Less than 3 weeks before the opening ceremony of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, the LOC announces the Liechtenstein squad for the competitions. From February 4th, cross-country skier Nina Riedener and skier Marco Pfiffner will compete with the world’s best.

For Nina Riedener, participation is a first, while Marco Pfiffner is representing Liechtenstein at the Winter Olympics for the third time after Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018. The two athletes are accompanied by their coaches Pascal Hasler, Alpine Skiing, and Karoline Guidon, Nordic Skiing. As chef de mission, LOC competitive sports manager Christof Baer leads the delegation.

The Bobsleigh Association waives a selection application and thus also no participation in the games. The bobsleigh team was unable to secure a starting place and would have had to rely on other nations’ starting screens.

Second Olympic Games in the People’s Republic of China

Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, is the first city to organize the Winter Olympics after the Summer Olympics (2008). The sports program of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games will consist of 109 sports competitions in a total of 15 sports. Around 3,000 athletes from almost 100 nations are expected at the Winter Games. On February 20, the Winter Olympics will officially end with a closing ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing.

The Winter Paralympics in Beijing will take place from March 4th to 13th, 2022. With Sarah Hundert, Liechtenstein will again be represented by an athlete at the Paralympics after many years.