Belgium competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

The Belgian team consisted of 19 athletes (11 men and 8 women) competing in eight sports.

Loena Hendrickx and Armand Marchant were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Short track speed skater Hanne Desmet was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

The following Belgian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. On 19 February, Bart Swings, won Belgium's first Winter Olympic Gold medal since the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Medal Name Sport EventDateSpeed skatingMen's mass startShort track speed skatingWomen's 1000 m

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

SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing303Biathlon415Bobsleigh022Cross-country skiing101Figure skating011Short track speed skating112Skeleton011Snowboarding011Speed skating213Total11819

Alpine skiing

Belgium qualified three male, and one female, alpine skiers.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSam MaesMen's giant slalomDid not advanceDries Van den BroeckeDid not advanceSam MaesMen's slalomDid not advanceArmand Marchant56.132451.72221:47.8522Dries Van den Broecke56.7727

Biathlon

Belgium qualified four male and 1 female biathletes and a men's relay team.

AthleteEventTimeMissesRankCesar BeauvaisMen's sprint30:06.84 (1+3)94Men's pursuitDid not qualifyMen's individual1:02:50.57 (1+1+1+4)91Florent ClaudeMen's sprint27:35.14 (1+3)84Men's pursuitDid not qualifyMen's individual57:11.25 (0+2+3+0)75Tom Lahaye-GoffartMen's sprint28:15.11 (1+0)91Men's pursuitDid not qualifyMen's individual1:02:26.27 (2+1+3+1)90Thierry LangerMen's sprint26:59.81 (1+0)67Men's pursuitDid not qualifyMen's individual57:18.35 (1+1+2+1)77Cesar BeauvaisFlorent ClaudeTom Lahaye-GoffartThierry LangerMen's team relay20Lotte LieWomen's sprint23:41.13 (3+0)64Women's pursuitDid not qualifyWomen's individual45:36.94 (1+2+0+1)45

Bobsleigh

Belgium qualified one team for the women's bobsleigh competition.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSara AertsAn Vannieuwenhuyse*Two-woman1:02.08171:02.12121:02.11121:02.27144:08.5815 * – Denotes the driver of the sled

Cross-country skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards Belgium qualified one male cross-country skier.

Due to high winds and adverse weather conditions, the men's 50 km freestyle competition on 19 February was shortened to 30 km.

Distance AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankThibaut De Marre15 km classicalcolspan=4 42:56.7 +5:01.95930 km skiathlon44:40.8565450 km freestylecolspan=4 1:19:53.8 +8:21.147

Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankThibaut de MarreMen's3:10.6676Did not advance

Figure skating

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Belgium secured one quota in the ladies singles competition.

Individual AthleteEventTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankLoena HendrickxWomen's singles70.097136.709206.798

Short track speed skating

Belgium has qualified two short track speed skaters (one of each gender).

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStijn DesmetMen's 500 m40.5853 q40.7184Did not advance14Men's 1000 mPENDid not advanceMen's 1500 mcolspan=2 2:19.1123 Q2:11.1695 FB2:18.27813Hanne DesmetWomen's 500 m43.7023 q42.991 2 Q55.3044 FA42.9415Women's 1000 m1:27.8362 Q1:29.3882 Q1:28.1662 QA1:28.928Women's 1500 mcolspan=2 2:18.9312 Q2:19.0012 QA2:18.7114

Key: FA = Qualified to medal round; FB = Qualified to consolation round; PEN = Penalty; Q = Qualified to next round based on position in heat; q = Qualified to next round based on time in field

Skeleton

Belgium qualified a single female athlete for the skeleton event.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKim MeylemansWomen's1:02.35=61:02.92121:02.34111:03.73204:11.3418

Snowboarding

Belgium qualified a single female athlete for the snowboarding event.

Freestyle AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankEvy PoppeWomen's big air44.0060.7521.0081.7524Did not advanceWomen's slopestyle47.0856.8056.8014Did not advance

Speed skating

AthleteEventFinalTimeRankBart SwingsMen's 1500 m1:45.8213Men's 5000 m6:16.90 7Men's 10,000 m13:02.4310Mathias VostéMen's 1000 m1:10.2227Men's 1500 m1:49.9329Sandrine TasWomen's 500 m39.3728Women's 1500 m2:03.3929

Mass start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankBart SwingsMen's447:56.742 Q637:47.11Sandrine TasWomen's08:37.7712Did not advance24

See also Belgium at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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