Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics
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| Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 10 (7 men and 3 women) in 4 sports and 10 events |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Oleksii Bychenko[1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Itamar Biran |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports.
The following is a list of the number of Israeli competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Alpine skiing
Israel qualified one male alpine skier.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Itamar Biran | Men's giant slalom | 1:17.52 | 58 | 1:16.19 | 45 | 2:33.71 | 49 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Figure skating
In the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Oleksii Bychenko finished in 10th place with 245.96 points, and earned two quota places for the Israeli delegation in the men's event. Isabella Tobias and Ilia Tkachenko finished in 12th place with 162.67 points, and earned one quota place in the ice dancing event.[4][5][6]
In the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Evgeni Krasnopolski and Paige Conners finished in 8th place with 171.61 points and earned one quota place in the Pairs event.[7][8]
Bychenko and Daniel Samohin competed in the Men's singles event. Krasnopolski and Conners competed in the Pairs event. In Ice Dancing, Ronald Zilberberg and Adel Tankova represented Israel after Tkachenko's requests for Israeli citizenship was denied.[9] Aimee Buchanan participated in the Team event in the Ladies contest, after Israel ranked among the top ten countries.[10][11]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | SP/SD | FS/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Oleksii Bychenko | Men's singles | 84.13 | 13 Q | 172.88 | 9 | 257.01 | 11 |
| Daniel Samohin | 80.69 | 18 Q | 170.75 | 11 | 251.44 | 13 | |
| Paige Conners / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Pairs | 60.35 | 19 | did not advance | |||
| Adel Tankova / Ronald Zilberberg | Ice dancing | 46.66 | 24 | did not advance | |||
- Team event
| Athlete | Event | Short program/Short dance | Free skate/Free dance | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Ladies' | Pairs | Ice dance | Total | Rank | Men's | Ladies' | Pairs | Ice dance | Total | Rank | ||
| Points Team points |
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| Oleksii Bychenko (M) Aimee Buchanan (L) Paige Conners / Evgeni Krasnopolski (P) Adel Tankova / Ronald Zilberberg (ID) |
Team event | 88.49 9 |
46.30 1 |
54.47 2 |
44.61 1 |
13 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
