Mexico at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:MEX
Nocname:Mexican Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Hubertus Von Hohenlohe (opening[1] [2]
and closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1928

Mexico competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team once again consisted of Hubertus von Hohenlohe competing in Alpine skiing. Hubertus von Hohenlohe became the second oldest Winter Olympian ever, and also break the longest span of competing at the winter Olympics (30 years).[4]

Competitors

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing10 1
Total 10 1

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Mexico had one athlete in qualification position.[5] Hubertus von Hohenlohe wore a traditional Mariachi suit while competing.[6] Hubertus von Hohenlohe crashed while competing in his only race (the slalom).[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Peleshaty . Adam . 4 January 2014 . Interesting Winter Olympians from tropical locales . . 4 January 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Zaccardi. Nick. Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe of Mexico will be second oldest Winter Olympian ever. NBC Olympic Talk . 2 January 2014. 2 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 27 January 2014.
  6. News: Gomez. Jorge Eduardo . 5 February 2014 . Sochi 2014: 'Mexican prince' ready to hit slopes in Mariachi suit . . . 21 February 2014 .
  7. News: . Sochi 2014: 55-year-old Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe crashes out of slalom . . 22 February 2014 . 22 February 2014 .