Malta competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Malta at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | MLT |
| NOC | Malta Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 (0 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Jenise Spiteri |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Malta's athlete consisted of snowboarder Jenise Spiteri, who also carried the Maltese flag during the opening ceremony.[3][4][5] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[6]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Snowboarding edit
Malta qualified one female snowboarder in the halfpipe event.[7][8] This will mark Malta's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.[9]
- Freestyle
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best/Total | Rank | ||
| Jenise Spiteri | Halfpipe | 7.25 | 25.25 | 25.25 | 21 | did not advance | ||||
Non-competing sports edit
Alpine skiing edit
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Malta qualified one female alpine skier.[10] That skier, Élise Pellegrin, Malta's only Winter Olympian before this edition, however, was not selected for the team due to lack of recent competition.[3]
References edit
- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 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.
- ^ a b "Jenise Spiteri to carry Maltese Flag at Beijing Winter Olympics". www.nocmalta.org/. Maltese Olympic Committee. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Galea, Emma (18 January 2022). "Well done! Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Beijing Winter Olympics". www.guidememalta.com/. GuideMeMalta. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Bishop, Adriana (6 February 2022). "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri - When halfpipe dreams come true". Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "SNOWBOARD QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Winter Olympics". Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
The America-based athlete could not hide her pride in becoming Malta's first-ever snowboarder at the Beijing Games.
- ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.