Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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

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.

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

SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 1 1 2Biathlon 5 1 6Cross-country skiing 5 2 7Nordic combined 2 2Ski jumping 3 0 3Speed skating 1 1 2 Total 17 5 22

Alpine skiing

Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnna Lotta JõgevaWomen's giant slalom Women's slalom 1:00.90 52 59.61 49 2:00.51 48Tormis LaineMen's giant slalom 1:15.70 50 1:15.18 39 2:30.88 40Men's slalom

Biathlon

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

AthleteEventTimeMissesRankKalev ErmitsMen's sprint25:07.22 (2+0)36Men's pursuit37:43.06 (1+3+0+2)41Men's individual51:43.62 (1+0+1+0)32Kauri KõivMen's sprint26:23.33 (2+1)76Men's individual54:36.43 (0+0+0+3)68Roland LessingMen's sprint25:19.72 (1+1)41Men's pursuit38:54.47 (2+1+3+1)53Men's individual54:46.04 (0+1+2+1)70Johanna TalihärmWomen's sprint22:27.01 (0+1)22Women's pursuit33:34.74 (0+1+2+1)26Women's individual46:44.03 (1+2+0+0)50Rene ZahknaMen's sprint26:19.93 (1+2)75Men's individual54:20.14 (1+1+1+1)65Rene ZahknaKalev ErmitsRoland LessingKauri KõivMen's team relay1:22:26.418 (3+15)13

Cross-country skiing

Estonia qualified 5 men and 2 women. Anette Veerpalu fell ill with a virus and was unable to compete.

Distance AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankAlgo KärpMen's 50 km classicalcolspan=4 2:13:45.7 +5:23.3 17Tatjana MannimaWomen's 10 km freestylecolspan=4 28:37.0 +3:36.5 50Women's 15 km skiathlon24:29.4 58 21:37.1 5346:41.7 +5:56.856Women's 30 km classicalcolspan=4 1:34:27.7 +12:10.128Raido RänkelMen's 15 km freestylecolspan=4 37:21.9 +3:38.0 59Karel TammjärvMen's 15 km freestylecolspan=4 35:29.4 +1:45.5 22Men's 30 km skiathlon 41:56.6 35 36:52.4 31 1:19:25.2 +3:05.2 32Andreas VeerpaluMen's 15 km freestylecolspan=4 37:16.2 +3:32.3 58Men's 30 km skiathlon 43:03.9 47 38:33.6 47 1:22:11.4 +5:51.4 47Men's 50 km classicalcolspan=4 2:21:13.2 +12:51.1 38Andreas VeerpaluAlgo KärpKarel TammjärvRaido RänkelMen's 4×10 km relaycolspan=4 1:38:21.7 +5:16.8 12

Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarko KilpMen's sprint3:15.05 15 Q3.12.00 4 Did not advance18Tatjana MannimaWomen's sprint3:28.57 39 Did not advanceRaido RänkelMen's sprint3:17.88 31 Did not advanceKarel TammjärvMen's sprint3:22.6852 Did not advanceMarko KilpKarel TammjärvMen's team sprintcolspan=4 16:30.30 917

Nordic combined

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.

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotalDistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRankKristjan IlvesNormal hill/10 km 104.0 112.8 9 25:52.3 38 27:03.3 16Large hill/10 km123.5 114.0 1625:28.3 4027:08.3 28Karl-August TiirmaaNormal hill/10 km 87.0 68.9 43 25:58.2 41 30:05.2 43Large hill/10 km116.0 89.3 3426:44.0 4730:02.0 45

Ski jumping

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.

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankArtti AigroMen's normal hill 81.5 80.0 55 Did not advanceMen's large hill 121.5 86.8 39 Q 107.0 79.4 48Did not advanceKevin MaltsevMen's normal hill 79.0 74.2 56 Did not advanceMen's large hill Did not advanceMartti NõmmeMen's normal hill 87.0 88.2 48 Q 84.0 73.8 47Did not advanceMen's large hill 114.0 77.2 44 Q 118.0 96.5 43Did not advance

Speed skating

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

Individual AthleteEventFinalTimeRankMarten LiivMen's 1000 m 1:09.75 18Men's 1500 m 1:50.23 33

Mass start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankSaskia AlusaluWomen's mass start 3 8:35.59 7 Q 15 8:47.46 4

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