Spain at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Spain
IOC codeESP
NOCSpanish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors14 (10 men and 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Queralt Castellet
Ander Mirambell
Flag bearer (closing)Adrián Díaz
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Spain competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

The Spanish team consisted of ten men and four women competing in six sports.[3]

On January 25, 2022, snowboarder Queralt Castellet and skeleton athlete Ander Mirambell were named as the Spanish flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, figure skater Adrián Díaz served as the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]

Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Queralt Castellet Snowboarding Women's halfpipe February 10

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 213
Cross-country skiing 202
Figure skating 224
Freestyle skiing 202
Skeleton 101
Snowboarding 112
Total10414

Alpine skiing

Spain has qualified two male and one female alpine skier.[6]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adur Etxezarreta Men's downhill — 1:44.12 17
Men's super-G — DNF
Joaquim Salarich Men's slalom DNF Did not advance
Núria Pau Women's giant slalom 1:04.19 40 DNF

Cross-country skiing

Spain qualified three male and one female cross-country skiers, but will only use two male quotas.[7]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Imanol Rojo Men's 15 km classical — 41:24.2 +3:29.4 39
Men's 30 km skiathlon 41:37.7 26 38:54.0 15 1:21:09.2 +4:59.4 21
Men's 50 kilometre freestyle — 1:14:50.5 +3:17.8 21
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jaume Pueyo Men's 2:55.76 37 Did not advance

Figure skating

Based on placements at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Spain qualified 2 athletes (1 male and 1 female) in the ice dancing event.[8]

Laura Barquero failed the doping test, as announced after the closing of the Olympics.[9]

Athlete Event SP / SD FS / FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Laura Barquero
Marco Zandron		 Pairs 63.34 11 Q 118.02 11 181.36 11
Olivia Smart
Adrián Díaz		 Ice dance 77.70 9 Q 121.41 6 199.11 8

Freestyle skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Spain has qualified two male freestyle skier.

Men's
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Javier Lliso Men's big air 90.25 80.50 79.50 170.75 9 Q 51.25 89.00 82.50 171.50 6
Men's slopestyle 21.95 69.16 — 69.16 14 Did not advance
Thibault Magnin Men's big air 41.25 21.75 38.50 79.75 28 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 33.06 14.78 — 33.06 29 Did not advance

Skeleton

Based on placements of the World Ranking as of January 16, Spain qualified one male athlete.[10]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ander Mirambell Men's 1:02.45 23 1:03.36 25 1:02.34 24 Did not advance 3:08.15 24

Snowboarding

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Spain has qualified at least one male and one female snowboarder.

Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Queralt Castellet Women's halfpipe 78.75 49.50 78.75 4 Q 69.25 90.25 78.25 90.25 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Small Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Lucas Eguibar Men's snowboard cross 1:18.73 21 Q 2 Q 2 Q 4 3 7

References

  1. ↑ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "España acudirá a Beijing 2022 con catorce deportistas" [Spain will attend Beijing 2022 with fourteen athletes]. www.coe.es/ (in Spanish). Spanish Olympic Committee. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Martin, Marta (25 January 2022). "Queralt Castellet y Ander Mirambell, abanderados de España en Beijing 2022" [Queralt Castellet and Ander Mirambell, flag bearers for Spain in Beijing 2022]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Adrián Díaz, abanderado de España en la ceremonia de clausura" [Adrián Díaz, flag bearer for Spain at the closing ceremony]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero fails doping test at Winter Olympics". The Guardian. 22 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "IBSF Ranking Men´s Skeleton (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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