Moldova at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Moldova at the 2002 Winter Olympics
IOC code	MDA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website	www.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in Salt Lake City
Competitors	5 (3 men, 2 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Ion Bucșa (cross-country skiing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Romania (1924–1936)  Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Moldova competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They won zero medals.

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
10 km sprint	Mihail Gribuşencov	2	30:02.2	83

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 3	Rank
20 km	Mihail Gribuşencov	58:58.5	7	1'05:58.5	84

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
7.5 km sprint	Valentina Ciurina	1	23:49.7	51
10 km pursuit 4	Valentina Ciurina	5	38:19.7	48

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 3	Rank
15 km	Valentina Ciurina	52:40.8	6	58:40.8	62

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

³ One minute added per missed target.

⁴ Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
30 km F	Ion Bucsa	1'32:48.9	67

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women

Sprint

Athlete	Qualifying round		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Elena Gorohova	3:43.82	55	did not advance

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km F	Elena Gorohova	DNF	–

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Liviu Cepoi	47.161	40	47.353	42	46.604	39	46.825	40	3:07.943	38

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com