# Belgium at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Belgium competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 22 competitors in 9 sports. They won one silver medal, the country's first Winter Olympic medal since 1998, ranking 25th in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Bart Swings | Speed skating | Men's mass start | February 24 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Belgian delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobsleigh | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Short track speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 22 |

## Alpine skiing

Belgium qualified two male and two female alpine skiers, Kai Alaerts, Marjolein Decroix, Sam Maes and Kim Vanreusel.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kai Alaerts | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Sam Maes | Men's giant slalom | 1:13.29 | 38 | 1:12.91 | 31 | 2:26.20 | 32 |
| Sam Maes | Men's slalom | 52.90 | 37 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Marjolein Decroix | Women's slalom | 55.91 | 45 | 54.80 | 36 | 1:50.71 | 38 |
| Kim Vanreusel | Women's downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:46.51 | 30 |
| Kim Vanreusel | Women's super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:27.60 | 40 |
| Kim Vanreusel | Women's giant slalom | 1:17.60 | 41 | 1:14.92 | 39 | 2:32.52 | 39 |
| Kim Vanreusel | Women's slalom | 55.90 | 44 | 55.96 | 41 | 1:51.86 | 40 |
| Kim Vanreusel | Women's combined | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — |

## Biathlon

Belgium qualified two male biathletes, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Florent Claude | Men's sprint | 25:43.7 | 3 (1+2) | 55 |
| Florent Claude | Men's pursuit | 39:22.7 | 4 (1+1+1+1) | 57 |
| Florent Claude | Men's individual | 53:03.2 | 2 (0+0+0+2) | 54 |
| Michael Rösch | Men's sprint | 25:09.4 | 2 (0+2) | 38 |
| Michael Rösch | Men's pursuit | 35:55.1 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | 23 |
| Michael Rösch | Men's individual | 55:10.1 | 5 (0+3+0+2) | 75 |

## Bobsleigh

Belgium qualified two teams for the women's bobsleigh competition.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| An Vannieuwenhuyse* Sophie Vercruyssen | Two-woman | 51.24 | 14 | 51.28 | 14 | 51.53 | 17 | 51.20 | 8 | 3:25.25 | 12 |
| Sara Aerts Elfje Willemsen* | Two-woman | 51.03 | 10 | 51.27 | 13 | 51.10 | 10 | 51.21 | 9 | 3:24.61 | 11 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled

## Cross-country skiing

Belgium qualified one male skier, Thierry Langer, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.

### Distance

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Deficit | Rank |
| Thierry Langer | Men's 15 km freestyle | 37:45.0 | 4:01.1 | 66 |

## Figure skating

Belgium qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They additionally qualified one male figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. The team was announced on 15 December 2017.
| Athlete | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jorik Hendrickx | Men's singles | 84.74 | 11 Q | 164.21 | 16 | 248.95 | 14 |
| Loena Hendrickx | Ladies' singles | 55.16 | 20 Q | 116.72 | 14 | 171.88 | 16 |

## Short track speed skating

Belgium qualified two skaters for men's 1500 m event for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017. The team was officially announced on 26 December 2017 by the Belgian Olympic Committee.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jens Almey | Men's 1500 m | 2:12.998 | 2 Q | — | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ward Pétré | Men's 1500 m | 2:17.362 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Skeleton

Belgium qualified one female skeleton athlete. This will mark the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kim Meylemans | Women's | 52.56 | 16 | 52.54 | 14 | 52.34 | 13 | 52.26 | 11 | 3:29.70 | 14 |

## Snowboarding

Belgium qualified three male snowboarders, Sebbe De Buck, Seppe Smits and Stef Vandeweyer.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
| Sebbe De Buck | Men's big air | 33.50 | 17 | 30.25 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sebbe De Buck | Men's slopestyle | 59.40 | 29.58 | 59.40 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Seppe Smits | Men's big air | 50.00 | 13 | 59.25 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Seppe Smits | Men's slopestyle | 78.36 | 41.48 | 78.36 | 6 Q | 31.11 | 69.03 | 66.18 | 69.03 | 10 |
| Stef Vandeweyer | Men's big air | 61.00 | 12 | 29.50 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stef Vandeweyer | Men's slopestyle | 33.75 | 21.16 | 33.75 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Speed skating

Belgium earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification. The team was officially announced on 26 December 2017 by the Belgian Olympic Committee. Belgium later earned an additional quota for Mathias Vosté after the approval of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team allowed for reallocations.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Bart Swings | Men's 1500 m | 1:45.49 | 6 |
| Bart Swings | Men's 5000 m | 6:14.57 | 6 |
| Bart Swings | Men's 10000 m | 13:03.53 | 8 |
| Mathias Vosté | Men's 500 m | 35.546 | 32 |
| Mathias Vosté | Men's 1000 m | 1:11.24 | 35 |
| Mathias Vosté | Men's 1500 m | 1:47.34 | 23 |
| Jelena Peeters | Women's 5000 m | 7:10.26 | 10 |

### Mass start

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank |
| Bart Swings | Men's mass start | 5 | 8:13.57 | 5 Q | 40 | 7:44.08 | |