Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:BEL
Nocname:Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:7
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Hanna Mariën (opening)[1]
Bart Swings (closing)[2]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of seven athletes in five sports, one less than in 2010. The goal of the team was a few top-8 performances.[3]

Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo did not plan to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[4]

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Figure skating

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

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has two athletes in qualification position, but rejected 1 quota in women's ski cross.

Halfpipe

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has one athlete in qualification position.

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

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, Belgium has earned the following start quotas:[5]

AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
align=left rowspan=4Bart SwingsMen's 1000 m1:10.1423
Men's 1500 m1:45.9510
Men's 5000 m6:17.794
Men's 10000 m13:13.995
align=left rowspan=2Jelena PeetersWomen's 1500 m1:59.7320
Women's 3000 m4:10.8712

Non-qualified sports

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has six athletes in qualification position.[6] However no alpine skiers were selected for the final team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org. . 7 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
  3. News: 25 January 2014 . Sept athlètes belges aux JO d'hiver de Sotchi . fr . flandreinfo.be . 25 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140127135515/http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.francais/sport/140125_Belges_Sotchi . 27 January 2014 . dmy-all .
  4. News: Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics . Bloomberg.com . December 19, 2013.
  5. Web site: Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating . December 23, 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 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 20 January 2014.