Romania at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Romania at the
2018 Winter Olympics

Flag of Romania

IOC code| ROU
NOC| Romanian Olympic Committee
Website| www.cosr.ro (in Romanian)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors| 27 (18 men and 9 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer | Marius Ungureanu[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Romania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 27 competitors in 8 sports.

## 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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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2
Biathlon | 5 | 1 | 6
Bobsleigh | 5 | 2 | 7
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3
Luge | 4 | 1 | 5
Skeleton | 1 | 1 | 2
Ski jumping | 0 | 1 | 1
Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 18 | 9 | 27

## Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Romania qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Alexandru Barbu | Men's giant slalom | 1:19.74  | 66  | 1:17.40  | 52  | 2:37.14  | 55
Men's slalom | DNF
Ania Monica Caill | Women's downhill | —  | 1:45.06  | 28
Women's super-G | —  | 1:25.74  | 36
Women's giant slalom | DNS

## Biathlon

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Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Romania has qualified 5 men.[3]

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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George Buta | Men's individual | 51:55.6  | 1 (0+0+1+0)  | 37
Remus Faur | Men's sprint | 26:03.3  | 1 (0+1)  | 68
Men's individual | 55:01.5  | 4 (0+0+0+4)  | 74
Gheorghe Pop | Men's sprint | 28:04.4  | 5 (2+3)  | 86
Men's individual | 54:40.1  | 3 (2+0+1+0)  | 69
Cornel Puchianu | Men's sprint | 25:52.7  | 1 (1+0)  | 60
Men's pursuit | 39:37.6  | 5 (1+1+2+1)  | 58
Men's individual | 53:12.1  | 4 (0+2+0+2)  | 55
Marius Ungureanu | Men's sprint | 28:59.1  | 4 (2+2)  | 87
George Buta
Remus Faur
Gheorghe Pop
Cornel Puchianu | Men's relay | 1:22:51.1  | 10 (1+9)  | 14
Éva Tófalvi | Women's sprint | 25:20.0  | 4 (2+2)  | 81
Women's individual | 52:13.7  | 7 (1+2+4+0)  | 84

## Bobsleigh

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Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Romania has qualified 2 sleds.[4][5]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Mihai Cristian Tentea*
Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi | Two-man | 49.69  | 14  | 49.72  | 17  | 49.93  | 25  | 49.64  | 12  | 3:18:98  | 18
Dorin Alexandru Grigore*
Florin Cezar Crăciun
Levente Bartha
Paul Septimiu Muntean | Four-man | 50.55  | 29  | 50.79  | 29  | 50.81  | 29  | Eliminated  | 2:32.15  | 29
Maria Constantin*
Andreea Grecu | Two-woman | 51.17  | 12  | 51.40  | 15  | 51.39  | 14  | 51.57  | 19  | 3:25.53  | 16

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

## Cross-country skiing

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Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Romania qualified three athletes, two male and one female.[6]

Distance
Athlete  | Event  | Classical  | Freestyle  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Deficit  | Rank
Alin Florin Cioancă | Men's 15 km freestyle | —  | 36:31.9  | +2:48.0  | 43
Paul Constantin Pepene | Men's 15 km freestyle | —  | 36:19.1  | +2:35.2  | 37
Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:16.2  | 30  | 36:37.8  | 28  | 1:18:20.4  | +2:00.4  | 24
Men's 50 km classical | —  | 2:18:44.0  | +10:21.9  | 32
Tímea Sára | Women's 10 km freestyle | —  | 28:40.9  | +3:40.4  | 53

Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Alin Florin Cioancă | Men's sprint | 3:22.22  | 47  | Did not advance
Alin Florin Cioancă
Paul Constantin Pepene | Men's team sprint | —  | 16:52.38  | 9  | Did not advance
Tímea Sára | Women's sprint | 3:48.84  | 61  | Did not advance

## Luge

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Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Romania qualified 4 sleds.[7]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Valentin Crețu | Men's singles | 49.030  | 28  | 49.085  | 33  | 48.424  | 26  | Eliminated  | 2:26.539  | 29
Andrei Turea | 49.482  | 32  | 48.489  | 26  | 49.314  | 35  | Eliminated  | 2:27.285  | 31
Cosmin Atodiresei
Ștefan Musei | Men's doubles | 47.101  | 18  | 47.171  | 19  | —  | 1:34.272  | 19
Raluca Strămăturaru | Women's singles | 46.469  | 8  | 46.532  | 12  | 46.606  | 9  | 46.681  | 6  | 3:06.288  | 7

Mixed team relay
Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Raluca Strămăturaru
Valentin Crețu
Cosmin Atodiresei
Ștefan Musei | Team relay | 47.097  | 3  | 49.609  | 11  | 50.138  | 11  | 2:26.844  | 10

## Skeleton

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Main articles: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Romania qualified two sleds, one in the male disciplined in one in the female discipline.[8] Both athletes and also previously represented Romania in the Olympic Games.

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Dorin Dumitru Velicu | Men's | 51.91  | 25  | 51.51  | 23  | 52.02  | 27  | Eliminated  | 2:35.44  | 25
Maria Marinela Mazilu | Women's | 53.31  | 18  | 53.47  | 19  | 53.48  | 18  | 53.66  | 19  | 3:33.92  | 18

## Ski jumping

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Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete  | Event  | First round  | Final  | Total

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Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Daniela Haralambie | Women's normal hill | 80.5  | 66.5  | 27 Q | 85.0  | 84.3  | 20  | 150.8  | 25

## Speed skating

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Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Alexandra Ianculescu | Women's 500 m | 40.70  | 31

## References

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1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
3. ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
4. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
5. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
7. ^ "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
8. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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