Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Monaco at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Monaco
IOC codeMON
NOCMonégasque Olympic Committee
Websitewww.comite-olympique.mc
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors3 (3 men and 0 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Arnaud Alessandria
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Monaco competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Monaco's team consisted of three male athletes competing in two sports.[3] Alpine skier Arnaud Alessandria was named as the flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[4][5] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[6]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Bobsleigh 2 0 2
Total 3 0 3

Alpine skiing

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

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Monaco qualified one male alpine skier.[7][3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Arnaud Alessandria Men's combined 1:45.79 15 58.41 16 2:44.20 13
Men's downhill — 1:46.25 29
Men's super-G — 1:24.68 31

Bobsleigh

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

Based on their rankings in the 2021–22 Bobsleigh World Cup, Monaco qualified 1 sled in the two-man event.[8][3] The Monegasque sledfinished in sixth place, the highest finish for the country at the Olympics.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rudy Rinaldi*
Boris Vain 		Two-man 59.62 9 59.90 3 59.57 4 1:00.05 10 3:59.14 6

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

References

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Boisaubert, Romain (19 January 2022). "Meet the Monegasque athletes who will compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics". Monaco Tribune. Monaco. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Brodie, Jack (20 January 2022). "Prince Albert Announces Monaco's Flagbearer for Beijing Winter Olympics". Monaco Daily News. Monaco. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 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. ^ "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 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ "IBSF Ranking 2-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ^ Reynolds, Tim (15 February 2022). "Monaco gets its best Olympic sport finish, 6th in bobsled". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 February 2022.