British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:IVB
Nocname:British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Flagcaption:Flag of the British Virgin Islands
Location:Sochi
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Peter Crook (opening[1] and closing)
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the second Winter Olympic Games appearance for the territory, after the 1984 Winter Olympics. The team consisted of one athlete, the freestyle skier Peter Crook, who became the territory's second Winter Olympian ever. In the men's halfpipe, he came in 27th place.

Background

The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1981.[2] The British Virgin Islands joined Olympic competition at the 1984 Winter Olympics, and have they have participated in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[3] The only prior Winter Olympics appearance for the British Virgin Islands had come 30 years prior, in Sarajevo at the 1984 Winter Olympics.[4] The British Virgin Islands' delegation to Sochi consisted of a single competitor, freestyle skier Peter Crook.[5] Crook was only the second Winter Olympian ever for the territory.[6] The chef de mission for the delegation was Mark Chapman, who is a chartered accountant and has served as the treasurer of the British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee.[7] Crook was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and closing ceremony.[8] [9]

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, The British Virgin Islands had one athlete in qualification position.[10] Peter Crook was 21 years old at the time of the Sochi Olympics.[11] On 18 February, he competed in the qualifying round of the men's halfpipe, held in heavy snow.[12] In the qualification round, each skier was given two runs, with the best of the two runs determining placement; the top 16 were allowed to advance.[13] In his first run, Crook scored 24.20 points, and a higher 25.20 points in his second run. However, this was only enough for 27th place, and Crook was therefore eliminated. With his Olympic participation concluded, the territory did not win a medal at these Games.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: . Peter Crook – BVI's Flag Bearer At Winter Games; Local Delegation Will Attend . British Virgin Islands Platinum News . 5 February 2014 . 5 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221233403/http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?articleId=1391616451 . 21 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Virgin Islands, British – National Olympic Committee (NOC). International Olympic Committee. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180716140558/https://www.olympic.org/virgin-islands-british. 16 July 2018. live. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: British Virgin Islands. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104084736/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IVB/. 4 January 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Chances are high for British Virgin Island talent Peter Crook to compete in Sochi . 28 October 2013 . . 7 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140130152229/http://www.fis-ski.com/freestyle-skiing/halfpipe-slopestyle/news-multimedia/news/article=peter-crook-may-become-first-winter-olympics-participant-for-british-virgin-islands-years.html . 30 January 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IVB/winter/2014/. 11 February 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  6. News: 6 August 2013. Crook to join list of BVI Winter Olympians!. Virgin Islands News Online. 7 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217064904/http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/crook-to-join-list-of-bvi-winter-olympians. 17 December 2013. live. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Mark Chapman. Azur Counsulting. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622175804/http://www.azurbvi.com/mark-chapman.html. 22 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers. International Olympic Committee. July 9, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323222236/https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Opening_Ceremony.pdf. 23 March 2018. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony – Flagbearers. International Olympic Committee. July 9, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323222237/https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Closing_Ceremony.pdf. 23 March 2018. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2013. International Ski Federation . 26 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221110414/http://data.fis-ski.com/media/olympic-games/quota-20-01-2014-6.pdf/ . 21 February 2014 . live . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Peter Crook Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710203428/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/peter-crook-1.html. 10 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Freestyle Skiing at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games: Men's Halfpipe. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025519/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2014/FRS/mens-halfpipe.html. 29 April 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Freestyle Skiing at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games: Men's Halfpipe Qualifying Round. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707015504/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2014/FRS/mens-halfpipe-qualifying-round.html. 7 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  14. News: . Olympics: Crook marks ski landmark for British Virgin Islands . Agence France-Presse . GlobalPost . 18 February 2014 . 18 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226043907/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140218/olympics-crook-marks-ski-landmark-british-virgin-islands . 26 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .

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