Ready to go! Official Team Ireland Announcement
2022-01-26 18:01
24 January 2022, Team Ireland has officially named the team that will compete in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in just over ten days. This will be the eighth Winter Olympic Games for Team Ireland over thirty years. Six athletes have been named and they will compete throughout the Games. TEAM IRELAND – BEIJING 20221. Alpine Skiing Tess Arbez.With roots in Carlow and Dublin, the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympian is set to compete in the Giant Slalom, Slalom and Super G events in Beijing. 2. Alpine Skiing Jack GowerGower is competing in his first Olympic Games. The former Junior World Champion for GB is set to compete in the Downhill, Giant Slalom, Super G and Alpine Combined events.3. Cross Country Skiing Thomas Maloney WestgaardHeading into his second Olympic Games, Westgaard is competing in the 15km, 30km and 50km events in Beijing. 4. Freestyle Skiing Brendan 'Bubba' NewbyHe competed in the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, will now be competing in Beijing as an even better skier.This will be the first time that Ireland will have a luge athlete in the Olympics, who set up the Irish Luge Federation herself in order to compete for Ireland. 6. Snowboard Halfpipe Seamus O'ConnorBeijing 2022 will see O’Connor become the first Team Ireland Winter Olympian to compete in three Winter Olympic Games. He previously competed in both Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018, and at 24 is already a veteran of the sport.
While a small team have arrived in Beijing for set up, the athletes and the rest of the support team will travel out on 26 January.
Good luck to the team Ireland!
