Estonia at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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{{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox country at games
|NOC = EST
|NOCname = Estonian Olympic Committee
|games = Winter Olympics
|year = 2022
|flagcaption = Flag of Estonia
|oldcode =
|website = {{url|https://www.eok.ee/en}}
|date = 4–20 February 2022
|location = Beijing, China
|competitors = 26
|competitors_men = 14
|competitors_women = 12
|sports = 8
|flagbearer_open = Martin Himma
Kelly Sildaru
|flagbearer_close = Kelly Sildaru
|rank = 27
|gold = 0
|silver = 0
|bronze = 1
|officials =
|appearances = auto
}}
Estonia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm|title=NOCs List Beijing 2022|work=Beijing 2022 Olympics|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127022631/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm|url-status=dead}} Estonian team consisted of 26 athletes.{{cite news|date=21 January 2022|title=Olympic Committee confirms national team for Beijing Olympics|url=https://news.err.ee/1608474041/olympic-committee-confirms-national-team-for-beijing-olympics|work=Eesti Rahvusringhääling|location=Tallinn, Estonia|access-date=22 January 2022}}{{cite news|date=4 February 2022|title=Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/countries-participating-winter-olympics-2022-b2005167.html|work=The Independent|location=London, United Kingdom|access-date=16 February 2022}}
Martin Himma and Kelly Sildaru were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/beijing-2022-flagbearers-opening-ceremony|title=Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers|date=4 February 2022|website=www.olympics.com/|publisher=International Olympic Committee (IOC)|access-date=4 February 2022}}{{cite news|title=Kelly Sildaru one of Estonia's Winter Olympic opening ceremony flag-bearers|url=https://news.err.ee/1608486584/kelly-sildaru-one-of-estonia-s-winter-olympic-opening-ceremony-flag-bearers|publisher=Eesti Rahvusringhääling|date=2 February 2022|access-date=2 February 2022}} Sildaru was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2022/02/Beijing-2022-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-Bearers.pdf|title=Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers|date=20 February 2022|website=www.olympics.com/|publisher=International Olympic Committee (IOC)|access-date=20 February 2022}}
Kelly Sildaru won bronze in Women's slopestyle bringing Estonia the first medal on 2022 Winter Olympics and became Estonia's first Winter Olympic medalist since the Vancouver 2010.
Medalists
{{further|2022 Winter Olympics medal table|List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners}}
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Medal
!Name !Sport !Event !Date | ||||
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{{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Kelly|Sildaru}} | Freestyle skiing | Women's slopestyle | {{dts|February 15}} |
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.{{Cite web|url=https://news.err.ee/1608474041/olympic-committee-confirms-national-team-for-beijing-olympics|title=Olympic Committee confirms national team for Beijing Olympics|date=21 January 2022|website=ERR}}
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width=130|Sport
! width=55|Men ! width=55|Women ! width=55|Total | ||
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align=left|Alpine skiing
|1 | 1 | 2 |
align=left|Biathlon
|4 | 4 | 8 |
align=left|Cross-country skiing
|4 | 5 | 9 |
align=left|Figure skating
|1 | 1 | 2 |
align=left|Freestyle skiing
|0 | 1 | 1 |
align=left|Nordic combined
|1 | {{n/a}} | 1 |
align=left|Ski jumping
|2 | 0 | 2 |
align=left|Speed skating
|1 | 0 | 1 |
Total ||14 ||12 ||26 |
Alpine skiing
{{main article|Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
By meeting the basic qualification standards Estonia qualified one male and one female alpine skier.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022 |title=ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 |date=15 June 2021 |website=www.data.fis-ski.com/ |publisher=International Ski Federation (FIS) |access-date=3 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182408/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022 |url-status=dead }}
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Run 1 !colspan=2|Run 2 !colspan=2|Total |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
align=left rowspan=2|Tormis Laine
|align=left|Men's giant slalom |colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
align=left|Men's slalom
|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
align=left rowspan=2|Katie Vesterstein
|align=left|Women's giant slalom |1:05.39 |43 |1:05.05 |34 |2:10.44 |35 |
align=left|Women's slalom
|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |colspan=4|Did not advance |
Biathlon
{{main article|Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
Estonia qualified four male and four female biathletes.{{cite web |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/cz0vl36hcq0x/77wgSttsh6Bt8LffBRm6Mi/650abda9b96dc35e32281ce59b2ec98b/Annex4a_Quota_Allocation_List_MEN_150122.pdf |title=Quota allocation list men |publisher=International Biathlon Union |accessdate=23 January 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/cz0vl36hcq0x/3jfKkKh6hRzXVgdAfmOOju/da879e2c5853c356a59e12bb83babbf3/Annex4b_Quota_Allocation_List_WOMEN_140122.pdf |title=Quota allocation list women |publisher=International Biathlon Union |accessdate=23 January 2022}}
