Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:AUT
Nocname:Austrian Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:132
Sports:14
Flagbearer:Mario Stecher (opening)[1] [2]
Julia Dujmovits (closing)[3]
Rank:9
Gold:4
Silver:8
Bronze:5
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Austria competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team was composed of 132 athletes in 14 sports, consisting of 90 men and 42 women. The 132 athletes is 27 more than the country's previous largest Winter Olympics team.

Originally Benjamin Raich[4] was scheduled to carry the flag at the opening ceremony, however he withdrew after he decided to skip the combined competition, thus delaying his arrival in Sochi.[5] Nordic combined athlete Mario Stecher was named his replacement.[1]

The Austrian Olympic Committee received a Russian letter containing a kidnap threat against Alpine skier Bernadette Schild and skeleton pilot Janine Flock during the Sochi Games.[6]

On 23 February, skier Johannes Dürr was suspended from the Winter Olympics after testing positive for EPO.[7]

Medalists

Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Alpine skiing3429
Snowboarding1012
Ski jumping0202
Biathlon0112
Luge0101
Nordic combined0011
Total48517
Medals by date
DayDatebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Day 18 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 29 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 310 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 411 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 512 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 815 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 12
Day 1017 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 1118 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 1320 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 1421 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 12
Day 1522 Februarybgcolor=F7F6A8 2bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 25
Total48517

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 24 January 2014, Austria qualified a total quota of twenty-two athletes in alpine skiing.[8] Joachim Puchner[9] and Nicole Schmidhofer[10] were selected to the team but did not compete in any races.

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left Romed BaumannCombined1:55.362152.2392:47.5914
align=left rowspan=3Max FranzCombined1:53.935
Downhill2:07.039
Super-G1:18.746
Reinfried HerbstSlalom
align=left rowspan=2Marcel HirscherGiant slalom1:22.4771:23.7652:46.234
Slalom47.98954.1421:42.12
Klaus KröllDownhill2:08.5022
Mario MattSlalom46.70155.1461:41.84
align=left rowspan=4Matthias MayerDownhill2:06.23
Super-G
Combined1:53.61353.85202:47.4613
Giant slalom1:22.41=41:23.9392:46.346
align=left rowspan=2Benjamin RaichGiant slalom1:22.67131:23.6842:46.357
Slalom
Philipp SchörghoferGiant slalom1:22.83151:24.63202:47.4618
align=left rowspan=2Georg StreitbergerDownhill2:07.8617
align=left Super-G1:19.7721
align=left rowspan=2Otmar Striedingeralign=left Super-G1:18.695
Combined1:55.482254.98212:50.4621
Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=4Anna FenningerDownhill
Super-G1:25.52
Combined1:43.67452.77142:36.448
Giant slalom1:18.7341:18.2132:36.94
align=left rowspan=4Elisabeth GörglDownhill1:42.8216
Super-G
Combined1:43.897
Giant slalom1:19.84101:19.80222:39.6411
align=left rowspan=3Nicole HospDownhill1:42.629
Super-G1:26.18
Combined1:43.95851.0742:35.02
Cornelia HütterDownhill1:43.8224
align=left rowspan=3Michaela KirchgasserCombined1:45.722350.6922:36.417
Giant slalom1:20.39131:19.42=152:39.8112
Slalom54.069
Bernadette Schildalign=left rowspan=2Slalom53.414
Marlies Schild53.96651.1111:45.07
Regina SterzSuper-G1:27.52=11
align=left rowspan=2Kathrin ZettelGiant slalom1:21.60251:18.7382:40.3319
Slalom54.00751.3521:45.35

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Austria qualified 6 men and 4 women.[11]

