Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Madagascar at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Madagascar
IOC codeMAD
NOCComité Olympique Malgache
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Mialitiana Clerc[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Madagascar competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with one competitor. The country returned to the Winter Olympics after last competing in 2006, which also marked its debut.

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Malagasy delegation per sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1

Alpine skiing[]

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Madagascar qualified one female athlete, Mialitiana Clerc.[2] Clerc was born in Madagascar, and was adopted by a French family at the age of one. She learned to ski in France.[3][4]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mialitiana Clerc Women's giant slalom 1:21.82 55 1:17.18 42 2:39.00 48
Women's slalom 1:01.24 53 59.03 48 2:00.27 47

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeux Olympiques de Corée : La belle histoire de Mialitiana Clerc, 20e française en ski" [Korea Olympic Games: The beautiful story of Mialitiana Clerc, French 20th in skiing]. Midi Madagasikara (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Ski alpin: Mialitiana Clerc se qualifie pour les JO d'hiver" [Alpine skiing: Mialitiana Clerc qualifies for the Winter Olympics]. News Mada (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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