The 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Australia

From February 4 through February 20, 2022, Australia participated in the Olympic Winter Games held in Beijing, China. [1][2]

There were a total of 43 athletes on the Australian team, 21 men and 22 women, who competed in ten different sports. This represented a decrease of seven athletes compared to the previous year, 2018. [3] Alpine skier Madison Hoffman was chosen, but she withdrew due to an injury to her anterior cruciate ligament. [4] During the opening ceremony, Brendan Kerry and Laura Peel were tasked with the responsibility of carrying the nation's flag. Sami Kennedy-Sim, a freestyle skier, served as the flagbearer for the event's closing ceremony. [6][7]

Because it takes sixteen (16) strokes to write the first character in Simplified Chinese, it was placed in the antepenultimate position in the Parade of Nations before the host nation of the next Winter Olympics (Italy) and before the host nation (China) as a result of the stroke count used in Simplified Chinese. 澳 ) of its original name in Chinese, more than any other country that participated.

With Australia's fourth medal at the games, won by Jaclyn Narracott in the women's skeleton competition on February 12th, the nation broke its previous record for the most total medals won at a single Winter Olympics competition.

Medallists [ edit ]

The following athletes from Australia won medals while competing in the games: The names of medal winners are bolded in the sections that follow, which are organized by discipline.

Competitors [ edit ]

The following is a list, broken down by sport and/or discipline, of the total number of competitors who took part in the Games:

Alpine skiing [ edit ]

Alpine skiers from Australia qualified for the competition: one male and two female [8]

Bobsleigh [ edit ]

Skiing in a cross-country formation [ edit ]

In the men's cross-country skiing competition, Australia qualified three athletes, including two women, and added one more male quota through reallocation. [9]

The men's 50-kilometer freestyle race scheduled for February 19 was reduced to a 30-kilometer distance due to strong winds and unfavorable weather conditions. [10]

Distance MenWomenSprint MenWomen

Curling [ edit ]

The mixed doubles competition was one of the events that the Australian curling team participated in. The team consisted of two athletes, one of each gender. This was the nation's first time competing in the sport at the Olympic level. [11] The squad finished with a record of two wins and seven losses, which was not good enough to advance to the medal round.

Summary Team Event It goes around and around. Semifinal Final / BM Opposition
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Score Rank Opposition
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Score Rank Tahli Gill
Dean Hewitt1 Mixed doubles tournament1  USA
L 5–6  CHN
L 5–6  CZE
L 2–8  SWE
L 6–7  GBR
L 8–9  NOR
L 4–10  ITA
L 3–7  SUI
W 9–6  CAN
W 10–8 10 Did not advance

Competition for mixed doubles teams [ edit ]

Mixed doubles team from Australia, consisting of two athletes, earned a spot in the 2021 Olympic Games by finishing in the top two teams in the Olympic Qualification Event. [12]

Final Round Robin Standings

It goes around and around.

In draws 3, 9, 10, and 13, Australia did not have to compete. [14]

Figure skating [ edit ]

At the last Olympic Qualification Event, the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy, Australia was successful in securing one quota for both the men's and women's singles competitions.

Freestyle skiing [ edit ]

Aerials Athlete Event Qualification Final Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 1 Jump 2 Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Gabi Ash Aerial work by women 77.17 17 80.04 8 Did not advance 14 Laura Peel 104.54 1 Q Bye 100.02 4 Q 78.56 5 Danielle Scott1 96.23 4 Q Bye 71.23 10 Did not advance 10 Freeski Athlete Event Qualification Final Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Abi Harrigan1 Women's slopestyle1 16.10 26.31 26.31 26 Did not advance Moguls Men Athlete Event Qualification Final Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Matt Graham1 Men's moguls1 DNF 23.97 48.74 65.13 19 Did not advance 29 The author James Matheson1 26.10 58.28 71.86 20 25.76 59.17 73.20 14 Did not advance 24 Brodie Summers1 24.46 59.92 75.66 11 24.71 62.72 77.93 2 Q 24.40 60.13 76.15 12 Q 24.47 59.27 75.00 10 Did not advance 10 Cooper Woods1 26.45 61.53 74.65 14 24.01 60.40 76.74 4 Q 24.19 61.48 77.58 7 Q 25.02 62.21 77.22 5 Q 25.01 63.86 78.88 6 Women Athlete Event Qualification Final Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Jakara Anthony1 Women's moguls1 27.96 67.26 83.75 1 Q Bye 27.70 65.13 81.91 1 Q 27.82 64.64 81.29 1 Q 27.63 66.43 83.09 Sophie Ash 30.39 55.61 69.36 13 30.12 58.14 72.20 3 Q 30.57 56.92 70.47 16 Did not advance 16 Britteny Cox1 is an actress. 29.86 57.91 72.26 9 Q Bye 30.04 58.89 73.04 14 Did not advance 14 Taylah O'Neill1 DNF DNS Did not advance Ski Cross Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank Sami Kennedy-Sim1 Women's ski cross1 1:19 14 11 1 Q 1 Q 4 FB 4 8

The following is a legend for the qualification: Q for "qualify to next round," FA for "qualify to medal final," and FB for "qualify to consolation final."

Luge [ edit ]

As a result of their performance during the 2021–2022 season of the Luge World Cup, Australia qualified one sled for the men's singles competition. [15][16]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Alexander Ferlazzo1 Singles matches for men 58.216 19 58.994 24 58.122 16 57.887 12 3:53 219 16

Short track speed skating [ edit ]

One of Australia's male short track speed skaters has qualified for the Olympics. In January of 2022, Brendan Corey was selected for inclusion on the team. [18]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Corey Brendan (Brendan) 500 m 41.097 3 Did not advance 21 1000 m 1:23 908 2 Q DSQ Did not advance 15

Skeleton [ edit ]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Nick Timmings1 Men's 1:03 76 25 1:02 83 24 1:01 78 20 Did not advance 3:08 37 25 The lovely Jaclyn Narracott1 Women's 1:02 05 2 1:02 29 3 1:01 79 3 1:02 11 4 4:08 24

Snowboarding [ edit ]

Cross-Freestyle Snowboarding Freestyle

The following is a legend for qualification: Q for "qualify to next round;" FA for "qualify to medal final."

See also [ edit ]

• Australia's participation in the Winter Paralympics in 2022

References [ edit ]