Moldova at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Moldova participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, held between 8 and 24 February 2002. The country's participation in the Games marked its third appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the previous Games.
The Moldovan team consisted of five athletes including two women, who competed across three sports. Skier Ion Bucșa served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Moldova did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.
Background
Moldova achieved independence after the break-up of Soviet Union in 1991 and its National Olympic Committee was formed on 29 January 1991. As the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova was only recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993, Moldovan athletes participated as a part of a unified team at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona. Moldavan athletes competed from 1952 to 1988 as a part of Soviet Union. The 1994 Winter Olympics marked Moldova's first participation as an independent nation in the Olympic Games. After the nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the 1994 Games, this edition of the Games in 2002 marked the nation's third appearance at the Winter Games.The 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, United States, held between 8 and 24 February 2002.
The Moldovan team consisted of five athletes including two women, who competed across three sports. Skier Ion Bucșa served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Moldova did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.
Competitors
Moldova sent five athletes including two women who competed in nine events across three sports at the Games.| Sport | Men | Women | Athletes |
| Biathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Biathlon
Biathlon competitions were held at Soldier Hollow in Wasatch Mountain State Park. Mihail Gribuşencov and Valentina Ciurina represented Moldova at the sport in the men's and women's categories respectively. This was the first Winter Games for both the athletes. Gribuşencov took part in the men's sprint and individual competitions. He recorded a best place finish of 83rd in the sprint competition. Ciurina took part in three events in the women's competition, with her best finish coming in the pursuit event.| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted Time | Rank |
| Mihail Gribuşencov | Men's sprint | 30:02.2 | 2 | 83 | |
| Mihail Gribuşencov | Men's individual | 58:58.5 | 7 | 1'05:58.5 | 84 |
| Valentina Ciurina | Women's sprint | 23:49.7 | 1 | rowspan=2" | 51 |
| Valentina Ciurina | Women's pursuit | 38:19.7 | 5 | 48 | - |
| Valentina Ciurina | Women's individual | 52:40.8 | 6 | 58:40.8 | 62 |