2014 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Fisht Olympic Stadium, preceded by its flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

Parade order

All nations paraded in alphabetical order of the Russian alphabet except the host country, Russia, who entered last.

Countries and flag bearers

The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade.[1] This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the IPC.

Order Country Russian Romanisation Flag bearer Sport
1  Australia (AUS) Австралия Avstraliya Rahles-Rahbula, CameronCameron Rahles-Rahbula Alpine skiing
2  Austria (AUT) Австрия Avstriya Bonadimann, PhilippPhilipp Bonadimann Alpine skiing
3  Andorra (AND) Андорра Andorra Fernandez, XavierXavier Fernandez Alpine skiing
4  Argentina (ARG) Аргентина Argentina Robledo, Pablo JavierPablo Javier Robledo Nordic skiing
5  Armenia (ARM) Армения Armeniya Avanesyan, MherMher Avanesyan Alpine skiing
6  Belarus (BLR) Респу́блика Белару́сь Respublika Belarus’ Skorabahataya, YadvihaYadviha Skorabahataya Nordic skiing
7  Belgium (BEL) Бельгия Bel'giya Colle, DenisDenis Colle Snowboarding
8  Bulgaria (BUL) Болгария Bolgariya Georgiev, SvetoslavSvetoslav Georgiev Nordic skiing
9  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Босния и Герцеговина Bosniya i Gertsegovina Kazazic, IlmaIlma Kazazic Alpine skiing
10  Brazil (BRA) Бразилия Braziliya Pereira, AndréAndré Pereira Snowboarding
11  Great Britain (GBR) Великобритания Velikobritaniya Knight, MillieMillie Knight Alpine skiing
12  Germany (GER) Германия Germania Rothfuß, AndreaAndrea Rothfuß Alpine skiing
13  Greece (GRE) Греция Gretsiya Kalaras, EfthymiosEfthymios Kalaras Alpine skiing
14  Denmark (DEN) Дания Daniya Nyvold, UlrikUlrik Nyvold Alpine skiing
15  Iran (IRI) Иран Iran Kalhor, SadeghSadegh Kalhor Alpine skiing
16  Iceland (ISL) Исландия Islandiya Fridriksdottir, ErnaErna Fridriksdottir Alpine skiing
17  Spain (ESP) Испания Ispaniya Santacana Maiztegui, JonJon Santacana Maiztegui Alpine skiing
18  Italy (ITA) Италия Italiya Chiarotti, AndreaAndrea Chiarotti Ice sledge hockey
19  Kazakhstan (KAZ) Казахстан Kazakhstan Omarov, YerlanYerlan Omarov Nordic skiing
20  Canada (CAN) Канада Kanada Gaudet, SonjaSonja Gaudet Wheelchair curling
21  China (CHN) Китайская Народная Республика Kitaiskaya Narodnaya Respublika Ye, TianTian Ye Nordic skiing
22  Mexico (MEX) Мексика Meksika Velasquez, ArlyArly Velasquez Alpine skiing
23  Mongolia (MGL) Монголия Mongoliya Batmunkh, GanboldGanbold Batmunkh Nordic skiing
24  Netherlands (NED) Нидерланды Niderlandy Mentel-Spee, BibianBibian Mentel-Spee Snowboarding
25  New Zealand (NZL) Новая Зеландия Novaya Zelandiya Hall, AdamAdam Hall Alpine skiing
26  Norway (NOR) Норвегия Norvegiya Marthinsen, MariannMariann Marthinsen Nordic skiing
27  Poland (POL) Польша Pol'sha Krezel, MaciejMaciej Krezel Alpine skiing
28  South Korea (KOR) Республика Корея Respublika Koreya Seung-Hwan, JungJung Seung-Hwan Ice sledge hockey
29  Romania (ROU) Румыния Rumyniya Valeanu, LauraLaura Valeanu Alpine skiing
30  Serbia (SRB) Сербия Serbiya Milosevic, JugoslavJugoslav Milosevic Alpine skiing
31  Slovakia (SVK) Словакия Slovakiya Krako, JakubJakub Krako Alpine skiing
32  Slovenia (SLO) Словения Sloveniya Jakic, GalGal Jakic Alpine skiing
33  United States (USA) Соединенные Штаты Америки Soyedinennye Shtaty Ameriki Lujan, JonathanJonathan Lujan Alpine skiing
34  Turkey (TUR) Турция Turtsiya Cekic, MehmetMehmet Cekic Alpine skiing
35  Uzbekistan (UZB) Узбекистан Uzbekistan Gayazov, RamilRamil Gayazov Alpine skiing
36  Ukraine (UKR) Украина Ukraina Tkachenko, MykhayloMykhaylo Tkachenko Nordic skiing
37  Finland (FIN) Финляндия Finlyandiya Saarinen, KatjaKatja Saarinen Alpine skiing
38  France (FRA) Франция Frantsiya Gauthier-Manuel, VincentVincent Gauthier-Manuel Alpine skiing
39  Croatia (CRO) Хорватия Horvatiya Sokolovic, DinoDino Sokolovic Alpine skiing
40  Czech Republic (CZE) Чехия Chekhiya Loska, StanislavStanislav Loska Alpine skiing
41  Chile (CHI) Чили Chili Migueles, JorgeJorge Migueles Alpine skiing
42  Switzerland (SUI) Швейцария Shveitsariya Kunz, ChristophChristoph Kunz Alpine skiing
43  Sweden (SWE) Швеция Shvetsiya Jungnell, JalleJalle Jungnell Wheelchair curling
44  Japan (JPN) Япония Yaponiya Ota, ShokoShoko Ota Nordic skiing
45  Russia (RUS) Россия Rossiya Redkobuzov, ValeriiValerii Redkobuzov Alpine skiing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.