Costa Rica was represented at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States by the Olympic Committee of Costa Rica.
In total, one athlete – Arturo Kinch – represented Costa Rica in cross-country skiing. He contested two events and recorded his best finish (67th) in the men's sprint.
Background Costa Rica had become regular competitors at the Winter Olympics following their debut at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States. However, they missed the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The 2002 Winter Olympics would be their fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics.
Costa Rica did not have a flag bearer at the 2002 Winter Olympics as they did not take part in the opening ceremony.
Competitors In total, one athlete represented Costa Rica at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States across one sport.
Sport Men Women TotalCross-country skiing 100 Total 101
Cross-country skiing
In total, one Costa Rican athlete participated in the cross-country skiing events – Arturo Kinch in the men's sprint and the men's 2 x 10 km pursuit.
The cross-country skiing events took place at Soldier Hollow in Wasatch Mountain State Park, Utah, United States from 9 to 23 February 2002.
The men's sprint took place on 19 February 2002. Kinch completed the qualifying round in four minutes 22.72 seconds. He did not advance to the quarter-finals and finished 67th overall.
AthleteQualifying roundQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeFinal rankArturo Kinch4:22.7267did not advance
The men's 2 x 10 km pursuit took place on 14 February 2002. Kinch completed the 10 km classical in a time of 41 minutes 30.5 seconds. He did not advance to the 10 km freestyle and finished 78th overall.
Athlete10 km C10 km F pursuit1TimeRankTimeFinal rankArturo Kinch41:30.578did not advance 1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
References
External links Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com