2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Results of the Romanian Delegation

2018 Winter Olympic Games (23rd edition) at PyeongChang, South Korea, so called the 'Peace Games', ended on February 25 with a spectacular ceremony attended by representatives of all 93 participating countries in an atmosphere of joy and celebration.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach named the Olympic Games of PyeongChang 2018 as “the games of new horizons", since these Olympic Winter Games have introduced new events that appeal to new generations and digital technology has enabled more people in more countries to see winter sports in more ways.

IOC President praised the athletes for being an example to the world. "You have shown how sport brings people together in our fragile world; you have shown how sport builds bridges. The IOC will continue this Olympic dialogue, even after we extinguish the Olympic flame. In this, we are driven by our faith in the future", he said.

During a most impressive Closing Ceremony, Romanian Olympic Teamwas headed to the Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang by Raluca Stramaturaru, who proudly wore the Romanian flag after scoring Romania's best performance, on February 13, with her 7th place in women's luge.

Stramaturaru ranked 8th in the first run, 12th in the second run, 9th in the 3rd run and 6th in the last run, scoring 3 min 06 sec 288/1000.

Second best Romanian result at PyeongChang was the 10th place obtained by the luge team relay race (Raluca Stramaturaru, Valentin Cretu, Cosmin Atodiresei / Stefan Musei).

Third performance of the Romanian delegation at the OG 2018 was recorded at the biathlon, where the 4x7,5 km male relay race (Cornel Dumitru Puchianu, George Razvan Buta, Gheorghe Iulian Pop, Nicolae Remus Faur) finished 14th.

Results of the Romanian Delegation at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea:

7th place - luge, women singles, Raluca Stramaturaru;

10th place, luge, relay race: Raluca Stramaturaru, Valentin Cretu, Cosmin Atodiresei / Stefan Musei;

14th place - biathlon, male rectangle 4x7,5 km: Cornel Dumitru Puchianu, George Rasvan Buta, Gheorghe Iulian Pop, Nicolae Remus Faur;

15th place - women bobsleigh-2: Maria Adela Constantin and Andreea Grecu;

18th place - men bobsleigh-2: Mihai Cristian Tentea and Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi;

18th place - cross-country skiing, men sprint team: Alin Florin Cioanca, Paul Constantin Pepene;

18th place - women skeleton: Maria Marinela Mazilu;

19th place, men doubles: Cosmin Atodiresei, Stefan Musei;

24th place - cross-country skiing, 15 km classic style, 15 km free style: Paul Constantin Pepene;

25th place - ski jumping, women: Daniela Vasilica Haralambie;

25th place - skeleton, men singles: Dorin Dumitru Velicu;

28th place - alpine skiing, descent: Ania Monica Germaine Caill;

29th place - sleigh, men: Valentin Cretu;

29th place - bobsleigh-4: Dorin Alexandru Grigore, Florin Cezar Craciun, Paul Muntean, Levente Bartha;

31st place - bobsleigh, men singles: Andrei Turea;

3rd place - speed skating, 500 m women: Alexandra Ianculescu;

32th place - cross-country skiing, 50 km, men group start: Paul Constantin Pepene;

36th place - alpine skiing, super-giant slalom: Ania Monica Germaine Caill;

37th place - cross-country skiing, 15km free style: Paul Constantin Pepene;

37th place - biathlon, 20 km: George Razvan Buta;

43rd place - cross-country skiing, 15 km, free style: Alin Florin Cioanca;

47th place - cross-country skiing, sprint, classic style: Alin Florin Cioancă;

53rd place - cross-country skiing, 10 km, free style: Timea Lorincz;

55th place - alpine skiing, giant slalom: Alexandru George Barbu;

55th place - biathlon, 20 km: Cornel Dumitru Puchianu;

58th place - biathlon, 12,5 km track: Cornel Dumitru Puchianu;

60th place - biathlon, 10 km sprint: Cornel Dumitru Puchianu;

61st place - cross-country skiing, sprint, classical style: Timea Lorincz;

68th place - biathlon, 10 km sprint: Nicolae Remus Faur;

69th place - biathlon, 20 km: Gheorghe Iulian Pop;

74th place - biathlon, 20 km: Nicolae Remus Faur;

81st place - biathlon, sprint 7,5 km: Eva Tofalvi;

84th place - biathlon, 15 km: Eva Tofalvi;

86th place - biathlon, 10 km sprint: Gheorghe Iulian Pop;

87th place - biathlon, 10 km sprint: Marius Petru Ungureanu;

Closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on 25 February 2018, as Thomas Bach, the IOC president, declared the Games closed. IOC President Thomas Bach, accompanied by Shim Jae-kook and Jining Chen – respective Mayors of PyeongChang County and Beijing (CHN) – handed over the Olympic flag from the 2018 host city to its 2022 counterparts.

Next edition of the Olympic Winter Games will take place in Beijing in 2022.

Source:RRA,Agerpres, Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR), International Olympic Committee (IOC), www.pyeongchang2018.com.