Puerto Rico at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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Puerto Rico
competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics
in Calgary
, Canada
.
The country sent nine representatives (eight men and one woman) to the Games; they competed in three sports.
Men
Women
Men
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per missed target.
Men
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The country sent nine representatives (eight men and one woman) to the Games; they competed in three sports.
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Kevin Wilson | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Félix Flechas | DNF | – | |||
| Walter Sandza | 2:25.95 | 56 | |||
| Jason Edelmann | 2:09.93 | 52 | |||
| Jason Edelmann | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Félix Flechas | 1:38.01 | 1:34.99 | 3:13.00 | 67 | |
| Walter Sandza | 1:35.34 | 1:33.43 | 3:08.77 | 66 | |
| Kevin Wilson | 1:26.31 | 1:22.88 | 2:49.19 | 61 | |
| Jorge Torruellas | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Jason Edelmann | 1:48.34 | 1:10.38 | 2:58.72 | 52 | |
| Kevin Wilson | 1:21.73 | 1:13.45 | 2:35.18 | 43 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Mary Pat Wilson | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Mary Pat Wilson | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Biathlon
Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Elliot Archilla | 6 | 47:47.4 | 72 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Elliot Archilla | 1'38:57.6 | 13 | 1'51:57.6 | 68 |
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per missed target.
Luge
Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| George Tucker George Tucker (luger) George Franklin Tucker is a Puerto Rican physicist and former Olympic luger.He represented Puerto Rico in the luge event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and was the only Puerto Rican representative at the Games. He was also the country's flagbearer... |
50.748 | 36 | 50.249 | 34 | 51.688 | 33 | 54.440 | 36 | 3:27.125 | 34 |
| Raúl Muñiz | 50.184 | 35 | 49.849 | 33 | 50.480 | 32 | 50.449 | 33 | 3:20.962 | 31 |