Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
Competitors166 (97 men and 71 women) in 14 sports
Switzerland at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors166 (97 men and 71 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearers Dario Cologna (opening)[1]
Ramon Zenhäusern (closing)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
5
Silver
6
Bronze
4
Total
15
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Switzerland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 166 competitors in 14 sports. They won 15 medals in total (five gold, six silver and four bronze), ranking 7th in the medal table.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 13821
Biathlon 5510
Bobsleigh 8210
Cross-country skiing 8412
Curling 65*11
Figure skating 011
Freestyle skiing 15722
Ice hockey 252348
Luge 011
Nordic combined 101
Snowboarding 121224
Skeleton 011
Ski jumping 202
Speed skating 112
Total9670*166
  • Curler Jenny Perret will compete in both women's and mixed doubles events.

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation system determined by the FIS, Switzerland were allocated the maximum allowance of a team of 22 athletes. Also, according to their ranking in the 2018 World Cup Nations cup rankings, Switzerland entered the new Mixed Team Event as the number 2 seeds.[2] The Swiss Olympic Association announced their selections on 29 January 2018.[3] The day before the opening ceremony it was announced that Mélanie Meillard would have to fly home and miss the Olympics after sustaining a knee injury in training.[4] Both Patrick Küng and Joana Hählen were selected to the team, but did not take part in any race.

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Luca Aerni Combined 1:21.34 25 48.18 11 2:09.52 11
Giant slalom 1:11.40 26 1:10.22 7 2:21.62 19
Slalom DNF
Gino Caviezel Giant slalom 1:09.99 13 1:11.26 24 2:21.25 15
Mauro Caviezel Downhill N/a 1:41.86 13
Super-G N/a DNF
Combined 1:20.47 11 49.13 18 2:09.60 12
Beat Feuz Downhill N/a 1:40.43 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Super-G N/a 1:24.57 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marc Gisin Downhill N/a 1:42.82 21
Carlo Janka Combined 1:20.58 14 49.22 20 2:09.80 15
Loïc Meillard Giant slalom 1:09.77 12 1:10.68 17 2:20.45 9
Slalom 49.63 19 50.69 3 1:40.32 14
Justin Murisier Combined 1:21.58 30 DNF
Giant slalom DNF
Gilles Roulin Downhill N/a 1:43.88 33
Super-G N/a 1:26.20 21
Thomas Tumler Super-G N/a 1:26.52 26
Daniel Yule Slalom 48.88 11 51.24 13 1:40.12 8
Ramon Zenhäusern 48.66 9 50.67 2 1:39.33 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Denise Feierabend Combined 1:43.04 17 40.90 5 2:23.94 9
Slalom 51.93 24 49.80 6 1:41.73 14
Jasmine Flury Downhill N/a DNF
Super-G N/a 1:23.30 27
Michelle Gisin Downhill N/a 1:40.55 8
Super-G N/a 1:21.57 9
Combined 1:40.14 3 40.76 4 2:20.90 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slalom 51.43 18 50.42 12 1:41.85 16
Lara Gut Downhill N/a DNF
Super-G N/a 1:21.23 4
Giant slalom DNF
Wendy Holdener Combined 1:42.11 10 40.23 1 2:22.34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Giant slalom 1:11.92 13 1:09.35 6 2:29.27 9
Slalom 48.89 1 49.79 5 1:38.68 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Corinne Suter Downhill N/a 1:40.29 6
Super-G N/a 1:22.24 17
Simone Wild Giant slalom 1:13.52 22 1:13.23 33 2:26.75 28
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Wendy Holdener
Denise Feierabend
Luca Aerni
Daniel Yule
Ramon Zenhäusern
Team  Hungary
W 4–0
 Germany
W 2*–2
 France
W 3–1
 Austria
W 3–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Switzerland has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.[5][6] The Swiss Olympic Association announced the team for the Biathlon on 23 January 2018.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Mario Dolder Sprint 25:54.8 5 (3+2) 64
Individual 52:46.5 3 (0+1+0+2) 49
Jeremy Finello Sprint 25:54.7 3 (2+1) 63
Individual 52:37.5 3 (0+1+0+2) 47
Benjamin Weger Sprint 24:15.5 1 (0+1) 15
Pursuit 33:54.8 2 (1+0+0+1) 6
Individual 48:52.4 1 (1+0+0+0) 6
Mass start 38:10.5 5 (2+2+1+0) 27
Serafin Wiestner Sprint 24:02.3 1 (0+1) 9
Pursuit 36:37.0 6 (0+1+3+2) 28
Mass start 38:00.9 3 (2+1+0+0) 24
Mario Dolder
Jeremy Finello
Benjamin Weger
Serafin Wiestner
Team relay 1:23:06.1 24 (10+14) 15
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Irene Cadurisch Sprint 21:51.7 1 (1+0) 8
Pursuit 32:52.8 4 (0+0+3+1) 16
Mass start 39:44.7 4 (2+1+1+0) 28
Aita Gasparin Individual 48:26.2 5 (1+2+1+1) 68
Elisa Gasparin Sprint 22:52.4 2 (0+2) 31
Pursuit 34:11.2 5 (2+2+1+0) 35
Individual 43:22.4 1 (1+0+0+0) 8
Mass start 39:21.0 5 (0+2+1+2) 27
Selina Gasparin Sprint 23:18.4 4 (3+1) 41
Pursuit 34:40.2 5 (2+2+1+0) 39
Individual 48:07.4 5 (1+0+2+2) 65
Lena Häcki Sprint 22:39.7 3 (1+2) 26
Pursuit 32:16.8 3 (1+1+1+0) 8
Individual 45:22.5 4 (1+2+1+0) 34
Mass start 38:22.3 4 (1+2+0+1) 23
Irene Cadurisch
Elisa Gasparin
Selina Gasparin
Lena Häcki
Team relay 1:12:46.9 16 (8+8) 6
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Elisa Gasparin
Lena Häcki
Benjamin Weger
Serafin Wiestner
Team relay 1:11:31.4 1 (1+13) 13