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=4Simon EderSprint24:47.20 (0+0)7
Pursuit34:28.92 (1+0+0+1)8
Individual50:09.51 (0+1+0+0)4
Mass start44:30.74 (1+1+1+1)16
align=left rowspan=4Dominik LandertingerSprint24:34.80 (0+0)
Pursuit34:37.53 (0+0+1+2)10
Individual50:14.20 (0+0+0+0)5
Mass start43:32.82 (1+0+0+1)7
align=left rowspan=3Daniel MesotitschSprint26:06.62 (0+2)38
Pursuit36:23.43 (1+0+1+1)37
Individual53:53.33 (2+0+1+0)40
align=left rowspan=4Christoph SumannSprint25:25.50 (0+0)20
Pursuit34:43.00 (0+0+0+0)12
Individual52:39.11 (0+1+0+0)24
Mass start45:39.04 (1+2+1+0)27
Simon Eder
Dominik Landertinger
Daniel Mesotitsch
Christoph Sumann
Team relay1:12:45.77 (0+7)
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=3Lisa HauserSprint22:15.60 (0+0)27
Pursuit33:25.03 (1+0+1+1)39
Individual48:56.41 (0+0+0+1)36
align=left rowspan=2Katharina InnerhoferSprint24:49.04 (1+3)76
Individual48:28.34 (1+1+1+1)28
Mixed

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Benjamin Maier Two-man57.572357.742257.4120Did not advance2:52.7222
Benjamin Maier Four-man56.25=2156.111956.2721Did not advance2:48.6319
Christina Hengster Two-woman58.591458.561458.731358.91153:54.7915
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
** – Competed only in runs 1 and 2
*** - Competed only in runs 3 and 4

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Austria had eight athletes in qualification position.[8]

Distance
  • Men
  • AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
    Johannes Dürr30 km skiathlon36:04.01131:55.881:08:32.0+16.68
    Max Hauke15 km classical43:23.4+4:53.757
    Bernhard Tritscher50 km freestyle1:47:51.7+56.524
    Women
    AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
    Veronika Mayerhoferalign=left rowspan=210 km classical31:59.6+3:41.847
    Nathalie Schwarz31:23.2+3:05.438
    align=left rowspan=2Katerina Smutna10 km classical30:13.6+1:55.822
    15 km skiathlon20:14.23021:41.75342:32.8+3:59.246
    align=left rowspan=2Teresa Stadlober15 km skiathlon20:35.74220:24.53241:38.8+3:05.237
    30 km freestyle1:13:50.1+2:44.920
    Veronika Mayerhofer
    Nathalie Schwarz
    Katerina Smutna
    Teresa Stadlober
    4×5 km relay57:04.7+4:02.013
    Sprint
    AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Max Haukealign=left rowspan=3Men's sprint3:41.5546Did not advance
    Bernhard Tritscher3:32.608 Q3:44.012 Q3:37.643Did not advance
    Harald Wurm3:37.1824 Q3:38.325Did not advance
    Max Hauke
    Harald Wurm
    Men's team sprint25:01.238Did not advance
    Nathalie SchwarzWomen's sprint2:49.5453Did not advance
    Katerina Smutna
    Teresa Stadlober
    Women's team sprint16:59.505 q16:49.169

    Figure skating

    See main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Austria achieved the following quota places:

    AthleteEventTotal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Viktor PfeiferMen's singles56.6026Did not advance
    Kerstin FrankLadies' singles48.0026Did not advance
    Miriam Ziegler / Severin KieferPairs49.6217Did not advance

    Freestyle skiing

    See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

    Halfpipe
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
    Andreas Gohlalign=left rowspan=2Men's halfpipe54.8022.8054.8020Did not advance
    Marco Ladner56.6058.6058.6019Did not advance
    Ski cross
    AthleteEventSeedingRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
    Patrick Kolleralign=left rowspan=4Men's ski cross1:19.12283Did not advance24
    Andreas Matt1:17.55121 Q4Did not advance14
    Christoph Wahrstötter1:17.72143Did not advance20
    Thomas Zangerl1:17.72154Did not advance27
    Andrea Limbacheralign=left rowspan=3Women's ski cross1:26.88233Did not advance22
    Katrin Ofner1:24.10132 Q1 Q3 FB26
    Christina Staudinger1:28.30243Did not advance23
    Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
    Slopestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
    Luca TribondeauMen's slopestyle80.2080.8080.8014Did not advance
    Philomena BairWomen's slopestyle57.6020.0057.6016Did not advance

    Ice hockey

    See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Austria qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament.[12] [13]

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group stage--------
    Qualification playoffs
    Austria finished the tournament on the 10th rank.

    Luge

    See main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Austria earned the maximum quota of ten spots.

    Men
    AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Reinhard Eggeralign=left rowspan=3Singles52.564452.6301152.152952.16063:29.5068
    Wolfgang Kindl52.586552.7141352.145852.218123:29.6639
    Daniel Pfister52.9251652.8021452.3061352.243133:30.27615
    Georg Fischler
    Peter Penz
    align=left rowspan=2Doubles49.793354.252191:44.04519
    Andreas Linger
    Wolfgang Linger
    49.685249.77021:39.455
    Women
    AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Miriam Kastlungeralign=left rowspan=3Singles51.6222450.7951351.1391851.109163:24.66517
    Birgit Platzer51.2011751.5182551.7602452.097283:26.57623
    Nina Reithmayer51.2252051.1432051.6142251.174173:25.15620
    Mixed team relay

    Nordic combined

    See main article: Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Austria qualified a maximum quota of five athletes and a spot in the team large hill relay.[8]

    AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
    DistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Christoph BielerNormal hill/10 km98.5121.91123:52.41324:20.411
    Large hill/10 km125.5106.41723:03.91724:33.917
    Wilhelm DeniflNormal hill/10 km97.0117.61624:10.42425:06.419
    Bernhard GruberLarge hill/10 km136.5123.4323:16.82423:38.85
    align=left rowspan=2Lukas KlapferNormal hill/10 km99.0124.0524:24.52624:54.719
    Large hill/10 km127.5109.91323:03.71624:19.715
    align=left rowspan=2Mario StecherNormal hill/10 km95.5114.62323:54.81625:02.818
    Large hill/10 km124.5104.02323:04.11824:44.119
    Christoph Bieler
    Bernhard Gruber
    Lukas Klapfer
    Mario Stecher
    Team large hill/4×5 km513.5476.3247:09.9247:16.9

    Short track speed skating

    See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013, Austria qualified 1 woman.

    AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Veronika Windisch500 m44.5863Did not advance21
    1000 m1:36.0182 Q1:30.0175Did not advance15
    1500 m2:23.0423 Q2:23.2414 FB2:26.29611
    Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

    Skeleton

    See main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

    AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Matthias Guggenbergeralign=left rowspan=2Men's57.701757.121457.241356.9493:49.0014
    Raphael Maier57.831857.511857.952257.57173:50.8619
    Janine FlockWomen's59.471359.391358.61858.56143:56.039

    Ski jumping

    See main article: Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Austria received the following start quotas:

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
    DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Thomas DiethartNormal hill99.0132.65 Q98.0125.79258.34
    Large hill126.5109.132Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Michael HayböckNormal hill101.0128.61 Q101.0133.44 Q98.5124.611258.05
    Large hill131.0124.81 Q134.0127.39 Q125.5127.49254.78
    align=left rowspan=2Thomas MorgensternNormal hill99.5118.39 Q97.5125.615 Q101.0126.08251.614
    Large hill128.0116.06 Q122.0106.340Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Gregor SchlierenzauerNormal hill96.0123.918 Q101.0129.74253.610
    Large hill132.5124.614 Q130.5130.67255.27
    Thomas Diethart
    Michael Hayböck
    Thomas Morgenstern
    Gregor Schlierenzauer
    Team large hill527.5516.52 Q528.0521.931038.4
    Women
    AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotal
    DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
    Chiara Hölzlalign=left rowspan=2Normal hill92.0102.52596.0104.623207.125
    Daniela Iraschko-Stolz98.5120.25104.5126.01246.2

    Snowboarding

    See main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

    Alpine
  • Men
  • AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankOpposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Rank
    align=left rowspan=2Benjamin KarlGiant slalom1:37.445 Q
    L +0.10
    Did not advance
    Slalom58.954 Q
    W −0.19

    W −0.15

    L +0.04

    W −16.25
    align=left rowspan=2Lukas MathiesGiant slalomDid not advance
    Slalom58.933 Q
    W −0.45

