Denmark at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Denmark competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 12 athletes in 3 sports are competing for the team.[4][5] Their best placements were sixth in men's and women's curling.

Denmark at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Sochi
Competitors12 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Lene Nielsen (opening)[1][2]
Martin Møller (closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Denmark has qualified three athletes.[6] However Denmark elected to send only one athlete who met the qualification set by the Olympic Committee.[4]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank 1 Time Rank
Christoffer Faarup Men's downhill N/A 2:12.55 37
Men's super-G N/A 1:23.34 47
Men's combined 1:57.96 39 1:10.36 34 3:08.32 34

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Denmark has qualified two athletes.[6] However Denmark elected to only send one athlete, who met the qualification set by the Olympic Committee.[4]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Martin Møller[4] Men's 15 km classical N/A 43:29.7 +5:00.0 58
Men's 30 km skiathlon 38:59.0 56 34:33.3 45 1:14:05.1 +5:49.7 52
Men's 50 km freestyle N/A 1:52:32.7 +5:37.5 45
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Møller Men's sprint 3:44.38 54 Did not advance

Curling
Main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on results from 2012 and the 2013 World Curling Championships, Denmark has qualified their men's and women's team as one of the seven highest ranked nations. On 24 August 2013, the team selections were announced; all athletes who took part in the qualification were selected.

Men's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Team: Rasmus Stjerne (skip), Mikkel Adrup Poulsen, Johnny Frederiksen, Troels Harry and Lars Vilandt (alternate).[7]

Round robin

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
Country
 Skip W L PF PA Ends
won		 Ends
lost		 Blank
ends		 Stolen
ends		 Shot %
 Sweden Niklas Edin 816044383018886%
 Canada Brad Jacobs 726953393614784%
 China Liu Rui 726750413711585%
 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 545253363318586%
 Great Britain David Murdoch 545149373515883%
 Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 455461323717481%
 Russia Andrey Drozdov 365870363813777%
 Switzerland Sven Michel 364746313422783%
 United States John Shuster 274758303914780%
 Germany John Jahr 185374383910976%
Round-robin

Women's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Team: Lene Nielsen (skip), Helle Nordfred Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen and Mette de Neergaard (alternate).[4]

Round robin

Final round robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Country
 Skip W L PF PA Ends
won		 Ends
lost		 Blank
ends		 Stolen
ends		 Shot %
 Canada Jennifer Jones 9072404327121486%
 Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 725852373513780%
 Switzerland Mirjam Ott 546360373813778%
 Great Britain Eve Muirhead 547458393591180%
 Japan Ayumi Ogasawara 455967394141076%
 Denmark Lene Nielsen 455756344012978%
 China Wang Bingyu 455862363810481%
 South Korea Kim Ji-sun 366065353710679%
 Russia Anna Sidorova 364856333519682%
 United States Erika Brown 18427533408576%
Round-robin

References
  1. Andersen Asferg, Mikkel (13 January 2014). "Lene Nielsen bærer fanen ved OL". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "Martin Møller og Christoffer Faarup udtaget til vinter-OL" [Martin Møller and Christopher Faarup selected for the Winter Olympics]. dif.dk (in Danish). National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. "Danish Athletes Compete at 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia". Danish Pioneer. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  7. "Denmark announces Olympic curling teams". World Curling Federation. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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