Bobsleigh

Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Switzerland has qualified 5 sleds.[8][9][10][11]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Clemens Bracher*
Michael Kuonen
Two-man 49.73 17 49.90 10 49.64 16 49.56 10 3:18.83 16
Rico Peter*
Simon Friedli
49.72 16 49.53 5 49.52 10 49.49 9 3:18.26 11
Clemens Bracher*
Alain Knuser
Martin Meier
Fabio Badraun
Four-man 49.06 9 49.54 =15 49.59 16 49.72 14 3:17.91 14
Rico Peter*
Thomas Amrhein
Simon Friedli
Michael Kuonen
49.05 8 49.16 =2 48.87 2 49.51 1 3:16.59 4
Sabina Hafner*
Rahel Rebsamen
Two-woman 50.86 8 51.16 10 51.07 9 51.21 9 3:24.30 9

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

In line with the quota allocation system published by the FIS,[12] the Swiss Olympic Association announced its selection of a team of 13 athletes in total on 26 January 2018.[13] On 29 January, the Olympic Association announced that for health reasons, Jason Rüesch would be unable to compete in the games, and there would be no replacement named to the team.[14]

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Jonas Baumann 30 km skiathlon 42:25.7 38 37:20.1 35 1:20:13.4 +3:53.4 39
Dario Cologna 15 km freestyle N/a 33:43.9 +0.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
30 km skiathlon 40:30.9 3 35:41.9 12 1:16:45.1 +25.1 6
50 km classical N/a 2:12:43.2 +4:21.1 9
Roman Furger 15 km freestyle N/a 34:56.3 +1:12.4 12
Toni Livers 15 km freestyle N/a 36:14.5 +2:30.6 34
30 km skiathlon 42:36.1 42 37:00.08 33 1:20:13.4 +3:53.4 40
Candide Pralong 15 km freestyle N/a 36:47.7 +3:03.8 50
30 km skiathlon 42:26.0 39 36:26.2 21 1:19:15.6 +2:55.6 31
50 km classical N/a 2:18:41.5 +10:19.4 31
Ueli Schnider 50 km classical N/a 2:23:17.3 +14:55.2 45
Jonas Baumann
Dario Cologna
Roman Furger
Toni Livers
4 × 10 km relay N/a 1:38:01.4 +4:56.5 11
Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Nadine Fähndrich 15 km skiathlon 22:35.8 23 21:14.6 45 43:50.4 +3:05.5 27
Lydia Hiernickel 10 km freestyle N/a 28:33.4 +3:32.9 49
Nathalie von Siebenthal 10 km freestyle N/a 25:50.3 +49.8 6
15 km skiathlon 21:57.4 10 19:05.1 6 41:02.5 +17.6 6
30 km classical N/a 1:31:27.9 +9:10.3 22
Nadine Fähndrich
Lydia Hiernickel
Laurien van der Graaff
Nathalie von Siebenthal
4 × 5 km relay N/a 53:15.8 +1:51.5 7
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jovian Hediger Men's sprint 3:15.86 17 Q 3:14.25 4 Did not advance
Erwan Käser 3:22.48 50 Did not advance
Ueli Schnider 3:19.47 39 Did not advance
Dario Cologna
Roman Furger
Men's team sprint N/a 16:10.52 6 Did not advance
Nadine Fähndrich Women's sprint 3:19.42 20 Q 3:14.82 4 Did not advance
Laurien van der Graaff 3:19.62 21 Q 3:12.10 2 Q 3:15.65 5 Did not advance
Nadine Fähndrich
Laurien van der Graaff
Women's team sprint N/a 16:39.83 2 Q 16:17.79 4

