Greece at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Greece competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.^[1][2] As the founding nation of the Olympic games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony.^[3] Greece has yet to win a medal in the Winter Olympics.

Greece at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Greece
IOC code	GRE
NOC	Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoc.gr
in Beijing,  China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	5 (2 men and 3 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Apostolos Angelis Maria Ntanou
Flag bearer (closing)	Ioannis Antoniou
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Apostolos Angelis and Maria Ntanou were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[4] Meanwhile alpine skier Ioannis Antoniou was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^[5]

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
Cross-country skiing	1	2	3
Total	2	3	5

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 Greece qualified one male and one female alpine skier.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ioannis Antoniou	Men's giant slalom	DNF		did not advance
	Men's slalom	59.48	36	54.81	28	1:54.29	29
Maria Tsiovolou	Women's giant slalom	DNF		did not advance
	Women's slalom	DNF		did not advance

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Greece qualified one male and two female cross-country skiers.^[7]

Due to high winds and adverse weather conditions, the men's 50 km freestyle competition on 19 February was shortened to 28.4 km.^[8]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Apostolos Angelis	Men's 50 km freestyle	1:34:04.2	+22:31.5	59
Maria Ntanou	Women's 10 km classical	37:39.4	+9:33.1	88
	Women's 30 km freestyle	LAP		61
Nefeli Tita	Women's 10 km classical	42:12.1	+14:05.8	98

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Apostolos Angelis	Men's sprint	3:20.87	83	did not advance
Maria Ntanou	Women's sprint	4:04.66	89	did not advance
Nefeli Tita		4:14.48	87	did not advance
Maria Ntanou Nefeli Tita	Women's team sprint	—				LAP (4 laps)	13	Did not advance	=23

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. Gaines, Cork; Davis, Scott (9 February 2018). "Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony and how the rest of the order is determined". Business Insider. New York City, New York, U.S. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
6. "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 3 July 2021.
7. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
8. O'connor, Philip (2022-02-19). "Cross-country skiing-Men's 50km race delayed, shortened to 28.4 km due to high winds". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-19.