Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018.

Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Estonia
IOC code	EST
NOC	Estonian Olympic Committee
Website	www.eok.ee/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	22 (17 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Saskia Alusalu[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women's ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injury.^[2]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Biathlon	5	1	6
Cross-country skiing	5	2	7
Nordic combined	2	—	2
Ski jumping	3	0	3
Speed skating	1	1	2
Total	17	5	22

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anna Lotta Jõgeva	Women's giant slalom	DNF
	Women's slalom	1:00.90	52	59.61	49	2:00.51	48
Tormis Laine	Men's giant slalom	1:15.70	50	1:15.18	39	2:30.88	40
	Men's slalom	DNF

Biathlon

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

Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Estonia has qualified 5 men^[4] and one woman on a quota for previously unqualified nations based on 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup standings.^[5] Johan Talihärm was selected as a reserve.

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Kalev Ermits	Men's sprint	25:07.2	2 (2+0)	36
	Men's pursuit	37:43.0	6 (1+3+0+2)	41
	Men's individual	51:43.6	2 (1+0+1+0)	32
Kauri Kõiv	Men's sprint	26:23.3	3 (2+1)	76
	Men's individual	54:36.4	3 (0+0+0+3)	68
Roland Lessing	Men's sprint	25:19.7	2 (1+1)	41
	Men's pursuit	38:54.4	7 (2+1+3+1)	53
	Men's individual	54:46.0	4 (0+1+2+1)	70
Johanna Talihärm	Women's sprint	22:27.0	1 (0+1)	22
	Women's pursuit	33:34.7	4 (0+1+2+1)	26
	Women's individual	46:44.0	3 (1+2+0+0)	50
Rene Zahkna	Men's sprint	26:19.9	3 (1+2)	75
	Men's individual	54:20.1	4 (1+1+1+1)	65
Rene Zahkna Kalev Ermits Roland Lessing Kauri Kõiv	Men's team relay	1:22:26.4	18 (3+15)	13

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Estonia qualified 5 men and 2 women.^[6] Anette Veerpalu fell ill with a virus and was unable to compete.^[7]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Algo Kärp	Men's 50 km classical	—				2:13:45.7	+5:23.3	17
Tatjana Mannima	Women's 10 km freestyle	—				28:37.0	+3:36.5	50
	Women's 15 km skiathlon	24:29.4	58	21:37.1	53	46:41.7	+5:56.8	56
	Women's 30 km classical	—				1:34:27.7	+12:10.1	28
Raido Ränkel	Men's 15 km freestyle	—				37:21.9	+3:38.0	59
Karel Tammjärv	Men's 15 km freestyle	—				35:29.4	+1:45.5	22
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	41:56.6	35	36:52.4	31	1:19:25.2	+3:05.2	32
Andreas Veerpalu	Men's 15 km freestyle	—				37:16.2	+3:32.3	58
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	43:03.9	47	38:33.6	47	1:22:11.4	+5:51.4	47
	Men's 50 km classical	—				2:21:13.2	+12:51.1	38
Andreas Veerpalu Algo Kärp Karel Tammjärv Raido Ränkel	Men's 4×10 km relay	—				1:38:21.7	+5:16.8	12

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marko Kilp	Men's sprint	3:15.05	15 Q	3.12.00	4	Did not advance			18
Tatjana Mannima	Women's sprint	3:28.57	39	Did not advance
Raido Ränkel	Men's sprint	3:17.88	31	Did not advance
Karel Tammjärv	Men's sprint	3:22.68	52	Did not advance
Marko Kilp Karel Tammjärv	Men's team sprint	—				16:30.30	9	DNA	17

Nordic combined

Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup up to 21 January 2017, Estonia qualified two athletes.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping			Cross-country		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kristjan Ilves	Normal hill/10 km	104.0	112.8	9	25:52.3	38	27:03.3	16
	Large hill/10 km	123.5	114.0	16	25:28.3	40	27:08.3	28
Karl-August Tiirmaa	Normal hill/10 km	87.0	68.9	43	25:58.2	41	30:05.2	43
	Large hill/10 km	116.0	89.3	34	26:44.0	47	30:02.0	45

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on FIS Ski Jumping World Cup standings and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Estonia qualified 3 male ski jumpers.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Artti Aigro	Men's normal hill	81.5	80.0	55	Did not advance
	Men's large hill	121.5	86.8	39 Q	107.0	79.4	48	Did not advance
Kevin Maltsev	Men's normal hill	79.0	74.2	56	Did not advance
	Men's large hill	DSQ			Did not advance
Martti Nõmme	Men's normal hill	87.0	88.2	48 Q	84.0	73.8	47	Did not advance
	Men's large hill	114.0	77.2	44 Q	118.0	96.5	43	Did not advance

Speed skating

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

Estonia earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification.^[9] The Estonian team consisted of one male and one female speed skater. This was the first games where an Estonian female speed skater competed.^[9][10]

Individual

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Marten Liiv	Men's 1000 m	1:09.75	18
	Men's 1500 m	1:50.23	33

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Saskia Alusalu	Women's mass start	3	8:35.59	7 Q	15	8:47.46	4

References

1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. "Injury robs Pyeongchang of teen slopestyle phenom Sildaru". Reuters. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
3. "Mäesuusatamises esindavad Eestit OM-il Laine ja Jõgeva". ERR. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
4. "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
5. "Eesti laskesuusatajate dramaatika: üks naine pääses olümpiale, kahel jäi puudu kõigest üks tabamus!". Delfi.ee. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
6. "Olümpiamängudele sõidab ka Algo Kärp". ERR. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
7. "Debüüt jäigi tegemata: Veerpalu lendas juba koju". Postimees. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
8. "Kahevõistlejatest sõidavad OM-ile Ilves ja Tiirmaa, Nõmmele eelistati Aigrot". ERR. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
9. "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.
10. 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.