Denmark at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Denmark at the
2018 Winter Olympics
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IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk/en
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
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
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

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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 N/A 1:44.48 36
Men's super-G N/A 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

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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

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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
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Score
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Score
Opposition
Score
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Rank Opposition
Score
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Rank
Rasmus Stjerne
Johnny Frederiksen
Mikkel Poulsen
Oliver Dupont
Morten Thomsen
Men's tournament Sweden SWE
L 5–9
Switzerland SUI
L 7–9
Italy ITA
W 6–4
United States USA
L 5–9
Norway NOR
L 8–10
South Korea KOR
W 9–8
United Kingdom GBR
L 6–7
Japan JPN
L 4–6
Canada CAN
L 3–8
10 Did not advance
Madeleine Dupont
Denise Dupont
Julie Høgh
Mathilde Halse
Lina Knudsen
Women's tournament Sweden SWE
L 3–9
Japan JPN
L 5–8
Canada CAN
W 9–8
United Kingdom GBR
L 6–7
China CHN
L 7–10
United States USA
L 6–7
International Olympic Committee OAR
L 7–8
Switzerland SUI
L 4–6
South Korea KOR
L 3–9
10 Did not advance

Men's tournament

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Round-robin

Denmark has a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.

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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) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 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) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 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) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 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) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 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) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 8

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Draw 8

Sunday, 18 February, 20:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Denmark (Stjerne) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 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) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 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) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 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
 Canada (Koe) Hammer (Last Stone First End) 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X X 8

Women's tournament

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Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Round-robin

Denmark has a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.

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Freestyle skiing

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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

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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

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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.

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