Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Skeleton
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueSliding Center Sanki, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates13–15 February 2014
Competitors47 from 17 nations
Skeleton at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Events
men  women

Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The events were held between 13 and 15 February 2014. A total of two skeleton events were held.[1]

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for all events.[2]

All times are (UTC+4).

Date Time Event
13 February 11:30 Women's singles runs 1 and 2
14 February 16:30 Men's singles runs 1 and 2
Women's singles runs 3 and 4
15 February 18:45 Men's singles runs 3 and 4

Medal summary

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia (RUS) 1 0 1 2
2  Great Britain (GBR) 1 0 0 1
3  United States (USA) 0 1 1 2
4  Latvia (LAT) 0 1 0 1
Total 2 2 2 6

Medalist

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
  Alexander Tretiakov
Russia (RUS) 		3:44.29  Martins Dukurs
Latvia (LAT) 		3:45.10  Matthew Antoine
United States (USA) 		3:47.26
Women's
  Lizzy Yarnold
Great Britain (GBR) 		3:52.89  Noelle Pikus-Pace
United States (USA) 		3:53.86  Elena Nikitina
Russia (RUS) 		3:54.30

Qualification

A total of 50 quota spots were availabled to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women might qualify. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 19 January 2014.[3]

Participating nations

47 athletes from 17 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses.

References

  1. ↑ "Sliding Center Sanki". SOOC. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Skeleton Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2013.