Armenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

The First Republic of Armenia was a short-lived country and did not participate in any Olympic Games. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Armenia became an independent nation again in 1991.^[1] The National Olympic Committee of Armenia was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1992.^[2] Armenia participated in their first Olympics in Lillehammer at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has sent a delegation to every Summer and Winter Olympics since.^[3][4] While Armenia has won multiple medals at the Summer Olympics, they had never won a Winter Olympics medal as of the close of these Pyeongchang Olympics.^[3][4] The Armenian delegation consisted of three athletes, two in cross-country skiing and one in alpine skiing. Cross-country skier Sergey Mikayelyan was chosen as flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies.^[5][6]

Ashot Karapetyan was 18 years old at the time of the Pyeongchan Olympics and was making his Olympic debut.^[7] Prior to competing, he broke his only skis and was contemplating dropping out of competition. The National Olympic Committee of Armenia sent him a new pair of skis to Pyeongchan in time for his first event. On 22 February 2018, Karapetyan finished the Men's slalom ranked 42nd after placing 50th in the first race and 41st in the second race.^[4][8]