Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Sliding Center Sanki, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia |
Dates | 16–23 February 2014 |
Competitors | 169 from 23 nations |
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Qualification
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Two | men | women |
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Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The three events took place between 16–23 February 2014.[1]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all three events.[2]
All times are (UTC+4).
Date | Time | Event |
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16 February | 20:15 | Two-man runs 1 and 2 |
17 February | 18:30 | Two-man runs 3 and 4 |
18 February | 19:15 | Two-woman runs 1 and 2 |
19 February | 20:15 | Two-woman runs 3 and 4 |
22 February | 20:30 | Four-man runs 1 and 2 |
23 February | 13:30 | Four-man runs 3 and 4 |
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man[3] |
Beat Hefti Alex Baumann | 3:46.05 | Steven Holcomb Steven Langton | 3:46.27 | Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiskens | 3:46.48 |
Four-man [4] |
Oskars Melbārdis Arvis Vilkaste Daumants Dreiškens Jānis Strenga | 3:40.69 | Steven Holcomb Steven Langton Curtis Tomasevicz Christopher Fogt | 3:40.99 | John James Jackson Stuart Benson Bruce Tasker Joel Fearon | 3:41.10 |
Two-woman |
Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse | 3:50.61 | Elana Meyers Lauryn Williams | 3:50.71 | Jamie Greubel Aja Evans | 3:51.61 |
[a]Russian teams were originally awarded the gold medal, but were disqualified by the International Olympic Committee in November 2017 for doping violations.[5]
Qualification
A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 130 men and 40 women might qualify. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 20 January 2014.[6]
Participating nations
169 athletes from 23 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses.
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References
- ↑ "Sliding Center Sanki". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bobsleigh Schedule and Results". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ Olympic Winter Games 2014 2-man Bobsleig
- ↑ Olympic Winter Games 2014 4-man Bobsleigh
- ↑
- ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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