2018 Winter Olympics - Pyeongchang

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Host city:    Pyeongchang, South Korea
Dates:          Feb 9, 2018 – Feb 25, 2018
 

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Greek actress Katerina Lechou, in the role of the High Priestess, lights the torch for the 2018 Winter Olymic Games

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Russia has been banned from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by IOC for systemic doping violations. Some of their athletes might be allowed to take part as independent athletes.

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Do you know how many Greek athletes are going to take part in Pyeongchang? 

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Right now it appears that we are being allocated 4 athletes by the IOC:

2 in alpine skiing (1 male, 1 female)

2 in cross-country skiing (1 male, 1 female)

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The Greek delegation in the Pyongchyang Winter Olypics will consist of 4 athletes:

ALPINE SKIING

Ioannis Antoniou (EOS Karpenisi)
Sofia Ralli  (EOS Naousa)

CROSS  COUNTRY SKIING

Apostolis Aggelis  (EOS Metsovo)
Maria Danou  (EOS Naousa)

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The four Greek athletes left Athens for PyeongChang, South Korea to take part in the Winter Olympic Games that start on February 8:

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 Για την PyeongChang της Δημοκρατίας της Κορέας, αναχώρησε η ελληνική Ολυμπιακή ομάδα προκειμένου να πάρει μέρος στους XXIII Χειμερινούς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες, που αρχίζουν την Παρασκευή 9 Φεβρουαρίου και θα διαρκέσουν ως τις 25 Φεβρουαρίου.

Την αποστολή αποτελούν οι αθλητές Απόστολος Αγγέλης, Γιάννης Ιωάννου και οι αθλήτριες Σοφία Ράλλη, Μαρία Ντάνου. Προπονητές είναι οι Στέργιος Πάππος και Τιμολέων Τσουρέκας, ενώ Αρχηγός Αποστολής είναι το μέλος της Ολομέλειας της ΕΟΕ Βασίλης Κατσώρας. Μαζί τους θα είναι και ο Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Ομοσπονδίας Χειμερινών Αθλημάτων Δημοσθένης Γυρούσης.

http://www.eox.gr/αλπικό/nea-alpikou/αναχώρηση-για-την-κορέα/

 

 

 

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Sofia Ralli has been picked to be the flag bearer during the opening ceremony. 

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Opening ceremonies

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Besides the 4 Greek athletes competing in the Winter Olympics, there is another Greek taking part but competing for Denmark. Elena Rigas is competing in speed skating. Here is a short video about her.

She was also the flag bearer for Denmark in the opening ceremnonies:

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Sophia Ralli will be competing in the women's giant slalom 
 

Edited February 13, 2018 by Molon Lave

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Apostolos Angelis finished as #74 in men’s sprint classic. 

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Angelis was 74th out of 80 competitors. Normal for a Greek athlete in Winter Olympics competition. He will also take part in the 15 KM Freestyle race.

Danou will compete in the 10 KM Freestyle race.

Antoniou and Ralli  will take part both in Slalom and Giant Slalom competititions. 

 

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Ralli may fair better than the other 3, not to say she will qualify for the finals. 

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Most likely. She will finish somewhere in the middle of the pack if we go by her past results in the Olympics

BTW Angelis finished 74th in the same event in the last Olympics as well.

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Yesterdays women's giant slalom event was cancelled due to high wind, they will resume tonight at 6:30 pm CT (9:30 am Korean time). I hope for a good showing from Sophia Ralli. 

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Sophia Ralli finished 58th in the first run of the women's giant slalom 
She has a second run coming up 

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She don't compete for the second run. 

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76th place for Maria Danou in the 10 km freestyle cross-country 

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9 hours ago, Molon Lave said:

She don't compete for the second run. 

Ralli finished 52th in the second run and also 52th overall. 

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Oh OK, ESPN didn't show that earlier 

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That's a 6 position improvement for Ralli as opposed to the Sochi 2014 competition. In Vancouver 2010 she finished 53rd in the same event. She will also compete in the Slalom competition.

As for Danou, she did worse than in Vancouver 2010, where she finished 73rd in the same event.

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Our two competitors today in action:

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48th place for Sophia Ralli in the first run women's slalom 

Edited February 16, 2018 by Molon Lave

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44th place in her second run
A little better and a good showing