2014 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations
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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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | Tian 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
- ↑ "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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