American Samoa at the 2022 Winter Olympics
| American Samoa at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ASA |
| NOC | American Samoa National Olympic Committee |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Nathan Crumpton |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Nathan Crumpton |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
American Samoa competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] The last time it competed at the Winter Olympics was in 1994, which also marked its debut.[2][3]
Nathan Crumpton, who had also competed in the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics the year before, was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. This meant he had acted as flagbearer at two consecutive ceremonies spanning the Summer and Winter Olympics, having also carried the American Samoan flag at the 2020 closing ceremony.[4][5][6][7] Crumpton was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[8]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Skeleton
[edit]Based on his placement in the IBSF ranking list Nathan Crumpton qualified to compete for American Samoa.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nathan Crumpton | Men's | 1:02.06 | 22 | 1:01.65 | 17 | 1:01.60 | 17 | 1:01.49 | 18 | 4:06.80 | 19 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (23 January 2022). "American Samoa NOC commends first Winter Olympic athlete since 1994". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Hassan and Warner among Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony flag bearers". World Athletics. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 1 Results". Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Coulter, Steve (4 February 2022). "American Samoa Flag-Bearer Pays Tribute to Shirtless Tongan". www.nbcbayarea.com/. KNTV. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "IBSF Ranking Men´s Skeleton (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.