Armenia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Armenia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Armenia.svg
IOC code ARM
NOC National Olympic Committee of Armenia
Website www.armnoc.am  (in Armenian)
in Sochi
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Sergey Mikayelyan (opening) [1] [2] Arman Serebrakian (closing) [3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team (1992)

Armenia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. [4] The team consists of four athletes competing in two sports. [5] Both male cross-country skiers qualified for their events, while the other two athletes received wildcards. [6]

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Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Armenia has one athlete in qualification position. [7] The final team was announced on January 21, 2014. [6]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Arman Serebrakian [6] Men's giant slalom 1:29.59541:28.81422:58.4046
Men's slalom 55.90601:04.67322:00.5735

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Armenia has three athletes in qualification position. [7] The final team was announced on January 21, 2014. [6]

AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Sergey Mikayelyan [5] Men's 15 km classical N/A42:39.1+4:09.446
Men's 30 km skiathlon 38:43.15133:59.8391:13:16.6+5:01.246
Artur Yeghoyan [5] Men's 15 km classical N/ADNS
Men's 30 km skiathlon 40:11.76336:51.0631:17:44.5+9:29.163
Katya Galstyan [6] Women's 10 km classical N/A35:26.4+7:08.664 [8]

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