Portugal at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Portugal competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. Portugal's team consisted of two male athletes competing across two sports.[2]
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| Portugal at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | POR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Portugal |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 2 (2 men) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kequyen Lam[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Portuguese delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Alpine skiing
Portugal qualified one male athlete.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arthur Hanse | Men's slalom | 58.26 | 46 | 1:00.35 | 38 | 1:58.61 | 38 |
| Men's giant slalom | 1:22.43 | 76 | 1:21.52 | 67 | 2:43.95 | 66 | |
Cross-country skiing
Portugal qualified one male athlete.[4][5] Lam is Canadian-Portuguese and was born in Macau, at the time under the control of Portugal giving him Portuguese citizenship. Lam grew up in Canada from an early age, and pursued competing for Canada in snowboarding until 2013 when he suffered an injury. Lam switched to cross-country skiing and competing for Portugal in 2015, in the hopes of competing at the Winter Olympics.[6]
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| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Kequyen Lam | Men's 15 km freestyle | 54:34.1 | +20:50.2 | 113 |