New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:NZL
Nocname:New Zealand Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Location:Sochi
Competitors:15
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Shane Dobbin (opening)[1] [2]
Jossi Wells (closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1952
See also: (1908 · 1912)

New Zealand competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of 15 competitors in five sports.[4] Only three members had prior Olympic Games experience (Dobbin, Sandford and Sinclair).[5]

For the sixth games in a row, the country did not win any medals. The best result was a fourth place to Jossi Wells in the men's halfpipe.

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Adam BarwoodMen's giant slalom1:28.51491:28.89432:57.4044
Men's slalom54.21501:01.97251:56.1825

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventQualification Final
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
Lyndon Sheehanalign=left rowspan=4Halfpipe78.2080.0080.008 Q55.2072.6072.609
Beau-James Wells76.8066.4076.8010 Q62.0080.0080.006
Byron WellsDid not advance
Jossi Wells83.0049.4083.005 Q85.6078.4085.604
Beau-James Wellsalign=left rowspan=2Slopestyle36.0066.6066.6021Did not advance
Jossi Wells82.8083.4083.4010 Q60.6050.0060.6011
Women
AthleteEventQualification Final
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
Janina KuzmaHalfpipe73.8075.2075.207 Q77.0074.8077.005
Anna Willcox-SilfverbergSlopestyle62.4034.4062.4015Did not advance

Skeleton

See main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ben SandfordMen's58.002257.752057.791857.67183:51.2120
Katharine EustaceWomen's59.521459.461658.691158.54133:56.21=11

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
Rebecca SinclairWomen's halfpipe32.2548.2548.2511Did not advance
Shelly Gotliebalign=left rowspan=4Women's slopestyle18.0030.7530.7511 QS63.2533.7563.257Did not advance
Stefi Luxton59.7534.2559.758 QS18.2560.2560.258Did not advance
Christy Prior67.5070.5070.507 QSDid not advance
Rebecca Torr70.7533.7570.756 QS27.2532.5032.5010Did not advance
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Shane DobbinMen's 5000 m6:26.9014
Men's 10,000 m13:16.427

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Walker . Nick . 5 February 2014 . Winter Olympics: Dobbin named NZ flag bearer . . 5 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303005019/http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/21285451/winter-olympics-dobbin-named-nz-flag-bearer/ . 3 March 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. News: 23 January 2014 . Wells brothers head 15-strong Olympics team . . 23 January 2014 .
  5. News: 23 January 2014 . 15 in New Zealand team for Sochi games. . . 23 January 2014 .