Israel competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 6 (4 men and 2 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Evgeni Krasnopolski Noa Szollos |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Figure skater Evgeni Krasnopolski and alpine ski racer Noa Szőllős were chosen as the nation's flag bearers at the opening ceremony.[3] A volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4]
The Israeli delegation did not win any medals at these games. Barnabás Szőllős' sixth-place finish in the men's combined downhill was the best result attained so far by an Israeli athlete at the Winter Olympics.[5]
Competitors
editThe Israeli delegation included 6 athletes, competing in 3 disciplines.[6][7]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Alpine skiing
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Israel qualified two male and one female athletes for alpine skiing, but declined one male quota.[8] Noa Szőllős and her brother Barnabás Szőllős were selected by the Olympic Committee of Israel to compete for the country.[6]
Barnabas Szőllős' sixth-place finish overall in the combined Alpine skiing event was Israel's best Olympic skiing result to date.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Barnabas Szollos | Men's downhill | — | 1:46.88 | 30 | |||
| Men's super-G | 1:24.28 | 30 | |||||
| Men's combined | 1:45.04 | 11 | 48.14 | 2 | 2:33.18 | 6 | |
| Men's giant slalom | 1:07.89 | 28 | 1:10.04 | 21 | 2:17.93 | 22 | |
| Men's slalom | 56.83 | 28 | 51.88 | 23 | 1:48.71 | 23 | |
| Noa Szollos | Women's super-G | — | 1:17.94 | 34 | |||
| Women's giant slalom | 1:04.90 | 42 | DNF | ||||
| Women's slalom | 58.21 | 45 | 59.13 | 41 | 1:57.34 | 41 | |
Figure skating
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In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Oleksii Bychenko finished in 24th place with 190.45 points, and earned one quota place for the Israeli delegation in the men's event.[9] In the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski finished in 5th place with 167.08 points, and earned one quota place for the Israeli delegation in the pairs event.[10][11]
Bychenko, Kops, and Krasnopolski were chosen by the Olympic Committee of Israel to represent Israel at the games. This was Bychenko and Krasnopolski's third appearance at the Olympic Games.[12]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexei Bychenko | Men's singles | 68.01 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Hailey Kops Evgeni Krasnopolski |
Pair skating | 55.99 | 15 | 97.83 | 15 | 153.82 | 15 |
Short track speed skating
editIsrael won a quota place after Vladislav Bykanov participated in the 2021–22 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Competitions according to the Special Olympic Qualification Classification.[13] The Olympic Committee of Israel chose Bykanov to represent Israel at the games. This was Bykanov's third appearance at the Olympic Games.[12]
Bykanov advanced to the semi-finals of the 1500m. It was the first time in eight attempts at the Winter Olympics that he advanced past the first stage.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vladislav Bykanov | 500 m | 40.900 | 2 Q | 41.157 | 3 | Did not advance | 12 | ||
| 1000 m | 1:24.875 | 4 | Did not advance | 24 | |||||
| 1500 m | — | 2:09.932 | 4 q | 2:13.491 | 6 | Did not advance | 17 | ||
- Qualification legend
- Q – Qualified for the next round
- q – Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
- ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater
- FA – Qualify to medal round
- FB – Qualify to consolation round
- AA – Advance to medal round due to being impeded by another skater
References
edit- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "יבגני קרסנופולסקי ונועה סזולוש הם נושאי הדגל של ישראל בטקס הפתיחה של משחקי החורף, בייג'ינג 2022" [Evgeni Krasnopolski and Noa Szollos are Israel's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, Beijing 2022] (in Hebrew). Olympic Committee of Israel. 30 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b Spiro, Amy (10 February 2022). "Israeli skier Szollos surprises with 6th-place finish at Winter Olympics". The Times of Israel.
- ^ a b "משלחת ישראל למשחקים האולימפיים בייג'ינג 2022" [Israeli Olympic delegation Beijing 2022] (PDF) (in Hebrew and English). Olympic Committee of Israel. January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Aharoni, Oren (24 January 2022). "נקבעה המשלחת הישראלית למשחקי החורף בבייג'ין 2022" [The Israeli delegation for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games has been determined]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "20 Skaters earn last Olympic quota places at Qualifying Event Nebelhorn Trophy". International Skating Union. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Communication No. 2428 - OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "המחליקים האומנותיים על הקרח שייצגו את ישראל במשחקי החורף האולימפיים בבייג'ינג נראו היום בפעילות בהיכל הקרח בחולון" [The figure skaters that will represent Israel at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing were seen today at the ice rink in Holon] (in Hebrew). Olympic Committee of Israel. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Communication No. 2442 – XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing: Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.