Curling

Switzerland will compete in all three events, including the debuting mixed doubles event.

Summary
Team Event Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Benoît Schwarz
Claudio Pätz
Peter de Cruz
Valentin Tanner
Dominik Märki
Men's tournament United Kingdom GBR
L 5–6
Italy ITA
L 4–7
Denmark DEN
W 9–7
Japan JPN
W 6–5
Norway NOR
W 7–5
Canada CAN
W 8–6
Sweden SWE
W 10–3
South Korea KOR
L 7–8
United States USA
L 4–8
4 TB  GBR
W 9–5
Sweden SWE
L 3–9
 CAN
W 7–5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Silvana Tirinzoni
Manuela Siegrist
Esther Neuenschwander
Marlene Albrecht
Jenny Perret
Women's tournament China CHN
L 2–7
United States USA
W 6–5
South Korea KOR
L 5–7
Sweden SWE
L 7–8
Canada CAN
L 8–10
International Olympic Committee OAR
W 11–2
United Kingdom GBR
L 7–8
Denmark DEN
W 6–4
Japan JPN
W 8–4
7 Did not advance
Jenny Perret
Martin Rios
Mixed doubles China CHN
W 7–5
Finland FIN
W 7–6
United States USA
W 9–4
Norway NOR
L 5–6
Canada CAN
L 2–7
South Korea KOR
W 6–4
International Olympic Committee OAR
W 9–8
N/a 2 Q BYE International Olympic Committee OAR
W 7–5
Canada CAN
L 3–10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Men's tournament

Switzerland has qualified a men's team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships.[15]

Final round robin standings
Team Skip Pld W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% Qualification
 Sweden Niklas Edin 9 7 2 62 43 34 28 13 8 87% Playoffs
 Canada Kevin Koe 9 6 3 56 46 36 34 14 8 87%
 United States John Shuster 9 5 4 67 63 37 39 4 6 80%
 Great Britain Kyle Smith 9 5 4 55 60 40 37 8 7 82% Tiebreaker
 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 9 5 4 60 55 39 37 10 6 83%
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 9 4 5 52 56 34 39 7 8 82%
 South Korea Kim Chang-min 9 4 5 65 63 39 39 8 8 82%
 Japan Yusuke Morozumi 9 4 5 48 56 33 35 13 5 81%
 Italy Joël Retornaz 9 3 6 50 56 37 38 15 7 81%
 Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 9 2 7 53 70 36 39 12 5 83%
Source: [citation needed]
Round-robin

Switzerland has a bye in draws 4, 8 and 12.

