Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Romania at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
Flag of Romania
IOC codeROU
NOCRomanian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors27 (18 men and 9 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Marius Ungureanu[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports.

Competitors[]

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 5 1 6
Bobsleigh 5 2 7
Cross-country skiing 2 1 3
Luge 4 1 5
Skeleton 1 1 2
Ski jumping 0 1 1
Speed skating 0 1 1
Total 18 9 27

Alpine skiing[]

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

Romania qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[2]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexandru Barbu Men's giant slalom 1:19.74 66 1:17.40 52 2:37.14 55
Men's slalom DNF
Ania Monica Caill Women's downhill N/A 1:45.06 28
Women's super-G N/A 1:25.74 36
Women's giant slalom DNS

Biathlon[]

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Romania has qualified 5 men.[3]

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
George Buta Men's individual 51:55.6 1 (0+0+1+0) 37
Remus Faur Men's sprint 26:03.3 1 (0+1) 68
Men's individual 55:01.5 4 (0+0+0+4) 74
Gheorghe Pop Men's sprint 28:04.4 5 (2+3) 86
Men's individual 54:40.1 3 (2+0+1+0) 69
Cornel Puchianu Men's sprint 25:52.7 1 (1+0) 60
Men's pursuit 39:37.6 5 (1+1+2+1) 58
Men's individual 53:12.1 4 (0+2+0+2) 55
Marius Ungureanu Men's sprint 28:59.1 4 (2+2) 87
George Buta
Remus Faur
Gheorghe Pop
Cornel Puchianu 		Men's relay 1:22:51.1 10 (1+9) 14
Éva Tófalvi Women's sprint 25:20.0 4 (2+2) 81
Women's individual 52:13.7 7 (1+2+4+0) 84

Bobsleigh[]

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Romania has qualified 2 sleds.[4][5]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mihai Cristian Tentea*
Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi 		Two-man 49.69 14 49.72 17 49.93 25 49.64 12 3:18:98 18
Dorin Alexandru Grigore*
Florin Cezar Crăciun
Levente Bartha
Paul Septimiu Muntean 		Four-man 50.55 29 50.79 29 50.81 29 Eliminated 2:32.15 29
Maria Constantin*
Andreea Grecu 		Two-woman 51.17 12 51.40 15 51.39 14 51.57 19 3:25.53 16

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing[]

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Romania qualified three athletes, two male and one female.[6]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Alin Florin Cioancă Men's 15 km freestyle N/A 36:31.9 +2:48.0 43
Paul Constantin Pepene Men's 15 km freestyle N/A 36:19.1 +2:35.2 37
Men's 30 km skiathlon 41:16.2 30 36:37.8 28 1:18:20.4 +2:00.4 24
Men's 50 km classical N/A 2:18:44.0 +10:21.9 32
Tímea Sára Women's 10 km freestyle N/A 28:40.9 +3:40.4 53
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alin Florin Cioancă Men's sprint 3:22.22 47 Did not advance
Alin Florin Cioancă
Paul Constantin Pepene 		Men's team sprint N/A 16:52.38 9 Did not advance
Tímea Sára Women's sprint 3:48.84 61 Did not advance

Luge[]

Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Romania qualified 4 sleds.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Valentin Crețu Men's singles 49.030 28 49.085 33 48.424 26 Eliminated 2:26.539 29
Andrei Turea 49.482 32 48.489 26 49.314 35 Eliminated 2:27.285 31
Cosmin Atodiresei
Ștefan Musei 		Men's doubles 47.101 18 47.171 19 N/A 1:34.272 19
Raluca Strămăturaru Women's singles 46.469 8 46.532 12 46.606 9 46.681 6 3:06.288 7
Mixed team relay
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Raluca Strămăturaru
Valentin Crețu
Cosmin Atodiresei
Ștefan Musei 		Team relay 47.097 3 49.609 11 50.138 11 2:26.844 10

Skeleton[]

Main articles: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Romania qualified two sleds, one in the male disciplined in one in the female discipline.[8] Both athletes and also previously represented Romania in the Olympic Games.

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dorin Dumitru Velicu Men's 51.91 25 51.51 23 52.02 27 Eliminated 2:35.44 25
Maria Marinela Mazilu Women's 53.31 18 53.47 19 53.48 18 53.66 19 3:33.92 18

Ski jumping[]

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Daniela Haralambie Women's normal hill 80.5 66.5 27 Q 85.0 84.3 20 150.8 25

Speed skating[]

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Alexandra Ianculescu Women's 500 m 40.70 31

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). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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