Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Chinese Taipei at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
IOC codeTPE
NOCChinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Websitewww.tpenoc.net (in Chinese)
in Pyeongchang
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Lien Te-an (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Taiwan competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with four competitors in two sports.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the delegation per sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Luge 1 0 1
Speed skating 2 1 3
Total 3 1 4

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Chinese Taipei qualified one male luge athlete. Lien Te-an qualified in men's singles by being ranked in the top 38 of the 2017–18 Luge World Cup standings.[1]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lien Te-an Men's singles 52.121 39 51.472 39 50.545 40 Eliminated 2:34.138 38

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Chinese Taipei earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification.[2][3]

Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Sung Ching-yang Men's 500 m 35.86 34
Tai William Men's 1500 m 1:50.63 34
Huang Yu-ting Women's 500 m 38.98 22
Women's 1000 m 1:16.44 20
Women's 1500 m 2:18.84 26

See also

References

  1. ^ Hamacher, Fabian (11 January 2018). "No ice, no problem for Taiwan luger Lien". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Communication No. 2136: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang Entries Speed Skating". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ Morgan, Liam (23 December 2017). "Colombia join record number of nations set to compete in speed skating at Pyeongchang 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 January 2018.