| Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| inPyeongchang, South Korea February 9–25, 2018 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Sabrina Simader (opening &closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongchang,South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country's participation in Pyeongchang marked its fourth appearance in theWinter Olympics after its debut in the1998 Games.
Kenya was represented by a lone athleteSabrina Simader, who served as the country's flag-bearer during theopening andclosing ceremonies. Kenya did not win any medal in the Games.
TheNational Olympic Committee of Kenya was recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee in 1955.[1] The nation made its first Olympics appearance at the1956 Summer Olympics, and competed as the BritishColony and Protectorate of Kenya from 1956 to 1960 and as theCommonwealth realm ofKenya in 1964.[2] The current edition marked its fourth appearance at the Winter Games after its debut in the1998 Games.[3]
The2018 Winter Olympics were held inPyeongchang, South Korea between 9 and 25 February 2018.[4] Kenya was represented by a lone athlete.[5][6]Sabrina Simader served as the country's flag-bearer during theopening,[7] andclosing ceremony.[8][9]Philip Boit, Kenya's only prior Winter Olympian, served as thechef de mission for the delegation to Pyeongchang.[10] Kenya did not win a medal in the Games.[11]
The Kenyan team consisted of one female alpine skier. Simader became the first woman to compete for the country at the Winter Olympics.[12][13][14]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kenya qualified one female athlete,Sabrina Simader for thealpine skiing events.[15] Simader was born in Kenya, and moved to Austria when she was three years old, where she picked up the sport. She represented the country at theWinter Youth Olympics in2016 inLillehammer, Norway.[16] Kenya made its debut in the sport at the Winter Olympics.[17]
The Alpine skiing events were held at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Bukpyeong. The course for the events was designed by former Olympic championBernhard Russi. The weather was cold and windy during the events, and it was the coldest since the1994 Winter Olympics atLillehammer.[18] In thewomen's slalom event, she did not register a finish.[11] In thesuper-G event, she was ranked 38th amongst the 44 participants after crossing the line in over one minute and 26 seconds.[19]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sabrina Simader | Women's giant slalom | 1:23.27 | 59 | DNF | |||
| Women's super-G | — | 1:26.25 | 38 | ||||
