Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | MAD |
| NOC | Comité Olympique Malgache |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Mialitiana Clerc[1] |
| Medals |
|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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] Clerc became the first female Malagasy athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics.
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
