| Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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|  | |
| IOC code | DEN | 
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark | 
| Website | www | 
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 17 (10 men and 7 women) in 5 sports | 
| Flag bearer (opening) | Elena Møller Rigas[1] | 
| Flag bearer (closing) | Viktor Hald Thorup | 
| Medals | 
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Kingdom of Denmark is a sovereign state comprising three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 17 competitors in 5 sports. On 9 January 2018, speed skater Elena Møller Rigas was named as the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Curling | 5 | 5 | 10 | 
| Freestyle skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Speed skating | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| Total | 10 | 7 | 17 | 
Alpine skiing
Denmark qualified one athlete,[3] and received one additional quota place.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Christoffer Faarup | Men's combined | 1:21.08 | 20 | 54.13 | 34 | 2:15.21 | 30 | 
| Men's downhill | — | 1:44.48 | 36 | ||||
| Men's super-G | — | 1:27.81 | 32 | ||||
| Casper Dyrbye Næsted | Men's giant slalom | 1:20.33 | 69 | 1:18.01 | 56 | 2:38.34 | 60 | 
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Cross-country skiing
Denmark qualified one male athlete.[4]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Martin Møller | Men's 15 km freestyle | 39:35.4 | +5:51.5 | 90 | 
| Men's 50 km classical | 2:36:10.8 | +27:48.7 | 60 | |
Curling
Denmark qualified both a men's and a women's team by qualifying via the qualification event in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[5][6]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Rasmus Stjerne Johnny Frederiksen Mikkel Poulsen Oliver Dupont Morten Thomsen | Men's tournament |  SWE L 5–9 | .svg.png.webp) SUI L 7–9 |  ITA W 6–4 |  USA L 5–9 |  NOR L 8–10 |  KOR W 9–8 |  GBR L 6–7 |  JPN L 4–6 | .svg.png.webp) CAN L 3–8 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Madeleine Dupont Denise Dupont Julie Høgh Mathilde Halse Lina Knudsen | Women's tournament |  SWE L 3–9 |  JPN L 5–8 | .svg.png.webp) CAN W 9–8 |  GBR L 6–7 |  CHN L 7–10 |  USA L 6–7 |  OAR L 7–8 | .svg.png.webp) SUI L 4–6 |  KOR L 3–9 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
Men's tournament
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sweden | Niklas Edin | 9 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 87% | Playoffs | 
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | Kevin Koe | 9 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 87% | |
|  United States | John Shuster | 9 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 63 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 80% | |
|  Great Britain | Kyle Smith | 9 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 82% | Tiebreaker | 
|  Switzerland | Peter de Cruz | 9 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 83% | |
|  Norway | Thomas Ulsrud | 9 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 56 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 82% | |
|  South Korea | Kim Chang-min | 9 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 82% | |
|  Japan | Yusuke Morozumi | 9 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 56 | 33 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 81% | |
|  Italy | Joël Retornaz | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 81% | |
|  Denmark | Rasmus Stjerne | 9 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 70 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 83% | 
- Round-robin
Denmark has a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.
- Draw 1
Wednesday, 14 February, 09:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Stjerne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 
|  Sweden (Edin)  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 
- Draw 3
Thursday, 15 February, 14:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Stjerne) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 
|  Switzerland (de Cruz)  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 
- Draw 4
Friday, 16 February, 09:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Italy (Retornaz) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
|  Denmark (Stjerne)  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 
- Draw 5
Friday, 16 February, 20:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Stjerne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 
|  United States (Shuster)  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 
- Draw 7
Sunday, 18 February, 09:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Norway (Ulsrud) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 
|  Denmark (Stjerne)  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 
- Draw 8
Sunday, 18 February, 20:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Stjerne)  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 
|  South Korea (Kim) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 
- Draw 9
Monday, 19 February, 14:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Great Britain (Smith) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 
|  Denmark (Stjerne)  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 
- Draw 11
Tuesday, 20 February, 20:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Japan (Morozumi) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 
|  Denmark (Stjerne)  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
- Draw 12
Wednesday, 21 February, 14:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Stjerne) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Canada (Koe)  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 8 | 
Women's tournament
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  South Korea | Kim Eun-jung | 9 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 44 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 79% | Playoffs | 
|  Sweden | Anna Hasselborg | 9 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 83% | |
|  Great Britain | Eve Muirhead | 9 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 79% | |
|  Japan | Satsuki Fujisawa | 9 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 75% | |
|  China | Wang Bingyu | 9 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 65 | 35 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 78% | |
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | Rachel Homan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 59 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 81% | |
|  Switzerland | Silvana Tirinzoni | 9 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 55 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 78% | |
|  United States | Nina Roth | 9 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 65 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 78% | |
|  Olympic Athletes from Russia | Victoria Moiseeva | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 76 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 76% | |
|  Denmark | Madeleine Dupont | 9 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 72 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 73% | 
- Round-robin
Denmark has a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.
- Draw 1
Wednesday, 14 February, 14:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Dupont)  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 3 | 
|  Sweden (Hasselborg) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 9 | 
- Draw 2
Thursday, 15 February, 09:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 
|  Japan (Fujisawa)  | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 
- Draw 4
Friday, 16 February, 14:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Canada (Homan)  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 
- Draw 5
Saturday, 17 February, 09:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 
|  Great Britain (Muirhead)  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
- Draw 6
Saturday, 17 February, 20:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  China (Wang)  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 | 
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 
- Draw 8
Monday, 19 February, 09:05
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  United States (Roth)  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 
- Draw 9
Monday, 19 February, 20:05
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 
|  Olympic Athletes from Russia (Moiseeva)  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 
- Draw 11
Wednesday, 21 February, 09:05
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Switzerland (Tirinzoni)  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 
- Draw 12
Wednesday, 21 February, 20:05
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  South Korea (Kim)  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 9 | 
|  Denmark (Dupont) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 | 
Freestyle skiing
Denmark has qualified one athlete in Freestyle Skiing.
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Laila Friis-Salling | Women's halfpipe | 45.00 | 11.80 | 45.00 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
Speed skating
Denmark earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification.[7] The Danish speed skating team consists of two male and one female athlete.[8]
- Mass start
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Stefan Due Schmidt | Men's mass start | 40 | 7:55.22 | 2 Q | 0 | 7:47.53 | 13 | 
| Viktor Hald Thorup | 5 | 8:34.06 | 4 Q | 8 | 7:57.10 | 5 | |
| Elena Møller Rigas | Women's mass start | 0 | 8:54.39 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Non-competing sports
Figure skating
Denmark qualified an ice dancing pair, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[9] However they relinquished their allocation because Laurence Fournier Beaudry was unable to obtain clearance to participate for Denmark, because he is Canadian, not Danish.
References
- ↑ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ Wenande, Christian (10 January 2018). "Sports News in Brief: Danes a smash hit with UK footy fans". The Copenhagen Post. Copenhagen, Denmark. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "Denmark men are final curling team into 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.worldcurling.org/. World Curling Federation. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Final four curling teams qualify for 2018 Olympics". Associated Press. New York City, New York, USA. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Communication No. 2136: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang Entries Speed Skating". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ Jennings, Simon (15 January 2018). "Danish inliners take budget route to Winter Olympics". Reuters. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ↑ "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
