Israel competed at the

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in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. Figure skater

Evgeni Krasnopolski Evgeni Krasnopolski ( he, יבגני קרסנופולסקי ukr, Євгеній Краснопольський; born 4 October 1988) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli retired pair skater. Krasnopolski and Andrea Davidovich were the first pair represent ...

and alpine ski racer

Noa Szőllős Noa Szőllős ( he, נועה סזלס, born 3 February 2003) is a female Hungarian-born Israeli alpine ski racer born in Budapest, Hungary. Szőllős and her brother, alpine ski racer Barnabás Szőllős, were selected by the Olympic Committee ...

were chosen as the nation's flag bearers at the opening ceremony. A volunteer was the flagbearer during the

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. The Israeli delegation did not win any medals at these games.

Barnabás Szőllős Barnabás Szőllős ( he, ברנבאס סזלס, born 13 December 1998) is a Hungarian-born Israeli alpine ski racer born in Budapest, Hungary. Szőllős and his sister, alpine ski racer Noa Szőllős, were selected by the Olympic Committee of I ...

' sixth-place finish in the men's combined downhill was the best result attained so far by an Israeli athlete at the Winter Olympics.

Competitors

The Israeli delegation included 6 athletes, competing in 3 disciplines.

Alpine skiing

Israel qualified two male and one female athletes for alpine skiing, but declined one male quota.

and her brother

were selected by the Olympic Committee of Israel to compete for the country. Barnabas Szőllős’ sixth-place finish overall in the combined Alpine skiing event was Israel's best Olympic skiing result to date.

Figure skating

In the

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, Sweden, Oleksii Bychenko finished in 24th place with 190.45 points, and earned one quota place for the Israeli delegation in the men's event. In the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Hailey Kops and

finished in 5th place with 167.08 points, and earned one quota place for the Israeli delegation in the pairs event. Bychenko, Kops, and Krasnopolski were chosen by the Olympic Committee of Israel to represent Israel at the games. This was Bychenko and Krasnopolski's third appearance at the Olympic Games.

Short track speed skating

Israel won a quota place after

Vladislav Bykanov Vladislav Bykanov ( he, ולדיסלב ביקנוב, uk, Владислав Биканов) (born 19 November 1989) is an Israeli Olympic short track speed skater. He won the gold medal in the 3,000m at the 2015 and 2018 European Championships. ...

participated in the

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Competitions according to the Special Olympic Qualification Classification. The Olympic Committee of Israel chose Bykanov to represent Israel at the games. This was Bykanov's third appearance at the Olympic Games. Bykanov advanced to the semi-finals of the 1500m. It was the first time in eight attempts at the Winter Olympics that he advanced past the first stage. ;Men

References

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