Draw 1

Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
 Great Britain (Smith) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
Draw 2

Wednesday, 14 February, 20:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
 Italy (Retornaz) (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 7
Draw 3

Thursday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 7
 Switzerland (de Cruz) (has hammer) 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 9
Draw 5

Friday, 16 February, 20:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Japan (Morozumi) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
 Switzerland (de Cruz) (has hammer) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Draw 6

Saturday, 17 February, 14:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 7
 Norway (Ulsrud) (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Draw 7

Sunday, 18 February, 09:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) (has hammer) 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 8
 Canada (Koe) 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 6
Draw 9

Monday, 19 February, 14:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 3
 Switzerland (de Cruz) (has hammer) 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 X X X 10
Draw 10

Tuesday, 20 February, 09:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
 Switzerland (de Cruz) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 7
Draw 11

Wednesday, 20 February, 20:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (de Cruz) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
 United States (Shuster) 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 X 8
Tiebreaker

Thursday, 22 February, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Great Britain (Smith) (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 X 9
Semifinal

Thursday, 22 February, 20:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Sweden (Edin) (has hammer) 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 X X 9
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 3
Bronze-medal game

Friday, 23 February, 15:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Koe) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
 Switzerland (de Cruz) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7

Women's tournament

Switzerland has qualified a women's team by earning enough points in the last two World Curling Championships.[16] The women's team was determined at the 2017 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials, which was won by Team Silvana Tirinzoni, who went undefeated in the tournament.

Final round robin standings
Team Skip Pld W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% Qualification
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 9 8 1 75 44 41 34 5 15 79% Playoffs
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 9 7 2 64 48 42 34 14 13 83%
 Great Britain Eve Muirhead 9 6 3 61 56 39 38 12 6 79%
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 9 5 4 59 55 38 36 10 13 75%
 China Wang Bingyu 9 4 5 57 65 35 38 12 5 78%
 Canada Rachel Homan 9 4 5 68 59 40 36 10 12 81%
 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 9 4 5 60 55 34 37 12 7 78%
 United States Nina Roth 9 4 5 56 65 38 39 7 6 78%
 Olympic Athletes from Russia Victoria Moiseeva 9 2 7 45 76 34 40 8 6 76%
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 9 1 8 50 72 32 41 10 6 73%
Source: [citation needed]
Round-robin

Switzerland has a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.

Draw 1

Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
 China (Wang) (has hammer) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 X X 7
Draw 3

Thursday, 15 February, 20:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Roth) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
Draw 4

Friday, 16 February, 14:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 South Korea (Kim) 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 7
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
Draw 5

Saturday, 17 February, 09:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7
 Sweden (Hasselborg) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 8
Draw 7

Sunday, 18 February, 14:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Homan) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 10
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) (has hammer) 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 8
Draw 8

Monday, 19 February, 09:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (Moiseeva) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) (has hammer) 0 0 3 2 2 0 4 X X X 11
Draw 9

Monday, 19 February, 20:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Great Britain (Muirhead) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 8
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
Draw 11

Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 6
 Denmark (Dupont) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Draw 12

Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) (has hammer) 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 X 8
 Japan (Fujisawa) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4

Mixed doubles

Switzerland has qualified a mixed doubles team by earning enough points in the last two World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships.[17]

Final round robin standings
Team Athletes Pld W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% Qualification
 Canada Kaitlyn Lawes / John Morris 7 6 1 52 26 28 20 0 9 80% Playoffs
 Switzerland Jenny Perret / Martin Rios 7 5 2 45 40 29 26 0 10 71%
 Olympic Athletes from Russia Anastasia Bryzgalova / Alexander Krushelnitskiy 7 4 3 36 44 26 27 1 7 67%
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten 7 4 3 39 43 26 25 1 8 74% Tiebreaker
 China Wang Rui / Ba Dexin 7 4 3 47 42 27 27 1 6 72%
 South Korea Jang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong 7 2 5 40 40 23 29 1 7 67%
 United States Rebecca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton 7 2 5 37 43 26 25 0 9 74%
 Finland Oona Kauste / Tomi Rantamäki 7 1 6 35 53 23 29 0 6 67%
Source: [citation needed]
Draw 1

Thursday, 8 February, 9:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 China (Wang / Ba) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 7
Draw 2

Thursday, 8 February, 20:04

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 6
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 7
Draw 3

Friday, 9 February, 8:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (R. Hamilton / M. Hamilton) (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 9
Draw 4

Friday, 9 February, 13:35

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten) (has hammer) 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
Draw 5

Saturday, 10 February, 9:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Lawes / Morris) (has hammer) 0 4 0 1 1 1 X X 7
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Draw 6

