American Samoa
American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...
competed at the
2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
in
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China
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, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
The last time it competed at the Winter Olympics was in
1994
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, which also marked its debut.
Nathan Crumpton, who had
also competed in the delayed
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
the year before, was the country's flagbearer during the
opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. . This meant he had acted as flagbearer at two consecutive ceremonies spanning the Summer and Winter Olympics, having also carried the American Samoan flag at the
2020 closing ceremony.
Crumpton was also the flagbearer during the
closing ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. .
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.
Skeleton
Based on his placement in the IBSF ranking list
Nathan Crumpton qualified to compete for American Samoa.
See also
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Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
References
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Nations at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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2022 in American Samoan sports