Moldova_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics
Moldova at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Moldova competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Moldova at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | MDA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 5 (2 men and 3 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Doina Descalui |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Alina Stremous |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Romania (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
On January 26, luger Doina Descalui was announced as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[3][4] Meanwhile biathlete Alina Stremous was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Moldovan delegation per sport.
Based on individual results in the 2020–21 and 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup, Moldovan athletes ranked high enough to qualify 2 women and 2 men.[6] Despite the eligibility, the Moldovan team did not enter the mixed relay competition.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Magazeev | Men's individual | 52:41.7 | 2 (1+1+0+0) | 26 |
| Men's sprint | 27:25.1 | 3 (2+1) | 79 | |
| Maksim Makarov | Men's sprint | 29:45.6 | 5 (2+3) | 93 |
| Alla Ghilenko | Women's individual | 52:28.3 | 2 (0+1+0+1) | 72 |
| Women's sprint | 26:04.6 | 4 (2+2) | 86 | |
| Alina Stremous | Women's individual | 49:07.5 | 4 (1+2+0+1) | 37 |
| Women's mass start | 47:30.0 | 9 (1+2+3+3) | 30 | |
| Women's pursuit | 38:01.3 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | 16 | |
| Women's sprint | 21:59.5 | 0 (0+0) | 10 |
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Moldova earned the following start quotas:[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Doina Descalui | Women's singles | 1:01.928 | 34 | 1:02.129 | 31 | 1:02.174 | 32 | did not advance | 3:06.294 | 32 | |
- "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Doina Descalui va fi portdrapelul Republicii Moldova la Jocurile Olimpice de la Beijing" [Doina Descalui will be the flag bearer of the Republic of Moldova at the Beijing Olympic Games]. www.olympic.md/ (in Romanian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "Patru biatloniști moldoveni vor concura la JO de la Beijing" [Four Moldovan biathletes will compete at the Beijing Olympics]. www.olympic.md/ (in Romanian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova. 19 January 2022.
- "Doina Descalui s-a calificat la Jocurile Olimpice de la Beijing" [Doina Descalui qualified for the Beijing Olympics]. www.olympic.md/ (in Romanian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.