Belgium at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Belgium competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 22 competitors in 9 sports. They won one silver medal, the country's first Winter Olympic medal since 1998, ranking 25th in the medal table.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Speed skating Men's mass start

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Belgian delegation per sport. Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing 2 2 4Biathlon 2 0 2Bobsleigh 0 4 4Cross-country skiing 1 0 1Figure skating 11 2Short track speed skating 20 2Skeleton 0 1 1Snowboarding 3 0 3Speed skating 21 3 Total 13 9 22

Alpine skiing

Belgium qualified two male and two female alpine skiers, Kai Alaerts, Marjolein Decroix, Sam Maes and Kim Vanreusel.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKai AlaertsMen's slalomSam MaesMen's giant slalom1:13.29 381:12.91 312:26.20 32Men's slalom52.9037Marjolein DecroixWomen's slalom55.914554.80361:50.71 38Kim VanreuselWomen's downhill colspan=4 1:46.51 30Women's super-G colspan=4 1:27.60 40Women's giant slalom1:17.60411:14.92 392:32.52 39Women's slalom55.904455.96411:51.86 40Women's combinedcolspan=4

Biathlon

Belgium qualified two male biathletes, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.

AthleteEventTimeMissesRankFlorent ClaudeMen's sprint25:43.73 (1+2)55Men's pursuit39:22.74 (1+1+1+1)57Men's individual53:03.22 (0+0+0+2)54Michael RöschMen's sprint25:09.42 (0+2)38Men's pursuit35:55.11 (0+0+0+1)23Men's individual55:10.15 (0+3+0+2)75

Bobsleigh

Belgium qualified two teams for the women's bobsleigh competition.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAn Vannieuwenhuyse*Sophie VercruyssenTwo-woman51.241451.281451.531751.2083:25.2512Sara AertsElfje Willemsen*51.031051.271351.101051.2193:24.6111

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

Belgium qualified one male skier, Thierry Langer, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.

Distance AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRankThierry LangerMen's 15 km freestyle37:45.04:01.166

Figure skating

Belgium qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They additionally qualified one male figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. The team was announced on 15 December 2017.

Athlete Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankJorik HendrickxMen's singles84.7411 Q164.2116248.9514Loena HendrickxLadies' singles55.1620 Q116.7214171.8816

Short track speed skating

Belgium qualified two skaters for men's 1500 m event for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017. The team was officially announced on 26 December 2017 by the Belgian Olympic Committee.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJens AlmeyMen's 1500 m2:12.9982 Q—6did not advanceWard Pétré2:17.3625did not advance

Skeleton

Belgium qualified one female skeleton athlete. This will mark the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKim MeylemansWomen's52.561652.541452.341352.26113:29.7014

Snowboarding

Belgium qualified three male snowboarders, Sebbe De Buck, Seppe Smits and Stef Vandeweyer.

Freestyle AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankSebbe De BuckMen's big air33.501730.2518did not advanceMen's slopestyle59.4029.5859.4012did not advanceSeppe SmitsMen's big air50.001359.2515did not advanceMen's slopestyle78.3641.4878.366 Q31.1169.0366.1869.0310Stef VandeweyerMen's big air61.001229.5014did not advanceMen's slopestyle33.7521.1633.7517did not advance

Speed skating

Belgium earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification. The team was officially announced on 26 December 2017 by the Belgian Olympic Committee. Belgium later earned an additional quota for Mathias Vosté after the approval of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team allowed for reallocations.

Individual AthleteEventRaceTimeRankBart SwingsMen's 1500 m1:45.496Men's 5000 m6:14.57 6Men's 10000 m13:03.538Mathias VostéMen's 500 m35.54632Men's 1000 m1:11.24 35Men's 1500 m1:47.3423Jelena PeetersWomen's 5000 m7:10.2610

Mass start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankBart SwingsMen's mass start58:13.57 5 Q407:44.08

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