Sporting event delegation
The Virgin Islands competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing , China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] [2] It last competed in 2014 .[3] [4]
The Virgin Islands team consisted of female athlete in skeleton.[3] Due to Katie Tannenbaum testing positive for COVID-19 , she was unable to carry her country's flag into the opening ceremony .[5] [6] Instead, a volunteer carried the Virgin Islands flag during the parade of nations.[7] [8] Meanwhile a volunteer was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony .[9]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport
Men
Women
Total
Skeleton
0
1
1
Total
0
1
1
Skeleton
The Virgin Islands qualified one sled in the women's event, after receiving a reallocated quota place.[10] This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Winter Olympics . Katie Tannenbaum would finish in last place in the women's singles event, with an overall ranking of 25.[11]
Athlete
Event
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
Total
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Katie Tannenbaum
Women's
1:06.48
25
1:07.36
25
1:04.84
25
did not advance
3:18.68
25
References
^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022" . www.olympics.com/ . International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list" . The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022 .
^ a b Kiser, Bill (26 January 2022). "Beijing Bound: Tannenbaum earns spot in 2022 Winter Games" . The Virgin Islands Daily News . St.Thomas, Virgin Islands. Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
^ McAndrew, Dom (26 January 2022). "This Clovis West graduate will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics" . YourCentralValley . Fresno, California, USA. Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
^ Kirton, David (8 February 2022). "U.S Virgin Islands' Tannenbaum watches Olympic dream slip away in COVID isolation" . National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reuters . Retrieved 13 February 2022 .
^ Mendola, Nicholas (8 February 2022). "Katie Tannenbaum waits in isolation, ready for rush to race" . www.nbcolympics.com/ . NBC . Retrieved 13 February 2022 .
^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers" . www.olympics.com/ . International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022 .
^ Kiser, Bill (3 February 2022). "Tannenbaum tests positive for COVID, won't carry flag in opening ceremonies" . The Virgin Islands Daily News . St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Retrieved 4 February 2022 .
^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF) . www.olympics.com/ . International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022 .
^ "XXIV Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Skeleton – Participation" (PDF) . www.ibsf.org . International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
^ Reynolds, Tim (12 February 2022). "Virgin Islands' Olympic skeleton slider celebrates journey" . Associated Press . New York City, New York, U.S. Retrieved 13 February 2022 .
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Virgin Islands did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott .