The Kingdom of Denmark is a sovereign state comprising three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 17 competitors in 5 sports. On 9 January 2018, speed skater Elena Møller Rigas was named as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 2 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 0 1Curling 5 5 10Freestyle skiing 0 1 1Speed skating 2 1 3 Total 10 7 17
Alpine skiing
Denmark qualified one athlete, and received one additional quota place.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChristoffer FaarupMen's combined1:21.082054.13342:15.2130Men's downhillcolspan="4" 1:44.4836Men's super-Gcolspan="4" 1:27.8132Casper Dyrbye NæstedMen's giant slalom1:20.33691:18.01562:38.3460Men's slalom
Cross-country skiing
Denmark qualified one male athlete.
Distance AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRankMartin MøllerMen's 15 km freestyle39:35.4 +5:51.590Men's 50 km classical2:36:10.8 +27:48.760
Curling
Denmark qualified both a men's and a women's team by qualifying via the qualification event in Plzeň, Czech Republic.
Summary TeamEventGroup stageTiebreakerSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRasmus StjerneJohnny FrederiksenMikkel PoulsenOliver DupontMorten ThomsenMen's tournament SWEL 5–9 SUI L 7–9 ITA W 6–4 USA L 5–9 NOR L 8–10 KOR W 9–8 GBR L 6–7 JPN L 4–6 CAN L 3–810Did not advanceMadeleine DupontDenise DupontJulie HøghMathilde HalseLina KnudsenWomen's tournament SWEL 3–9 JPN L 5–8 CAN W 9–8 GBR L 6–7 CHN L 7–10 USA L 6–7 OAR L 7–8 SUI L 4–6 KOR L 3–910Did not advance
Men's tournament
Round-robin Denmark has a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.
Draw 1 Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05
Draw 3 Thursday, 15 February, 14:05
Draw 4 Friday, 16 February, 09:05
Draw 5 Friday, 16 February, 20:05
Draw 7 Sunday, 18 February, 09:05
Draw 8 Sunday, 18 February, 20:05
Draw 9 Monday, 19 February, 14:05
Draw 11 Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05
Draw 12 Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05
Women's tournament
Round-robin Denmark has a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.
Draw 1 Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
Draw 2 Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
Draw 4 Friday, 16 February, 14:05
Draw 5 Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
Draw 6 Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
Draw 8 Monday, 19 February, 09:05
Draw 9 Monday, 19 February, 20:05
Draw 11 Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05
Draw 12 Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05
Freestyle skiing
Denmark has qualified one athlete in Freestyle Skiing.
Halfpipe AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankLaila Friis-SallingWomen's halfpipe45.0011.8045.0023Did not advance
Speed skating
Denmark earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification. The Danish speed skating team consists of two male and one female athlete.
Mass start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankStefan Due SchmidtMen's mass start407:55.222 Q07:47.5313Viktor Hald Thorup58:34.064 Q87:57.105Elena Møller RigasWomen's mass start08:54.399Did not advance
Non-competing sports
Figure skating
Denmark qualified an ice dancing pair, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. However they relinquished their allocation because Laurence Fournier Beaudry was unable to obtain clearance to participate for Denmark, because he is Canadian, not Danish.
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