;Men
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Misses !Rank |
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align=left|Kalev Ermits
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual |57:21.3 |6 (2+2+0+2) |78 |
align=left|Raido Ränkel
|56:32.4 |5 (0+2+1+2) |73 |
align=left|Kristo Siimer
|55:32.7 |3 (0+0+1+2) |60 |
align=left|Rene Zahkna
|56:06.0 |3 (0+0+1+2) |68 |
align=left|Raido Ränkel
|align=left rowspan=2|Pursuit |46:23.1 |6 (1+1+2+2) |47 |
align=left|Rene Zahkna
|46:54.0 |3 (0+0+2+1) |50 |
align=left|Kalev Ermits
|align=left rowspan=4|Sprint |27:46.4 |4 (2+2) |88 |
align=left|Raido Ränkel
|26:39.1 |2 (0+2) |51 |
align=left|Kristo Siimer
|27:06.6 |1 (1+0) |70 |
align=left|Rene Zahkna
|26:37.9 |1 (0+1) |50 |
align=center
|align=left|Rene Zahkna |align=left|Team relay |1:26:03.6 |2+12 |15 |
;Women
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Misses !Rank |
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style="text-align:left;"|Susan Külm
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual |54:17.0 |6 (2+2+1+1) |82 |
style="text-align:left;"|Regina Oja
|53:53.7 |7 (4+0+2+1) |79 |
align=left|Johanna Talihärm
|51:59.5 |3 (0+1+1+1) |66 |
align=left|Tuuli Tomingas
|49:20.3 |4 (0+1+1+2) |43 |
style="text-align:left;"|Susan Külm
|align=left rowspan=4|Pursuit |40:57.3 |3 (1+1+1+0) |45 |
style="text-align:left;"|Regina Oja
|41:14.5 |5 (3+1+0+1) |50 |
align=left|Johanna Talihärm
|colspan=3|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} |
align=left|Tuuli Tomingas
|41:12.2 |7 (0+2+3+2) |49 |
align=left|Susan Külm
|align=left rowspan=4|Sprint |23:15.3 |1 (0+1) |44 |
align=left|Regina Oja
|23:24.4 |2 (1+1) |56 |
align=left|Johanna Talihärm
|23:13.3 |0 (0+0) |43 |
align=left|Tuuli Tomingas
|22:49.2 |2 (1+1) |33 |
align=left|Susan Külm Regina Oja Johanna Talihärm Tuuli Tomingas |align=left|Team relay |colspan=2|{{abbr|LAP|Lapped}} |15 |
;Mixed
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Athlete
!Event !Time !Misses !Rank |
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align=center
|align=left|Regina Oja |align=left|Relay |1:11:56.5 |1+14 |16 |
Cross-country skiing
{{main article|Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
Estonia qualified four male and five female cross-country skiers.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/cc/2022 |title=CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 |date=17 January 2022 |website=www.data.fis-ski.com/ |publisher=International Ski Federation (FIS) |access-date=23 January 2022 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528152302/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/cc/2022 |url-status=dead }}
;Distance
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Classical !colspan=2|Freestyle !colspan=3|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Deficit !Rank |
align=left|Alvar Johannes Alev
|align=left rowspan=3|Men's 15 km classical |colspan=4 {{N/A}} |41:12.5 | +3:17.7 |35 |
align=left|Martin Himma
|colspan=4 {{N/A}} |42:44.4 | +4:49.6 |56 |
align=left|Henri Roos
|colspan=4 {{N/A}} |44:17.8 | +6:23.0 |70 |
align=left|Alvar Johannes Alev
|align=left|Men's 30 km skiathlon |42:08.8 |36 |41:08.3 |38 |1:23:50.5 | +7:40.7 |33 |
align=left|Alvar Johannes Alev
|align=left|Men's 50 km freestyle |colspan=4 {{N/A}} |1:16:28.4 | +4:55.7 |36 |
align=left|Alvar Johannes Alev Martin Himma Marko Kilp Henri Roos |align=left|4 × 10 km relay |colspan=4 {{n/a}} |colspan=2|{{abbr|LAP|Lapped}} |15 |
align=left|Kaidy Kaasiku
|align=left rowspan=3|Women's 10 km classical |colspan=4 {{N/A}} |33:50.7 | +5:44.4 |70 |
align=left|Keidy Kaasiku
|colspan=4 {{N/A}} |32:55.4 | +4:49.1 |60 |
align=left|Aveli Uustalu
|colspan=4 {{N/A}} |35:46.2 | +7:39.9 |80 |
align=left|Kaidy Kaasiku
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's 15 km skiathlon |27:02.9 |55 |24:32.7 |51 |52:12.6 | +7:58.9 |54 |
align=left|Keidy Kaasiku
|25:40.7 |47 |23:23.9 |26 |49:40.7 | +5:27.0 |39 |
align=left|Kaidy Kaasiku Merlii Mariel Keidy Kaasiku Aveli Uustalu |align=left|Women's 4 x 5 km relay |colspan=4 {{n/a}} |1:01:18.9 | +7:37.9 |16 |
;Sprint
;Men
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Qualification !colspan=2|Quarterfinal !colspan=2|Semifinal !colspan=2|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
align=left|Martin Himma
|align=left rowspan=3|Sprint |3:00.07 |48 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left|Marko Kilp
|2:58.95 |45 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left|Henri Roos
|2:57.15 |41 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=center
|align=left|Martin Himma |align=left|Team sprint |colspan=4 {{n/a}} |20:24.29 |5 |Did not advance |11 |
;Women
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Qualification !colspan=2|Quarterfinal !colspan=2|Semifinal !colspan=2|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
align=left|Kaidy Kaasiku
|align=left rowspan=4|Sprint |3:31.54 |48 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left|Keidy Kaasiku
|3:36.82 |62 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left|Mariel Merlii Pulles