    L +0.29
    Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Andreas PrommeggerGiant slalom1:39.7616 Q
    W −1.61

    L +0.53
    Did not advance
    Slalom59.5813 Q
    L +0.19
    Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Anton UnterkoflerGiant slalom1:41.0422Did not advance
    Slalom59.8017Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankOpposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Rank
    align=left rowspan=2Julia DujmovitsGiant slalomDid not advance
    Slalom1:04.335 Q
    W −0.24

    W

    W −5.18

    W −0.12
    align=left rowspan=2Marion KreinerGiant slalom1:52.4020Did not advance
    Slalom1:03.581 Q
    W −6.04

    L +0.05
    Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ina MeschikGiant slalom1:51.3213 Q
    W −0.05

    W −0.30

    L

    L +0.82
    4
    Slalom1:05.1511 Q
    W −0.24

    L +0.01
    Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Claudia RieglerGiant slalom1:48.627 Q
    L +0.49
    Did not advance
    Slalom1:05.149 Q
    L +2.78
    Did not advance
    Freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
    Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
    Adrian Kraineralign=left rowspan=3Men's slopestyle24.2516.0024.2514 QSDid not advance
    Clemens Schattschneider90.0024.2590.006 QS29.5026.2529.5017Did not advance
    Mathias Weißenbacher18.0028.7528.7514 QS14.0028.5028.5018Did not advance
    Anna GasserWomen's slopestyle89.5095.5095.501 QF49.0051.7551.7510
    Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
    Snowboard cross
    AthleteEventSeedingRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
    Hanno Douschanalign=left rowspan=3Men's snowboard cross2 Q3 Q FB410
    Alessandro Hämmerle2 Q5Did not advance=17
    Markus SchairerDid not advance=33
    Susanne Mollalign=left rowspan=2Women's snowboard cross1:25.43213 Q FB12
    Maria Ramberger1:24.55145Did not advance19
    Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

    Speed skating

    See main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Austria earned the following start quotas:

    Women
    AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Final
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Vanessa Bittner500 m39.333039.172778.5027
    1000 m1:17.93724
    1500 m2:02.8434
    Anna Rokita3000 m4:16.4322

    Notes and References

    1. News: . 6-time Olympian Stecher to bear Austrian flag . . . . 6 February 2014 . 6 February 2014 .
    2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . www.olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
    3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. 23 February 2014.
    4. News: 27 January 2014 . Austria to send 130 athletes to Sochi Olympics; Alpine skier Benjamin Raich named flagbearer . https://archive.today/20140127153703/http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/7894513a76c446c495ab9338c6b36888/OLY-Austria-Olympic-Team . dead . 27 January 2014 . . . . 27 January 2014 .
    5. News: Estrada . Chris . 3 February 2014 . Austria missing a flag-bearer after Alpine skier Raich delays Sochi trip . National Broadcasting Company (NBC) . 3 February 2014 .
    6. News: Austria says it's received athlete kidnapping threats . olympics.cbc.ca . 5 February 2014 . 5 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140205045028/http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/austria-says-received-athlete-kidnapping-threats.html . 5 February 2014 .
    7. News: Sochi 2014: Austrian Johannes Duerr fails drugs test for EPO . BBC Sport . 23 February 2014.
    8. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 24.01.2014 . 24 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 2 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202171422/http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/assigned-quota-for-olympic-games-2014-sochi.html?sectorcode=al . 2 February 2014 .
    9. Web site: Joachim Puchner Sochi 2014 bio . 2014-03-02 . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407003416/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-joachim-puchner . dead .
    10. Web site: Nicole Schmidhofer Sochi 2014 bio . 2014-03-02 . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407012819/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-nicole-schmidhofer . dead .
    11. News: 2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota. Real Biathlon. 16 March 2013.
    12. Web site: Austrian Eagles fly to Sochi . February 2013 . . 11 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104090140/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/recap/7561.html?tx_ttnews=187&cHash=de741c29cf . 4 January 2014 .
    13. Web site: Austria names first Olympic hockey roster since 2002 . Nick Zaccardi . 7 January 2014 . NBC Olympictalk . 7 January 2014.