Saturday, 10 February, 20:04

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) (has hammer) 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
 South Korea (Jang / Lee) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4
Draw 7

Sunday, 11 February, 9:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 9
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (Bryzgalova / Krushelnitskiy) 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 8
Semifinal

Monday, 12 February, 20:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (Bryzgalova / Krushelnitskiy) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7
Gold-medal game

Tuesday, 13 February, 20:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Lawes / Morris) (has hammer) 2 0 4 0 2 2 X X 10
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3

Figure skating

Switzerland qualified one female figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[18] The team was announced on 22 December 2017.[19]

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Alexia Paganini Ladies' singles 55.26 19 Q 101.00 22 156.26 21

Freestyle skiing

On 25 January 2018, the Swiss Olympic Association confirmed their selection of a total of 23 athletes across the Freestyle skiing disciplines.[20] On 31 January it was announced that Marco Tadé could not compete in moguls, and that the Swiss would not substitute another athlete for him.[21]

Aerials
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Mischa Gasser Men's aerials 113.72 14 121.72 6 Q 99.12 11 Did not advance
Nicolas Gygax 88.29 20 88.92 17 Did not advance
Dimitri Isler 123.98 =7 88.94 3 Q 97.79 12 Did not advance
Noé Roth 116.06 13 116.64 10 Did not advance
Halfpipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Robin Briguet Men's halfpipe 23.00 29.40 29.40 25 Did not advance
Joel Gisler 59.80 9.80 59.80 18 Did not advance
Rafael Kreienbühl 55.20 22.20 55.20 19 Did not advance
Moguls
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Deborah Scanzio Women's moguls 30.82 53.11 66.38 21 31.29 56.28 69.02 11 did not advance
Ski cross
Athlete Event Seeding Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Marc Bischofberger Men's ski cross 1:09.99 9 1 Q 2 Q 2 FA 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alex Fiva 1:08.74 1 1 Q 3 Did not advance
Jonas Lenherr 1:10.12 13 2 Q 4 Did not advance
Armin Niederer 1:09.46 4 1 Q 1 Q 3 FB 1 5
Priscillia Annen Women's ski cross 2:30.03 23 3 Did not advance
Talina Gantenbein 1:15.97 16 2 Q 3 Did not advance
Sanna Lüdi 1:15.13 10 2 Q 2 Q 3 FB 3 7
Fanny Smith 1:13.90 5 1 Q 1 Q 2 FA 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Slopestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Elias Ambühl Men's slopestyle 89.60 67.40 89.60 9 Q 18.80 71.60 73.20 73.20 9
Fabian Bösch 8.20 55.00 55.00 24 Did not advance
Jonas Hunziker 85.80 64.80 85.80 12 Q 5.20 66.20 46.40 66.20 10
Andri Ragettli 95.00 27.40 95.00 2 Q 85.80 73.20 65.40 85.80 7
Mathilde Gremaud Women's slopestyle 85.40 71.60 85.40 5 Q 88.00 29.40 29.40 88.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sarah Höfflin 83.00 21.20 83.00 7 Q 83.80 27.80 91.20 91.20 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Ice hockey

Summary
Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff
Quarterfinal Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Switzerland men's Men's tournament  Canada
L 1–5
 South Korea
W 8–0
 Czech Republic
L 1–4
3  Germany
L 1–2 (OT)
Did not advance 10
Switzerland women's Women's tournament  Korea
W 8–0
 Japan
W 3–1
 Sweden
W 2–1
1 Q N/a Olympic Athletes from Russia
L 2–6
 Korea
W 2–0
 Japan
W 1–0
5

Men's tournament

Switzerland men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing as one of the top eight teams in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking.[22]

Team roster

The following is the Swiss roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[23][24]

Head coach: Switzerland Patrick Fischer     Assistant coaches: Switzerland Christian Wohlwend, Sweden Tommy Albelin

