix Loch). Dajana Eitberger, who had the fastest last run, took silver, and Alex Gough became the bronze medalist. For Eitberger and Gough, these were their first Olympic medals, and Gough's medal became the first ever Canadian Olympic medal in luge. Tatjana Hüfner, the 2010 Olympic champion and the 2014 silver medalist, had the third time in the first run, but was only sixth in the second run, and eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verónica María Ravenna
Verónica María Ravenna (; born 19 February 1998) is an Argentine luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. Early life When she was six years old, she moved with her family to Vancouver, Canada. Career She began her sport career when she was eleven years old, after learning about luge while visiting the Whistler Sliding Centre during a school visit. In 2014 she suffered a clavicle fracture, which prevented her from joining the Canadian youth team. The following year, she received an invitation from the Argentine Luge Federation to represent her birth country in the 2014-2015 world cup hosted in Oberhof, Germany. She participated in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics that took place in Lillehammer, Norway. She was the Flag bearer during the closing ceremony. She finished in the seventh place and won an Olympic diploma. Then she competed in the 2017 FIL World Luge Championships hosted in Innsbruck, Austria, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 Kilometre Freestyle
The women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2018 at 15:30 KST at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Ragnhild Haga of Norway won the gold medal, finishing more than 20 seconds ahead of silver medalist Charlotte Kalla of Sweden. Two bronze medals were awarded after Norwegian Marit Bjørgen and Krista Pärmäkoski Krista Pärmäkoski (née Lähteenmäki; born 12 December 1990) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. Among other career achievements, she is a five-time Olympic medalist. Career At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pärmä ... of Finland recorded identical times; it was Bjørgen's twelfth Winter Olympic medal leaving her one behind the all-time record of thirteen held by biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen. Qualification A total of up to 310 cross-country skiers qualified across all eleven events. Athletes qualified for this event b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Cecilia Domínguez
María Cecilia Domínguez (; born, 8 April 1981) is a cross-country skiing player and technical drawer from Argentina. Sports career She used to practice athletics at a young age, in specialties like medium distance. Her first contact with skiing was at the age of 20, while practicing for the team of the Bariloche Municipality. She then joined the team of the Argentine Army. She specializes in different biathlon disciplines, such as sprint and pursuit. In cross-country skiing, she specializes in freestyle. She was the South American Champion of biathlon seven times, the last time being in August 2017 in Chile. That same year, she participated in the Argentine Winter Games, celebrated in Cerro Catedral, obtaining good results. Her coaches are Gastón Fanti, Damián Gutiérrez, and Sergio Martínez, all members of the Argentine Army. Pyeongchang 2018 She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the International Ski Federation The ''Fédération internationale de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 Kilometre Freestyle
The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 16 February 2018 at 15:00 KST at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Gian-Franco Kasper Gian Franco Kasper (24 January 1944 – 9 July 2021) was a Swiss ski official who was president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) from 1998 to 2021. He also served as a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2000 to 2018 and m ..., member of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Urs Lehmann, President of the Swiss Ski Association. Qualification A total of up to 310 cross-country skiers qualified across all eleven events. Athletes qualified for this event by having met the A qualification standard, which meant having 100 or less FIS Points or meeting the B standard, which meant 300 or less FIS points in the distance classification. Countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |