title: Moldova at the 2018 Winter Olympics
text: # Moldova at the 2018 Winter Olympics
  
  Moldova competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with two competitors in two sports.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Moldovan delegation per sport.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  Moldova qualified one male athlete. Hoerl is an Austrian born skier who was recruited by The Moldovan ski federation in 2015. Hoerl decided to switch competing to Moldova, because he felt there was not a lot of chances on the deep Austrian team. Due to the nationality switch, Hoerl had to wait till the middle of 2017 to compete in FIS events for Moldova.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Christopher Hörl | Men's combined | 1:22.25 | 41 | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
  | Christopher Hörl | Men's downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:45.21 | 40 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  Moldova qualified one male athlete.
  
  ### Distance
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Deficit | Rank |
  | Nicolae Gaiduc | Men's 15 km freestyle | 43:43.3 | +9:59.4 | 106 |
  