Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018.
| Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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Flag of Estonia | |
| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 22 (17 men and 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Saskia Alusalu |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women's ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injury.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ski jumping | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 22 |
Alpine skiing
Based on the quota allocation of International Ski Federation, Estonia qualified 2 athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anna Lotta Jõgeva | Women's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Women's slalom | 1:00.90 | 52 | 59.61 | 49 | 2:00.51 | 48 | |
| Tormis Laine | Men's giant slalom | 1:15.70 | 50 | 1:15.18 | 39 | 2:30.88 | 40 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Estonia has qualified 5 men and one woman on a quota for previously unqualified nations based on 2017–18 Biathlon World Cup standings. Johan Talihärm was selected as a reserve.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalev Ermits | Men's sprint | 25:07.2 | 2 (2+0) | 36 |
| Men's pursuit | 37:43.0 | 6 (1+3+0+2) | 41 | |
| Men's individual | 51:43.6 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | 32 | |
| Kauri Kõiv | Men's sprint | 26:23.3 | 3 (2+1) | 76 |
| Men's individual | 54:36.4 | 3 (0+0+0+3) | 68 | |
| Roland Lessing | Men's sprint | 25:19.7 | 2 (1+1) | 41 |
| Men's pursuit | 38:54.4 | 7 (2+1+3+1) | 53 | |
| Men's individual | 54:46.0 | 4 (0+1+2+1) | 70 | |
| Johanna Talihärm | Women's sprint | 22:27.0 | 1 (0+1) | 22 |
| Women's pursuit | 33:34.7 | 4 (0+1+2+1) | 26 | |
| Women's individual | 46:44.0 | 3 (1+2+0+0) | 50 | |
| Rene Zahkna | Men's sprint | 26:19.9 | 3 (1+2) | 75 |
| Men's individual | 54:20.1 | 4 (1+1+1+1) | 65 | |
| Rene Zahkna Kalev Ermits Roland Lessing Kauri Kõiv | Men's team relay | 1:22:26.4 | 18 (3+15) | 13 |
Cross-country skiing
Estonia qualified 5 men and 2 women. Anette Veerpalu fell ill with a virus and was unable to compete.
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Algo Kärp | Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:13:45.7 | +5:23.3 | 17 | |||
| Tatjana Mannima | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | 28:37.0 | +3:36.5 | 50 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 24:29.4 | 58 | 21:37.1 | 53 | 46:41.7 | +5:56.8 | 56 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | — | 1:34:27.7 | +12:10.1 | 28 | ||||
| Raido Ränkel | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 37:21.9 | +3:38.0 | 59 | |||
| Karel Tammjärv | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 35:29.4 | +1:45.5 | 22 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:56.6 | 35 | 36:52.4 | 31 | 1:19:25.2 | +3:05.2 | 32 | |
| Andreas Veerpalu | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 37:16.2 | +3:32.3 | 58 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 43:03.9 | 47 | 38:33.6 | 47 | 1:22:11.4 | +5:51.4 | 47 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:21:13.2 | +12:51.1 | 38 | ||||
| Andreas Veerpalu Algo Kärp Karel Tammjärv Raido Ränkel | Men's 4×10 km relay | — | 1:38:21.7 | +5:16.8 | 12 | |||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marko Kilp | Men's sprint | 3:15.05 | 15 Q | 3.12.00 | 4 | Did not advance | 18 | ||
| Tatjana Mannima | Women's sprint | 3:28.57 | 39 | Did not advance | |||||
| Raido Ränkel | Men's sprint | 3:17.88 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||
| Karel Tammjärv | Men's sprint | 3:22.68 | 52 | Did not advance | |||||
| Marko Kilp Karel Tammjärv | Men's team sprint | — | 16:30.30 | 9 | DNA | 17 | |||
Nordic combined
Based on the results of the 2016–17 and 2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup up to 21 January 2017, Estonia qualified two athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kristjan Ilves | Normal hill/10 km | 104.0 | 112.8 | 9 | 25:52.3 | 38 | 27:03.3 | 16 |
| Large hill/10 km | 123.5 | 114.0 | 16 | 25:28.3 | 40 | 27:08.3 | 28 | |
| Karl-August Tiirmaa | Normal hill/10 km | 87.0 | 68.9 | 43 | 25:58.2 | 41 | 30:05.2 | 43 |
| Large hill/10 km | 116.0 | 89.3 | 34 | 26:44.0 | 47 | 30:02.0 | 45 | |
Ski jumping
Based on FIS Ski Jumping World Cup standings and Continental Cup Standings from seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Estonia qualified 3 male ski jumpers.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | First round | Final | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Artti Aigro | Men's normal hill | 81.5 | 80.0 | 55 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Men's large hill | 121.5 | 86.8 | 39 Q | 107.0 | 79.4 | 48 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kevin Maltsev | Men's normal hill | 79.0 | 74.2 | 56 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Men's large hill | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Martti Nõmme | Men's normal hill | 87.0 | 88.2 | 48 Q | 84.0 | 73.8 | 47 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's large hill | 114.0 | 77.2 | 44 Q | 118.0 | 96.5 | 43 | Did not advance | |||||
Speed skating
Estonia earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification. The Estonian team consisted of one male and one female speed skater. This was the first games where an Estonian female speed skater competed.
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Marten Liiv | Men's 1000 m | 1:09.75 | 18 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1:50.23 | 33 | |
- Mass start
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | ||
| Saskia Alusalu | Women's mass start | 3 | 8:35.59 | 7 Q | 15 | 8:47.46 | 4 |
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