Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports.
Competitors The following is a list of the number of Israeli competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 10 1Figure skating 4 3 7Short track speed skating 1 0 1Skeleton101 Total 7 3 10
Alpine skiing
Israel qualified one male alpine skier.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankItamar BiranMen's giant slalom 1:17.52 581:16.19 452:33.71 49Men's slalom
Figure skating
In the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Oleksii Bychenko finished in 10th place with 245.96 points, and earned two quota places for the Israeli delegation in the men's event. Isabella Tobias and Ilia Tkachenko finished in 12th place with 162.67 points, and earned one quota place in the ice dancing event.
In the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Evgeni Krasnopolski and Paige Conners finished in 8th place with 171.61 points and earned one quota place in the Pairs event.
Bychenko and Daniel Samohin competed in the Men's singles event. Krasnopolski and Conners competed in the Pairs event. In Ice Dancing, Ronald Zilberberg and Adel Tankova represented Israel after Tkachenko's requests for Israeli citizenship was denied. Aimee Buchanan participated in the Team event in the Ladies contest, after Israel ranked among the top ten countries.
Singles Athlete Event// Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankOleksii BychenkoMen's singles84.1313 Q172.889257.01 11Daniel Samohin80.6918 Q170.75 11251.44 13Paige Conners / Evgeni KrasnopolskiPairs60.35 19 did not advanceAdel Tankova / Ronald ZilberbergIce dancing46.6624 did not advance
Team event Athlete EventShort program/Short danceFree skate/Free danceMen'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotalRankMen'sLadies'PairsIce danceTotalRankPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsPointsTeam pointsOleksii Bychenko (M)Aimee Buchanan (L)Paige Conners / Evgeni Krasnopolski (P) Adel Tankova / Ronald Zilberberg (ID)Team event88.49946.30154.47244.611138Did not advance
Short track speed skating
Israel won a quota after Vladislav Bykanov participated at 2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Competitions.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankVladislav BykanovMen's 500 m47.177 4Did not advance26Men's 1000 mDid not advanceMen's 1500 mcolspan=2 Did not advance Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; AA – Advance to medal round due to being impeded by another skater
Skeleton
Adam Edelman earned a spot for Israel through reallocation. AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAdam EdelmanMen's52.482852.432852.3528Eliminated2:37.2628
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