Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:BLR
Nocname:Belarus Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:26
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Aleksei Grishin (opening)[1] [2]
Darya Domracheva (closing)[3]
Rank:8
Gold:5
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1994
See also: (1900–1912)
(1924–1936)
(1952–1988)
(1992)

Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes, competing in five sports.[4]

With five gold medals won this was Belarus' most successful Winter Olympics. The five gold medals was also the most won by the country at any Olympics since independence.[5]

Competitors

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing11 2
Biathlon5 5 10
Cross-country skiing4 1 5
Freestyle skiing4 2 6
Short track speed skating1 1 2
Total 1510 25

Medalists

See main article: 2014 Winter Olympics medal table.

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had two athletes in qualification position.[6]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=5Yuri Danilochkin2:10.5831
1:22.4538
Men's combined
Men's giant slalom
align=left rowspan=3Maria Shkanova
1:26.79521:23.79412:50.5844
59.673357.56311:57.2329

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Belarus qualified 5 men and 5 women.[7]

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=3Yauhen AbramenkaSprint26:55.02 (1+1)56
Pursuit39:11.55 (0+0+4+1)51
Individual55:38.83 (1+1+1+0)53
align=left rowspan=3Uladzimir ChapelinSprint25:49.71 (0+1)29
Pursuit36:57.21 (0+0+1+0)41
Individual54:59.2 3 (1+1+0+1)49
Aliaksandr DarozhkaIndividual58:27.75 (2+0+2+1)80
align=left rowspan=2Yuryi LiadauSprint26:55.12 (1+1)57
Pursuit39:46.24 (1+1+0+2)56
align=left rowspan=3Siarhei NovikauSprint26:00.80 (0+0)33
Pursuit38:59.53 (0+1+1+1)50
Individual55:41.72 (0+1+1+0)54
Yauhen Abramenka
Uladzimir Chapelin
Yuryi Liadau
Siarhei Novikau		Team relay1:16:02.35 (0+5)13
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=4Darya DomrachevaSprint21:38.61 (1+0)9
align=left Pursuit29:30.71 (0+0+0+1)
Individual43:19.61 (0+1+0+0)
Mass start35:25.61 (0+0+0+1)
align=left rowspan=2Nastassia DubarezavaSprint22:29.71 (0+1)34
Pursuit41:01.812 (1+4+4+3)56
align=left rowspan=3Lyudmila KalinchikSprint22:37.82 (1+1)37
Pursuit32:54.92 (0+0+0+2)33
Individual48:06.22 (0+1+0+1)25
Nadzeya PisarevaIndividual48:55.43 (0+3+0+0)35
align=left rowspan=4Nadezhda SkardinoSprint21:50.90 (0+0)17
Pursuit30:43.71 (0+0+0+1)13
Individual44:57.80 (0+0+0+0)
Mass start37:08.02 (0+0+1+1)16
Darya Domracheva
Lyudmila Kalinchik
Nadzeya Pisareva
Nadezhda Skardino		Team relay1:11:33.49 (1+8)5
Mixed

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had five athletes in qualification position.[6]

Distance
  • Men
    • AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
    align=left rowspan=3Sergei Dolidovich15 km classical42:55.4+4:25.753
    30 km skiathlon36:57.23233:55.9381:11:28.1+3:12.734
    50 km freestyle1:47:09.5 +14.3 5
    align=left Aliaksei Ivanou50 km freestyle1:52:52.9+5:57.746
    align=left rowspan=2Alexander Lasutkin15 km classical42:45.1+4:15.449
    30 km skiathlon38:46.95235:12.2541:14:39.4+6:24.055
    align=left rowspan=3Michail Semenov15 km classical43:36.0+5:06.359
    30 km skiathlon36:48.22932:54.5191:10:13.3+1:57.924
    50 km freestyle1:47:36.0+40.817
    Sergei Dolidovich
    Aliaksei Ivanou
    Alexander Lasutkin
    Michail Semenov    		4×10 km relay1:34:40.1+5:58.114
    Women
    AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
    align=left rowspan=3Alena Sannikova10 km classical31:42.2+3:24.443
    15 km skiathlon21:46.45521:47.05444:09.75:36.153
    30 km freestyle1:18:46.3 +7:41.142
    Sprint
    AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Michail SemenovMen's sprint3:42.9348Did not advance
    Valiantsina KaminskayaWomen's sprint2:46.7647Did not advance

    Freestyle skiing

    See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had six athletes in qualification position.[6] The full list of Belarusian freestyle skiing team was officially announced on 22 January 2014.[8]

    Aerials
    AthleteEventQualification Final
    Jump 1Jump 2Jump 1Jump 2Jump 3
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Dmitri Dashinskialign=left rowspan=4Men's aerials106.648117.191 Q108.415 Q100.458did not advance
    Aleksei Grishin76.822088.949Did not advance
    Anton Kushnir107.527115.382 Q119.032 Q115.843 Q134.50
    Denis Osipau81.8617111.055 Q99.369did not advance
    Hanna Huskovaalign=left rowspan=2Women's aerials44.082252.6015Did not advance
    Alla Tsuper66.151477.526 Q99.181 Q88.504 Q98.01

    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, Belarus qualified 1 man (1500 m) and 1 woman (1500 m).[9] For the first time ever a Belarusian male athlete qualified in the sport.[10]

    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Maksim SiarheyeuMen's 1500 m2:19.5055Did not advance28
    Volha TalayevaWomen's 1500 m2:27.8176Did not advance32

    Notes and References

    1. News: Alexei Grishin to carry Belarus’ flag in Sochi . . . 4 February 2014 . 4 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306213346/http://news.belta.by/en/news/sport?id=739138 . 6 March 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. Web site: Belarus’ Olympic Team announced . . 23 January 2014 . www.mst.by . Belarus Sports and Tourism Ministry . 2 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302191437/http://www.mst.by/en/press-centre/actual/belarus-olympic-team-announced_i_5357.html . 2 March 2014 .
    5. News: . Sochi 2014 the most successful Olympics in Belarus’ independent history . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309164305/http://news.belta.by/en/news/sport?id=740971 . dead . 9 March 2014 . . . 24 February 2014 . 3 March 2014 .
    6. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 5 January 2014.
    7. News: 2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota. Real Biathlon. 16 March 2013.
    8. News: Belarus’ Olympic Team announced. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 22 January 2014. 24 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226171205/http://news.belta.by/en/news/sport?id=738213. 26 February 2014.
    9. Web site: Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating . 23 December 2013 . . 25 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111730/http://isuprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/128425/1841-owg-2014-provisional-allocation-entry-quotas-speed-skating.pdf . 24 December 2013 .
    10. Web site: Belarusian short track skaters earn two Olympic spots . . www.noc.by . . 31 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103145944/http://www.noc.by/en/articles/item/1293-belarusian-short-track-skaters-earn-two-olympic-spots . 3 January 2014 . dead .

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