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
1GJonas Hiller1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb)12 February 1982Felben-WellhausenSwitzerland EHC Biel (NL)
4DPatrick Geering1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)87 kg (192 lb)12 February 1990ZürichSwitzerland ZSC Lions (NL)
8FVincent Praplan1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)10 June 1994SierreSwitzerland EHC Kloten (NL)
9FThomas Rüfenacht1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)22 February 1985MeggenSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)
10FAndres AmbühlA1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)85 kg (187 lb)14 September 1983DavosSwitzerland HC Davos (NL)
13DFélicien Du Bois1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)18 October 1983NeuchâtelSwitzerland HC Davos (NL)
15FGrégory Hofmann1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb)13 November 1992BielSwitzerland HC Lugano (NL)
16DRaphael Diaz1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb)9 January 1986BaarSwitzerland EV Zug (NL)
19FReto Schäppi1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)27 January 1991HorgenSwitzerland ZSC Lions (NL)
23FSimon Bodenmann1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb)2 March 1988UrnäschSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)
27DDominik Schlumpf1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb)3 March 1991MönchaltorfSwitzerland EV Zug (NL)
44FPius Suter1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)24 May 1996ZürichSwitzerland ZSC Lions (NL)
52GTobias Stephan1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb)21 January 1984ZürichSwitzerland EV Zug (NL)
54DPhilippe FurrerC1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb)16 June 1985BernSwitzerland HC Lugano (NL)
55DRomain Loeffel1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)84 kg (185 lb)10 March 1991La Chaux-de-FondsSwitzerland Genève-Servette HC (NL)
58DEric Blum1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb)13 June 1986PfaffnauSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)
60FTristan Scherwey1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)85 kg (187 lb)7 May 1991Wünnewil-FlamattSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)
61FFabrice Herzog1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb)9 December 1994FrauenfeldSwitzerland ZSC Lions (NL)
63GLeonardo Genoni1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)28 August 1987SemioneSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)
65DRamon Untersander1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)21 January 1991Alt St. JohannSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)
70FDenis Hollenstein1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)15 October 1989ZürichSwitzerland EHC Kloten (NL)
71FEnzo Corvi1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)23 December 1992ChurSwitzerland HC Davos (NL)
82FSimon MoserA1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)10 March 1989BernSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)
89FCody Almond1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)99 kg (218 lb)24 July 1989Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSwitzerland Genève-Servette HC (NL)
92FGaëtan Haas1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)31 January 1992BonfolSwitzerland SC Bern (NL)

Forward Joël Vermin was also selected but was unable to participate due to injury. He was replaced by Grégory Hofmann.

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 0 9 4 +5 8 Quarterfinals
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 0 11 4 +7 7
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 10 9 +1 3 Qualification playoffs
4  South Korea (H) 3 0 0 0 3 1 14 13 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
15 February 2018
21:10
Switzerland 1–5
(0–2, 0–2, 1–1)
 CanadaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 2,802
Game reference
Leonardo Genoni
Jonas Hiller
GoaliesBen ScrivensReferees:
Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
Sweden Jimmy Dahmen
Russia Alexander Otmakhov
0–102:57 – Bourque (Lee, Roy)
0–207:30 – Noreau (Lee, Roy) (PP)
0–325:00 – Bourque (Roy) (PP)
0–425:52 – Wolski (Noreau)
Moser (Rüfenacht, Ambühl) (PP, EA) – 47:331–4
1–554:53 – Wolski (Kelly, Ebbett) (ENG)
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots28

17 February 2018
16:40
South Korea 0–8
(0–1, 0–2, 0–5)
  SwitzerlandGangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 6,568
Game reference
Matt Dalton
Park Sung-je
GoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
United States Fraser McIntyre
0–110:23 – Hollenstein (Haas, Loeffel)
0–227:36 – Du Bois
0–335:55 – Suter (Herzog)
0–443:50 – Rüfenacht (Untersander, Almond)
0–545:17 – Suter (Ambühl, Moser)
0–646:45 – Schäppi (Almond, Geering)
0–751:24 – Suter (Geering, Ambühl)
0–855:10 – Corvi (Hofmann, Du Bois)
8 minPenalties10 min
25Shots34

18 February 2018
16:40
Czech Republic 4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)
  SwitzerlandGangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 6,137
Game reference
Pavel FrancouzGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Canada Brett Iverson
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
United States Judson Ritter
Canada Nathan Vanoosten
Řepík (Erat, Horák) (PP) – 07:091–0
1–114:47 – Rüfenacht (Ambühl, Suter)
Kubalík (Kovář, Kolář) – 43:022–1
Červenka (Kolář) (ENG) – 58:403–1
Řepík (Birner, Nakládal) (ENG) – 59:114–1
10 minPenalties2 min
28Shots29
Qualification playoff
20 February 2018
21:10
Switzerland 1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 GermanyKwandong Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 2,878
Game reference
Jonas HillerGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
Sweden Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
United States Fraser McIntyre
Finland Hannu Sormunen
0–101:19 – Pföderl (Hördler, Hager) (PP)
Moser (Ambühl, Suter) – 23:401–1
1–260:26 – Seidenberg (Kahun, Mauer)
29 minPenalties12 min
21Shots25

Women's tournament

Switzerland women's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament in Arosa, Switzerland.

