Noc: | MDA |
Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova |
Games: | Winter Olympics |
Year: | 2014 |
Website: | |
Location: | Sochi |
Competitors: | 4 |
Sports: | 4 |
Flagbearer: | Victor Pinzaru (opening[1] [2] and closing)[3] |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1994 |
See also: | (1900–1912) (1924–1936) (1952–1988) (1992) |
Moldova competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014.[4] Moldova's team consists of four athletes in four sports.[5]
Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[6]
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Moldova had two athletes in qualification position.[7] However naturalized Italian alpine skier Mirko Deflorian withdrew from the team citing poor results.[5]
See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Pending reallocation of quotas, will allow Moldova to enter one female athlete. Alexandra Camenscic also competed in cross-country skiing.
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Moldova had two athletes in qualification position.[7] The team was officially named on 22 January 2014.[5]
See main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Moldova qualified a place in the men's singles when Bogdan Macovei finished in the top 38 (with a maximum of three per nation qualifying) during the 2013–14 Luge World Cup. The team was officially named on 22 January 2014.[5]