Ireland at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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| At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 5 in 4 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Conor Lyne (opening)[1][2] Seamus O'Connor (closing)[3] |
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| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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 Great Britain (1896–1920) |
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Ireland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Five competitors in four sports made up the Ireland team. All five members of the team are members of the Irish diaspora, who were born or live and train elsewhere.[4]
Alpine skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Ireland had two athletes in qualification position.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Conor Lyne[6] | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Men's slalom | 1:03.58 | 74 | 1:09.71 | 40 | 2:13.29 | 42 | |
| Florence Bell[7] | Women's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Women's slalom | 1:07.84 | 55 | DNF | ||||
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Ireland had one athlete in qualification position. Jan Rossiter has criticized Russia for its stance on homosexuality and has said we can't ignore it.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Jan Rossiter | Men's 15 km classical | 48:44.6 | +10:14.9 | 87 |
Skeleton
Ireland has qualified one athlete for the men's single event. Sean Greenwood originally competed for Canada but switched to compete for Ireland to pay homage to his heritage.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sean Greenwood | Men's | 57.99 | 21 | 1:05.11 | 27 | 58.22 | =23 | Did not advance | 3:01.32 | 27 | |
Snowboarding
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Ireland had one athlete qualified in two events.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Seamus O'Connor[10] | Men's halfpipe | 66.25 | 71.50 | 71.50 | 8 QS | 54.00 | 43.00 | 54.00 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's slopestyle | 33.50 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 13 QS | 60.75 | 70.25 | 70.25 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
See also
References
- ↑ "Conor Lyne named as flag bearer for Ireland in Sochi". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ Clerkin, Malachy (22 January 2014). "Diaspora Olympians come into the cold for Ireland at Sochi". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.1.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Lyne heads five-strong Ireland team". Belfast Telegraph . 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014. line feed character in
|newspaper=at position 22 (help) - ↑ O’Brien, Brendan (30 January 2014). "Sister’s support still strong as Florence flies the flag in Sochi". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Fennessy, Paul (1 February 2014). "Ireland’s Jan Rossiter: ‘We certainly can’t ignore Russia’s stance on homosexuality’". The Score (Ireland). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Ip, Stephanie (23 January 2014). "Vancouver-born skeleton pilot representing Ireland at Sochi has bare-bones support". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ Strasser, Franz (31 January 2014). "Teen US-born snowboarder to represent Ireland in Sochi". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 February 2014.