Team roster

The following is the Swiss roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[25][26]

Head coach: Switzerland Daniela Diaz Assistant coaches: Switzerland Angela Frautschi, Switzerland Steve Huard

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
1GJanine Alder1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)55 kg (121 lb)5 July 1995UrnäschUnited States St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)
3FSarah Forster1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)64 kg (141 lb)19 May 1993BerneckSwitzerland EV Bomo Thun (SWHL A)
7FLara StalderA1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb)15 May 1994LucerneSweden Linköpings HC (SWHL)
8DNicole Gass1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (150 lb)18 August 1993ZürichSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
9DShannon Sigrist1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)64 kg (141 lb)20 April 1999HombrechtikonSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
11DSabrina Zollinger1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)63 kg (139 lb)27 March 1993ZürichSweden HV71 (SWHL)
12FLisa Rüedi1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)66 kg (146 lb)3 November 2000ThusisSwitzerland GCK Lions (SWHL B)
13FSara Benz1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)58 kg (128 lb)25 August 1992ZürichSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
14FEvelina RaselliA1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)63 kg (139 lb)3 May 1992PoschiavoSwitzerland HC Lugano (SWHL A)
15FMonika Waidacher1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)68 kg (150 lb)9 July 1990ZürichSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
16FNina Waidacher1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)61 kg (134 lb)23 August 1995ArosaSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
18FTess Allemann1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)63 kg (139 lb)7 April 1998FarnernSwitzerland EV Bomo Thun (SWHL A)
19DChristine Meier1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb)12 February 1986ZürichSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
21DLaura Benz1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)63 kg (139 lb)25 August 1992ZürichSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
22DLivia AltmannC1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb)13 December 1994ChurUnited States Colgate Raiders (ECAC)
23DNicole Bullo1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)54 kg (119 lb)18 July 1987BellinzonaSwitzerland HC Lugano (SWHL A)
24FIsabel Waidacher1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)56 kg (123 lb)25 July 1994ArosaSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
25FAlina Müller1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)62 kg (137 lb)12 March 1998LengnauSwitzerland ZSC Lions (NL)
26FDominique Rüegg1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)70 kg (150 lb)5 February 1996St. GallenkappelSwitzerland ZSC Lions (SWHL A)
27DStefanie Wetli1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)57 kg (126 lb)4 February 2000WinterthurSwitzerland EHC Winterthur
31GAndrea Brändli1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb)5 June 1997WaldSwitzerland EHC Schaffhausen (SWHL C)
41GFlorence Schelling1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb)9 March 1989ZürichSweden Linköpings HC (SWHL)
88FPhoebe Stänz1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)62 kg (137 lb)7 January 1994ZetzwilSweden SDE Hockey (SWHL)
Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 0 2 6 6 0 3 Classification
4  Korea (H) 3 0 0 0 3 1 20 19 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
10 February 2018
21:10
Switzerland 8–0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,606
Game reference
Florence SchellingGoaliesShin So-jungReferees:
United States Dina Allen
Canada Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Linesmen:
United States Jessica Leclerc
Canada Justine Todd
Müller (S. Benz) (SH) – 10:231–0
Müller (S. Benz, Stalder) – 11:242–0
Müller (S. Benz, Meier) – 19:493–0
Müller – 21:264–0
Stänz (Raselli) – 22:215–0
Stänz (Raselli) – 37:196–0
Stalder (Meier, Müller) (PP) – 49:427–0
Stalder (Müller) – 51:488–0
12 minPenalties6 min
52Shots8

