Malta at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Malta at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Malta.svg
IOC codeMLT
NOCMalta Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocmalta.org
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (0 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Jenise Spiteri
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Malta is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1]

Malta's athlete consisted of snowboarder Jenise Spiteri, who also carried the Maltese flag during the opening ceremony.[2][3]

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.[4] This will mark Malta's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.[5]

Freestyle
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank
Jenise Spiteri Halfpipe

Non-competing sports[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Malta qualified one female alpine skier.[6] 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.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "SNOWBOARD QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.