|3:27.71 |41 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=left|Aveli Uustalu
|3:37.10 |64 |colspan=6|Did not advance |
align=center
|align=left|Keidy Kaasiku |align=left|Team sprint |colspan=4 {{n/a}} |24:47.51 |9 |Did not advance |17 |
Figure skating
{{main article|Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Estonia secured one quota in both the men's and ladies singles competitions.{{cite web|url=https://isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/25713-2388-entries-2022-owg-fsid-before-qual-comp/file|title=Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE|date=1 April 2021|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=4 July 2021|archive-date=2 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402080825/https://isu.org/inside-isu/isu-communications/communications/25713-2388-entries-2022-owg-fsid-before-qual-comp/file|url-status=dead}}
;Singles
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|{{abbr|SP|Short program}} !colspan=2|{{abbr|FS|Free skating}} !colspan=2|Total |
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!Points !Rank !Points !Rank !Points !Rank |
align=center
|align=left|Aleksandr Selevko |align=left|Men's |65.29 |28 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
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|align=left|Eva-Lotta Kiibus |align=left|Women's |59.55 |21 Q |112.20 |20 |171.75 |21 |
Freestyle skiing
{{main|Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
Kelly Sildaru is Estonia's qualifier in both Halfpipe and Slopestyle/Big Air.
;Halfpipe
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="4"|Qualification !colspan="5"|Final |
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!Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank !Run 1 !Run 2 !Run 3 !Best !Rank |
align=center
|align=left|Kelly Sildaru |align="left" rowspan="3" |Women's halfpipe |87.50 |{{AthAbbr|DNS}} |87.50 |3 Q |80.25 |87.00 |85.00 |87.00 |4 |
;Slopestyle and Big air
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="5"|Qualification !colspan="5"|Final |
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!Run 1 !Run 2 !Run 3 !Best !Rank !Run 1 !Run 2 !Run 3 !Best/Total !Rank |
align=center
|align=left rowspan="2"|Kelly Sildaru |align=left|Women's slopestyle |80.96 |86.15 |{{N/A}} |86.15 Q |1 |82.06 |46.71 |78.75 |82.06 |{{bronze03}} |
align=center
|align=left|Women's big air |40.25 |85.25 | |125.50 |17 |colspan=5|Did not advance |
Nordic combined
{{main|Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
Estonia qualified one athlete.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/nk/2022 |title=Olympic Winter Games 2022 Quota List Nordic Combined |date=17 January 2022 |website=www.data.fis-ski.com/ |publisher=International Ski Federation (FIS) |access-date=23 January 2022 |archive-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227000903/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/nk/2022 |url-status=dead }}
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Ski jumping !colspan="2"|Cross-country !colspan="2"|Total |
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!Distance !Points !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Kristjan Ilves |align=left|Large hill/10 km |140.0 |128.7 |2 |27:29.5 |29 |28:13.5 |9 |
Ski jumping
{{main|Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
Estonia qualified two male ski jumpers.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/jp/2022 |title=Olympic Winter Games 2022 Quota List Ski Jumping |date=17 January 2022 |website=www.data.fis-ski.com/ |publisher=International Ski Federation (FIS) |access-date=23 January 2022 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221143211/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/jp/2022 |url-status=dead }}
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rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=3|Qualification !colspan=3|First round !colspan=3|Final !colspan=2|Total |
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!Distance !Points !Rank !Distance !Points !Rank !Distance !Points !Rank !Points !Rank |
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|align=left|Artti Aigro |align=left rowspan=2|Large hill |117.0 |102.0 |31 Q |130.0 |121.4 |29 |127.5 |117.9 |28 |239.3 |30 |
align=center
|align=left|Kevin Maltsev |113.0 |94.3 |41 Q |126.5 |113.6 |37 | colspan="5" |Did not advance |
align=center
|align=left|Artti Aigro |align=left rowspan=2|Normal hill |86.0 |80.0 |33 Q |97.0 |116.7 |34 | colspan="5" |Did not advance |
align=center
|align=left|Kevin Maltsev |89.5 |80.2 |32 Q |96.5 |112.5 |40 | colspan="5" |Did not advance |
Speed skating
{{main|Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification}}
Estonian speed skater Marten Liiv qualified in both 500 and 1000 metres event.
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!rowspan=2|Athlete !rowspan=2|Event ! colspan="2" |Final |
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!Time !Rank |
align=left rowspan=2|Marten Liiv
|align=left|Men's 500 m |35.26 |24 |
align=left|Men's 1000 m
|1:08.65 |7 |
References
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{{Estonia at the Olympics}}
{{Nations at the 2022 Winter Olympics}}
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