Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Skeleton
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
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VenueSliding Center Sanki, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates13–15 February 2014
Competitors47from 17 nations
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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

  *   Host nation (Russia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)*1012
2 Great Britain (GBR)1001
3 United States (USA)0112
4 Latvia (LAT)0101
Totals (4 nations)2226

Medalist

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
details
Aleksandr Tretyakov [a]
 Russia
3:44.29 Martins Dukurs
 Latvia
3:45.10 Matthew Antoine
 United States
3:47.26
Women's
details
Lizzy Yarnold
 Great Britain
3:52.89 Noelle Pikus-Pace
 United States
3:53.86 Elena Nikitina [b]
 Russia
3:54.30
  • men's On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr Tretyakov was stripped of his gold medal.[3] On 1 February 2018, his results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[4]
  • women's On 22 November 2017, bronze medalist Elena Nikitina was stripped of her medal.[5] On 1 February 2018, her results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[6]

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.[7]

Participating nations

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

References

  1. ^ "Sliding Center Sanki". SOOC. Retrieved 16 November 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ "Skeleton Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 12 January 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Who-We-Are/Commissions/Disciplinary-Commission/2017/SML-022-Disciplinary-Commission-Decision-Operative-Part-Aleksandr-TRETIAKOV.pdf#_ga=2.77405526.2130718839.1511363399-1668388724.1484259175
  4. ^ "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-four-russian-athletes-as-part-of-oswald-commission-findings
  6. ^ "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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