12 February 2018
16:40
Switzerland 3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
 JapanKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 4,033
Game reference
Florence SchellingGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Sweden Gabriella Gran
Norway Aina Hove
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Slovenia Natasa Pagon
S. Benz (Rüegg, L. Benz) (PP) – 30:191–0
S. Benz (Meier) (PP) – 33:102–0
Müller – 44:273–0
3–147:33 – Kubo (Hori, H. Toko)
10 minPenalties8 min
18Shots38

14 February 2018
12:10
Sweden 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
  SwitzerlandKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,545
Game reference
Sara GrahnGoaliesFlorence SchellingReferees:
Slovakia Nikoleta Celárová
United States Katie Guay
Linesmen:
France Charlotte Girard-Fabre
Germany Lisa Linnek
0–133:51 – Müller (Meier, Stalder) (PP)
Borgqvist (Olsson, Nyhlén Persson) (PP) – 47:351–1
1–251:28 – Stänz (Meier, Müller) (PP)
12 minPenalties8 min
34Shots47
Quarterfinal
17 February 2018
12:10
Olympic Athletes from Russia 6–2
(1–0, 2–2, 3–0)
  SwitzerlandKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,903
Game reference
Nadezhda MorozovaGoaliesFlorence SchellingReferees:
Slovakia Nikoleta Celárová
Sweden Gabriella Gran
Linesmen:
France Charlotte Girard-Fabre
Finland Johanna Tauriainen
Shokhina (SH2) – 07:221–0
1–120:48 – Müller (Meier)
1–231:47 – Stalder (Stänz, Meier) (PP)
Kulishova (Smolina) – 33:532–2
Ganeyeva (Shokhina) (PP) – 38:533–2
Dergachyova (Shokhina) – 47:364–2
Shokhina (Dergachyova) (PP) – 53:255–2
Sosina (SH, ENG) – 59:086–2
12 minPenalties8 min
21Shots19
5–8th place semifinal
18 February 2018
12:10
Switzerland 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 KoreaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,811
Game reference
Janine AlderGoaliesShin So-jungReferees:
Canada Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Sweden Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
Finland Jenni Heikkinen
Sweden Veronica Johansson
Zollinger (Bullo, L. Benz) (PP) – 16:351–0
Raselli (Rüegg, Altmann) – 38:522–0
2 minPenalties8 min
53Shots19
Fifth place game
20 February 2018
16:40
Switzerland 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
 JapanKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,958
Game reference
Florence SchellingGoaliesNana FujimotoReferees:
Sweden Gabriella Gran
Sweden Katarina Timglas
Linesmen:
France Charlotte Girard-Fabre
Sweden Veronica Johansson
Raselli – 03:191–0
6 minPenalties4 min
14Shots20

Luge

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Switzerland qualified 2 sleds.[27] However they declined one of the quotas.[11]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martina Kocher Women's singles 46.837 17 46.657 15 46.638 11 46.671 10 3:06.893 11

Nordic combined

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2016–17 season and the 2017–18 season up to January 22, Tim Hug was the only athlete to meet the required points tally.[28] On 22 January 2018, his selection was confirmed by the Swiss Olympic Association.[29]

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tim Hug Normal hill/10 km 97.0 90.9 26 24:59.4 25 27:38.4 27
Large hill/10 km 117.5 104.6 27 24:23.5 30 26:40.5 24

Skeleton

Based on the world rankings, Switzerland qualified 2 sleds, one female and one male athlete.[30] However they declined one of the quotas.[11]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marina Gilardoni Women's 52.34 10 52.35 12 52.28 10 52.46 13 3:29.43 11

Ski jumping

According to the quota allocation list published by the FIS, Switzerland were allowed to enter four male athletes.[31] However, on 25 January the Swiss Olympic Association announced it would be declining two of the places, and therefore also would not be entering the team event.[20]

Athlete Event Qualification First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Simon Ammann Men's normal hill 102.0 122.3 10 Q 105.0 119.4 11 Q 104.5 117.2 10 236.6 11
Men's large hill 140.0 122.6 10 Q 133.5 131.6 10 Q 130.5 125.0 13 256.6 13
Gregor Deschwanden Men's normal hill 89.5 92.3 43 Q 99.5 100.1 29 Q 91.5 85.2 29 185.3 29
Men's large hill 128.0 103.5 24 Q 123.0 105.8 36 Did not advance

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