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Skeleton
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Venue Sliding Center Sanki, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates13–15 February
Competitors47 from 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 entries)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
  • a 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]
  • b 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. [4]

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. [6]

Participating nations

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

References

  1. ^ "Sliding Center Sanki". SOOC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Skeleton Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Decision issued by the IOC Disciplinary Commission" (PDF). olympic.org. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "IOC sanctions four Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings". 14 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

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