Jamaica at the 2022 Winter Olympics
| Jamaica at the 2022 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Flag bearers (opening) Benjamin Alexander | Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian | |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Rolando Reid | |
| Medals |
| |
| Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
Jamaica competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
Jamaica's team consisted of seven athletes (six men and one woman) competing in two sports.[3] Benjamin Alexander and Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile bobsledder Ronaldo Reid was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Alpine skiing
Benjamin Alexander has met the basic qualification standards meaning that Jamaica has qualified one male alpine skier.[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Benjamin Alexander | Men's giant slalom | 1:37.94 | 54 | 1:40.58 | 46 | 3:18.52 | 46 |
Bobsleigh
Jamaica qualified three sleds (two-man, four-man and the women's monobob).[8][9][10][11] By qualifying three sleds, Jamaica also earned five athlete quota spots (five men and one woman).[12][13] This will mark the first time Jamaica has qualified in three events in bobsled. Jamaica's four-man bobsled qualified for their first games since Nagano 1998.[14][15]
| Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shanwayne Stephens* Nimroy Turgott |
Two-man | 1:01.23 | 30 | 1:01.35 | 28 | 1:01.54 | 30 | did not advance | 3:04.12 | 30 | |
| Shanwayne Stephens* Ashley Watson Rolando Reid Matthew Wekpe |
Four-man | 1:00.80 | 28 | 1:01.39 | 28 | 1:01.23 | 28 | did not advance | 3:03.42 | 28 | |
| Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian | Women's monobob | 1:06.63 | 19 | 1:07.38 | 19 | 1:06.92 | 19 | 1:07.63 | 20 | 4:28.56 | 19 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
See also
References
- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Butterfield, Michelle (19 January 2022). "Jamaica's 4-man bobsled team makes Olympics for 1st time in over 20 years". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- International Ski Federation(FIS). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing 2022: Benjamin Alexander set to become Jamaica's first Alpine skier at Winter Olympics". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation(IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation(IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation(IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (17 January 2022). "IBSF confirms bobsleigh and skeleton quota places for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Browne, Ken (17 January 2022). "History makers: Jamaica qualifies three bobsleigh teams for Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Kindelan, Katie (17 January 2022). "Jamaica has a bobsled team heading to the 2022 Olympics". ABC News. New York City, New York, United States. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Mason, Lewis (17 January 2022). "Jamaica's Bobsleigh Team Qualify for the Winter Olympics in Three Events at Beijing 2022". www.eurosport.co.uk/. Eurosport. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Wheeler, Daniel (17 January 2022). "Jamaica returns to four-man bobsled at Winter Olympics". The Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. Retrieved 17 January 2022.