Belgium competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
| Belgium at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
Flag of Belgium | |
| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 19 (11 men and 8 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Loena Hendrickx Armand Marchant |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Hanne Desmet |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Belgian team consisted of 19 athletes (11 men and 8 women) competing in eight sports.
Loena Hendrickx and Armand Marchant were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Short track speed skater Hanne Desmet was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
Medalists
The following Belgian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. On 19 February, Bart Swings, won Belgium's first Winter Olympic Gold medal since the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bart Swings | Speed skating | Men's mass start | 19 February |
| Bronze | Hanne Desmet | Short track speed skating | Women's 1000 m | 11 February |
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobsleigh | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 19 |
Alpine skiing
Belgium qualified three male, and one female, alpine skiers.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sam Maes | Men's giant slalom | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Dries Van den Broecke | DNF | Did not advance | |||||
| Sam Maes | Men's slalom | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Armand Marchant | 56.13 | 24 | 51.72 | 22 | 1:47.85 | 22 | |
| Dries Van den Broecke | 56.77 | 27 | DNF | ||||
Biathlon
Belgium qualified four male and 1 female biathletes and a men's relay team.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Beauvais | Men's sprint | 30:06.8 | 4 (1+3) | 94 |
| Men's pursuit | Did not qualify | |||
| Men's individual | 1:02:50.5 | 7 (1+1+1+4) | 91 | |
| Florent Claude | Men's sprint | 27:35.1 | 4 (1+3) | 84 |
| Men's pursuit | Did not qualify | |||
| Men's individual | 57:11.2 | 5 (0+2+3+0) | 75 | |
| Tom Lahaye-Goffart | Men's sprint | 28:15.1 | 1 (1+0) | 91 |
| Men's pursuit | Did not qualify | |||
| Men's individual | 1:02:26.2 | 7 (2+1+3+1) | 90 | |
| Thierry Langer | Men's sprint | 26:59.8 | 1 (1+0) | 67 |
| Men's pursuit | Did not qualify | |||
| Men's individual | 57:18.3 | 5 (1+1+2+1) | 77 | |
| Cesar Beauvais Florent Claude Tom Lahaye-Goffart Thierry Langer | Men's team relay | LAP | 20 | |
| Lotte Lie | Women's sprint | 23:41.1 | 3 (3+0) | 64 |
| Women's pursuit | Did not qualify | |||
| Women's individual | 45:36.9 | 4 (1+2+0+1) | 45 | |
Bobsleigh
Belgium qualified one team for the women's bobsleigh competition.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sara Aerts An Vannieuwenhuyse* | Two-woman | 1:02.08 | 17 | 1:02.12 | 12 | 1:02.11 | 12 | 1:02.27 | 14 | 4:08.58 | 15 |
* – Denotes the driver of the sled
Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards Belgium qualified one male cross-country skier.
Due to high winds and adverse weather conditions, the men's 50 km freestyle competition on 19 February was shortened to 30 km.
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Thibaut De Marre | 15 km classical | N/a | 42:56.7 | +5:01.9 | 59 | |||
| 30 km skiathlon | 44:40.8 | 56 | LAP | 54 | ||||
| 50 km freestyle | N/a | 1:19:53.8 | +8:21.1 | 47 | ||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thibaut de Marre | Men's | 3:10.66 | 76 | Did not advance | |||||
Figure skating
In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Belgium secured one quota in the ladies singles competition.
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Loena Hendrickx | Women's singles | 70.09 | 7 | 136.70 | 9 | 206.79 | 8 |
Short track speed skating
Belgium has qualified two short track speed skaters (one of each gender).
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stijn Desmet | Men's 500 m | 40.585 | 3 q | 40.718 | 4 | Did not advance | 14 | ||
| Men's 1000 m | PEN | Did not advance | |||||||
| Men's 1500 m | N/a | 2:19.112 | 3 Q | 2:11.169 | 5 FB | 2:18.278 | 13 | ||
| Hanne Desmet | Women's 500 m | 43.702 | 3 q | 42.991 | 2 Q | 55.304 | 4 FA | 42.941 | 5 |
| Women's 1000 m | 1:27.836 | 2 Q | 1:29.388 | 2 Q | 1:28.166 | 2 QA | 1:28.928 | ||
| Women's 1500 m | N/a | 2:18.931 | 2 Q | 2:19.001 | 2 QA | 2:18.711 | 4 | ||
Key: FA = Qualified to medal round; FB = Qualified to consolation round; PEN = Penalty; Q = Qualified to next round based on position in heat; q = Qualified to next round based on time in field
Skeleton
Belgium qualified a single female athlete for the skeleton event.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kim Meylemans | Women's | 1:02.35 | =6 | 1:02.92 | 12 | 1:02.34 | 11 | 1:03.73 | 20 | 4:11.34 | 18 |
Snowboarding
Belgium qualified a single female athlete for the snowboarding event.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Evy Poppe | Women's big air | 60.75 | 21.00 | 81.75 | 24 | Did not advance | |||||
| Women's slopestyle | 47.08 | 56.80 | N/a | 56.80 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
Speed skating
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Bart Swings | Men's 1500 m | 1:45.82 | 13 |
| Men's 5000 m | 6:16.90 | 7 | |
| Men's 10,000 m | 13:02.43 | 10 | |
| Mathias Vosté | Men's 1000 m | 1:10.22 | 27 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1:49.93 | 29 | |
| Sandrine Tas | Women's 500 m | 39.37 | 28 |
| Women's 1500 m | 2:03.39 | 29 | |
- Mass start
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Bart Swings | Men's | 44 | 7:56.74 | 2 Q | 63 | 7:47.11 | |
| Sandrine Tas | Women's | 0 | 8:37.77 | 12 | Did not advance | 24 | |
See also
- Belgium at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
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