# Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018.
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 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anna Lotta Jõgeva | Women's giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Anna Lotta Jõgeva | 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 |
| Tormis Laine | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 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 |
| Kalev Ermits | Men's pursuit | 37:43.0 | 6 (1+3+0+2) | 41 |
| Kalev Ermits | Men's individual | 51:43.6 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | 32 |
| Kauri Kõiv | Men's sprint | 26:23.3 | 3 (2+1) | 76 |
| Kauri Kõiv | Men's individual | 54:36.4 | 3 (0+0+0+3) | 68 |
| Roland Lessing | Men's sprint | 25:19.7 | 2 (1+1) | 41 |
| Roland Lessing | Men's pursuit | 38:54.4 | 7 (2+1+3+1) | 53 |
| Roland Lessing | Men's individual | 54:46.0 | 4 (0+1+2+1) | 70 |
| Johanna Talihärm | Women's sprint | 22:27.0 | 1 (0+1) | 22 |
| Johanna Talihärm | Women's pursuit | 33:34.7 | 4 (0+1+2+1) | 26 |
| Johanna Talihärm | Women's individual | 46:44.0 | 3 (1+2+0+0) | 50 |
| Rene Zahkna | Men's sprint | 26:19.9 | 3 (1+2) | 75 |
| Rene Zahkna | 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 | Classical | Freestyle | Freestyle | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |
| Tatjana Mannima | Women's 15 km skiathlon | 24:29.4 | 58 | 21:37.1 | 53 | 46:41.7 | +5:56.8 | 56 |
| Tatjana Mannima | 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 |
| Karel Tammjärv | 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 |
| Andreas Veerpalu | Men's 30 km skiathlon | 43:03.9 | 47 | 38:33.6 | 47 | 1:22:11.4 | +5:51.4 | 47 |
| Andreas Veerpalu | 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 | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |
| Tatjana Mannima | Women's sprint | 3:28.57 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raido Ränkel | Men's sprint | 3:17.88 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karel Tammjärv | Men's sprint | 3:22.68 | 52 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |
| Kristjan Ilves | 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 |
| Karl-August Tiirmaa | 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 | Qualification | Qualification | First round | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Artti Aigro | Men's large hill | 121.5 | 86.8 | 39 Q | 107.0 | 79.4 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kevin Maltsev | Men's normal hill | 79.0 | 74.2 | 56 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kevin Maltsev | Men's large hill | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martti Nõmme | Men's normal hill | 87.0 | 88.2 | 48 Q | 84.0 | 73.8 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martti Nõmme | Men's large hill | 114.0 | 77.2 | 44 Q | 118.0 | 96.5 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Marten Liiv | Men's 1000 m | 1:09.75 | 18 |
| Marten Liiv | Men's 1500 m | 1:50.23 | 33 |

### Mass start

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank |
| Saskia Alusalu | Women's mass start | 3 | 8:35.59 | 7 Q | 15 | 8:47.46 | 4 |