Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	BLR
NOC	Belarus Olympic Committee
Website	www.noc.by  (in Russian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors	25 in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Aleksei Grishin (opening) [1] [2] Darya Domracheva (closing) [3]
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 5 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Poland (1924–1936)   Soviet Union (1952–1988)   Unified Team (1992)

Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes, competing in five sports. ^[4]

With five gold medals won this was Belarus' most successful Winter Olympics. The five gold medals was also the most won by the country at any Olympics since independence. ^[5]

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Biathlon	5	5	10
Cross-country skiing	4	1	5
Freestyle skiing	4	2	6
Short track speed skating	1	1	2
Total	15	10	25

Medalists

Main article: 2014 Winter Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Darya Domracheva	Biathlon	Women's pursuit	February 11
Gold	Darya Domracheva	Biathlon	Women's individual	February 14
Gold	Alla Tsuper	Freestyle skiing	Women's aerials	February 14
Gold	Darya Domracheva	Biathlon	Women's mass start	February 17
Gold	Anton Kushnir	Freestyle skiing	Men's aerials	February 17
Bronze	Nadezhda Skardino	Biathlon	Women's individual	February 14

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had two athletes in qualification position. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yuri Danilochkin	Men's downhill	—				2:10.58	31
	Men's super-G	—				1:22.45	38
	Men's combined	DNF
	Men's giant slalom	DNF
	Men's slalom	DNF
Maria Shkanova	Women's super-G	—				DNF
	Women's giant slalom	1:26.79	52	1:23.79	41	2:50.58	44
	Women's slalom	59.67	33	57.56	31	1:57.23	29

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Belarus qualified 5 men and 5 women. ^[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Yauhen Abramenka	Sprint	26:55.0	2 (1+1)	56
	Pursuit	39:11.5	5 (0+0+4+1)	51
	Individual	55:38.8	3 (1+1+1+0)	53
Uladzimir Chapelin	Sprint	25:49.7	1 (0+1)	29
	Pursuit	36:57.2	1 (0+0+1+0)	41
	Individual	54:59.2	3 (1+1+0+1)	49
Aliaksandr Darozhka	Individual	58:27.7	5 (2+0+2+1)	80
Yuryi Liadau	Sprint	26:55.1	2 (1+1)	57
	Pursuit	39:46.2	4 (1+1+0+2)	56
Siarhei Novikau	Sprint	26:00.8	0 (0+0)	33
	Pursuit	38:59.5	3 (0+1+1+1)	50
	Individual	55:41.7	2 (0+1+1+0)	54
Yauhen Abramenka Uladzimir Chapelin Yuryi Liadau Siarhei Novikau	Team relay	1:16:02.3	5 (0+5)	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Darya Domracheva	Sprint	21:38.6	1 (1+0)	9
	Pursuit	29:30.7	1 (0+0+0+1)
	Individual	43:19.6	1 (0+1+0+0)
	Mass start	35:25.6	1 (0+0+0+1)
Nastassia Dubarezava	Sprint	22:29.7	1 (0+1)	34
	Pursuit	41:01.8	12 (1+4+4+3)	56
Lyudmila Kalinchik	Sprint	22:37.8	2 (1+1)	37
	Pursuit	32:54.9	2 (0+0+0+2)	33
	Individual	48:06.2	2 (0+1+0+1)	25
Nadzeya Pisareva	Individual	48:55.4	3 (0+3+0+0)	35
Nadezhda Skardino	Sprint	21:50.9	0 (0+0)	17
	Pursuit	30:43.7	1 (0+0+0+1)	13
	Individual	44:57.8	0 (0+0+0+0)
	Mass start	37:08.0	2 (0+0+1+1)	16
Darya Domracheva Lyudmila Kalinchik Nadzeya Pisareva Nadezhda Skardino	Team relay	1:11:33.4	9 (1+8)	5

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Yauhen Abramenka Uladzimir Chapelin Nastassia Dubarezava Lyudmila Kalinchik	Team relay	1:13:11.8	9 (0+9)	10

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had five athletes in qualification position. ^[6]

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Sergei Dolidovich	15 km classical	—				42:55.4	+4:25.7	53
	30 km skiathlon	36:57.2	32	33:55.9	38	1:11:28.1	+3:12.7	34
	50 km freestyle	—				1:47:09.5	+14.3	5
Aliaksei Ivanou	50 km freestyle	—				1:52:52.9	+5:57.7	46
Alexander Lasutkin	15 km classical	—				42:45.1	+4:15.4	49
	30 km skiathlon	38:46.9	52	35:12.2	54	1:14:39.4	+6:24.0	55
Michail Semenov	15 km classical	—				43:36.0	+5:06.3	59
	30 km skiathlon	36:48.2	29	32:54.5	19	1:10:13.3	+1:57.9	24
	50 km freestyle	—				1:47:36.0	+40.8	17
Sergei Dolidovich Aliaksei Ivanou Alexander Lasutkin Michail Semenov	4×10 km relay	—				1:34:40.1	+5:58.1	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Alena Sannikova	10 km classical	—				31:42.2	+3:24.4	43
	15 km skiathlon	21:46.4	55	21:47.0	54	44:09.7	5:36.1	53
	30 km freestyle	—				1:18:46.3	+7:41.1	42

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Michail Semenov	Men's sprint	3:42.93	48	Did not advance
Valiantsina Kaminskaya	Women's sprint	2:46.76	47	Did not advance

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had six athletes in qualification position. ^[6] The full list of Belarusian freestyle skiing team was officially announced on 22 January 2014. ^[8]

Aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 3
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Dmitri Dashinski	Men's aerials	106.64	8	117.19	1 Q	108.41	5 Q	100.45	8	did not advance
Aleksei Grishin		76.82	20	88.94	9	Did not advance
Anton Kushnir		107.52	7	115.38	2 Q	119.03	2 Q	115.84	3 Q	134.50
Denis Osipau		81.86	17	111.05	5 Q	99.36	9	did not advance
Hanna Huskova	Women's aerials	44.08	22	52.60	15	Did not advance
Alla Tsuper		66.15	14	77.52	6 Q	99.18	1 Q	88.50	4 Q	98.01

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013, Belarus qualified 1 man (1500 m) and 1 woman (1500 m). ^[9] For the first time ever a Belarusian male athlete qualified in the sport. ^[10]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maksim Siarheyeu	Men's 1500 m	2:19.505	5	Did not advance			28
Volha Talayeva	Women's 1500 m	2:27.817	6	Did not advance			32

References

1. "Alexei Grishin to carry Belarus' flag in Sochi". Belarusian Telegraph Agency . Minsk, Belarus. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
3. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
4. "Belarus' Olympic Team announced". www.mst.by. Belarus Sports and Tourism Ministry. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
5. "Sochi 2014 the most successful Olympics in Belarus' independent history". Belarusian Telegraph Agency . Minsk, Belarus. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
6. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
7. "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
8. "Belarus' Olympic Team announced". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
9. "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
10. "Belarusian short track skaters earn two Olympic spots". www.noc.by. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

External links

• Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-02-25)
• Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)