1994 Winter Olympics national flag bearers

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During the Parade of Nations section of the 1994 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by name board bearers with a couple between them, and also the country flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. The Parade of Nations was organized according to the Bokmål Norwegian alphabet. As usual, Greece leads the parade, followed by American Samoa.Due logistical troubles, Mongolia did not march in the parade, but still compete in the Games. [1] The announcers welcomed the country in their respective national language, English, and lastly French. [2]

List

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name and flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC.

OrderNation Norsk/BokmålFlag bearerSport
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)HellasThomai LefousiAlpine skiing
2Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa  (ASA)Amerikansk SamoaFaauuga MuagututiaBobsleigh
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Amerikas Forente Stater Cammy Myler Luge
4Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)AndorraVicky GrauAlpine skiing
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)ArgentinaMaría GiroBiathlon
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)Armenia Arsen Harutyunyan Alpine skiing
7Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)Australia Kirstie Marshall Freestyle skiing
8Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus  (BLR)Belarus Yevgeniy Redkin [3] Biathlon
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Belgia Bea Pintens Short track speed skating
10Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda  (BER)BermudaJohn HoskinsChef de Mission [3]
11Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)Bosnia Hercegovina Bekim Babić Cross-country skiing
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)BrasilLothar Christian MunderAlpine skiing
13Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)BulgariaNadezhda AleksievaBiathlon
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Canada Kurt Browning Figure skating
15Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)ChileAlexis Racloz [3] Alpine skiing
16Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)Chinese TaipeiSun Kuang-MingBobsleigh [4]
17Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)Danmark Michael Tyllesen Figure skating
18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)Den Tsjekkiske Republikk Pavel Benc Cross-country skiing
19Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)Estland Allar Levandi Nordic combined
20Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)Fiji Rusiate Rogoyawa Cross-country skiing [5]
21Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Cross-country skiing
22Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Frankrike Anne Briand Biathlon
23Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia  (GEO)GeorgiaZurab DzhidzhishviliAlpine skiing
24Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)IslandÁsta HalldórsdóttirAlpine skiing
25Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)Israel Michael Shmerkin Figure skating
26Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)Italia Deborah Compagnoni Alpine skiing
27Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)JamaicaChris StokesBobsleigh
28Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)Japan Reiichi Mikata Nordic combined
29Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands  (ISV)JomfruøyeneKyle HeikkilaLuge
30Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)Kasakhstan Kayrat Biekenov Ski jumping
31Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)Kina Liu Yanfei Speed skating
32Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)Korea Lee Joon-Ho Short track speed skating
33Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)Kroatia Vedran Pavlek Alpine skiing
34Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus  (CYP)KyprosKarolina FotiadouAlpine skiing
35Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ)Kyrgisistan Torkel Engennes Volunteer
36Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)LatviaZintis EkmanisBobsleigh
37Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein  (LIE)Liechtenstein Markus Hasler Cross-country skiing
38Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)Litauen Povilas Vanagas Figure skating
39Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)LuxembourgGeorges Diderich [3] Chef de Mission
40Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)Mexico Hubertus von Hohenlohe Alpine skiing
41Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)MoldovaVasily GherghyBiathlon
42Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco  (MON)Monaco Albert II, Prince of Monaco Bobsleigh
43Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Nederland Christine Aaftink Speed skating
44Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)New Zealand Tony Smith Short track speed skating
45Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)Polen Tomasz Sikora Biathlon
46Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)PortugalJoao DuarteChef de Mission [3]
47Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)Puerto RicoListon BochetteBobsleigh
48Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)Romania Ioan Apostol Luge
49Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)Russland Sergei Tchepikov Biathlon
50Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino  (SMR)San MarinoDino CrescentiniBobsleigh
51Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)Senegal Lamine Guèye Alpine skiing
52Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)Slovakia Peter Šťastný Ice Hockey
53Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)Slovenia Jure Košir Alpine skiing
54Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)Spania Ainhoa Ibarra Alpine skiing
55Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Storbritannia Michael Dixon Biathlon
56Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)Sveits Gustav Weder Bobsleigh
57Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)Sverige Pernilla Wiberg Alpine skiing
58South African Olympic Flag 1994.gif  South Africa  (RSA)Sør-AfrikaDino QuattrocecereFigure skating
59Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)Trinidad og TobagoGregory Sun [3] Bobsleigh
60Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)Tyrkia Mithat Yıldırım Cross-country skiing
61Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)Tyskland Mark Kirchner Biathlon
62Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)Ukraina Viktor Petrenko Figure skating
63Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)UngarnAttila BónisOfficial
64Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)UsbekistanMuslyum Settarov [3] Figure skating
65Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)Østerrike Anita Wachter Alpine skiing
66Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)Norge Bjørn Dæhlie Cross-country skiing

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