Malta at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Malta at the
2022 Winter Olympics

Flag of Malta

IOC code| MLT
NOC| Malta Olympic Committee
Website| www.nocmalta.org
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors| 1 (0 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)| Jenise Spiteri[2]
Flag bearer (closing)| Volunteer[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026

Malta sent a delegation to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. It was the country's third Winter Olympic appearance. Malta's athlete consisted of snowboarder Jenise Spiteri, who also carried the Maltese flag during the opening ceremony. She took part in the women's halfpipe and ranked 21. A volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

## Background

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Malta first sent a delegation to compete in the Summer Olympics in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. They have competed in most Summer Olympics since, missing the Olympics only in five occasions between 1928 and 2016. These were in 1932, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1976. In spite of this, they did not send a delegation to the Winter Olympics until the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[3] This 2022 Winter Olympics, held from 4 to 20 February, was the country's third Winter Olympic appearance, after the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] Jenise Spiteri was the only competitor sent to the Beijing games.[5][6][7] She was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony,[2][4] while a volunteer bore the flag in the closing ceremony.[1]

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 0 | 1 | 1[8]

## Snowboarding

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Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Genting Resort Secret Garden, where the snowboard skiing events were held.

Malta qualified one female snowboarder, Jenise Spiteri, in the halfpipe event.[9][10] This marked Malta's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.[11] Jenise Spiteri was 29 years old at the time of Beijing Games.[12] It had been a goal of Spiteri to compete in snowboarding at the Olympics.[13]

On 9 February 2022, Spiteri participated in women's halfpipe qualification round. In this round, each skier was given two runs, with the best of the two runs determining placement; the top 12 were allowed to advance.[14] In her first run, Spiteri scored 7.25 points, and a higher 25.25 points in her second run.[14] This put her in the 21st place and thus she did not qualify.[14]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Best  | Rank  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Best/Total  | Rank
Jenise Spiteri | Women's halfpipe | 7.25  | 25.25  | 25.25  | 21  | did not advance

## Non-competing sports

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### Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Malta qualified one female alpine skier.[15] 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, meaning that her performance would not be of her usual standard.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
2. ^ a b c "Jenise Spiteri to carry Maltese Flag at Beijing Winter Olympics". www.nocmalta.org/. Maltese Olympic Committee. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
3. ^ "Malta". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
4. ^ a b "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
5. ^ "Olympedia – Malta at the 2022 Winter Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
6. ^ Petri, Alexandra E. (2022-02-09). "For Malta's only athlete at the Games, it was a long road to snowboarding in Beijing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
7. ^ Galea, Emma (18 January 2022). "Well done! Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Beijing Winter Olympics". www.guidememalta.com/. GuideMeMalta. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
8. ^ "Olympedia – Malta at the 2022 Winter Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
9. ^ Bishop, Adriana (6 February 2022). "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri - When halfpipe dreams come true". Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
10. ^ "SNOWBOARD QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
11. ^ "Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri to represent Malta at the Winter Olympics". Times of Malta. Birkirkara, Malta. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 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."
12. ^ "Olympedia – Jenise Spiteri". www.olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
13. ^ Brynes, Liz (18 Feb 2022). "Jenise Spiteri claps back at doubters: "Actually, I'm an Olympian."". olympics.com. Retrieved 15 Jun 2025.
14. ^ a b c "Olympedia – Halfpipe, Women". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
15. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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