Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Belgium at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
IOC code BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website www.teambelgium.be  (in Dutch and French)
in Sochi
Competitors7 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Hanna Mariën (opening) [1]
Bart Swings (closing) [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Belgium competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of seven athletes in five sports, one less than in 2010. The goal of the team was a few top-8 performances. [3]

Contents

Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo did not plan to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture. [4]

Bobsleigh

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Hanna Mariën
Elfje Willemsen*		 Two-woman 57.92458.02458.33858.3073:52.576

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Figure skating

Belgium has achieved the following quota places:

AthleteEventSPFSTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Jorik Hendrickx Men's singles 72.5216 Q141.5215214.0416

Freestyle skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has two athletes in qualification position, [5] but rejected 1 quota in women's ski cross.

Halfpipe
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
Katrien Aerts Women's halfpipe 51.4054.4054.4017did not advance

Snowboarding

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has one athlete in qualification position. [5]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
Seppe Smits Men's slopestyle 88.2591.0091.005 QS77.5084.5084.505did not advance

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Speed skating

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Belgium has earned the following start quotas: [6]

AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Bart Swings Men's 1000 m 1:10.1423
Men's 1500 m 1:45.9510
Men's 5000 m 6:17.794
Men's 10000 m 13:13.995
Jelena Peeters Women's 1500 m 1:59.7320
Women's 3000 m 4:10.8712

Non-qualified sports

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has six athletes in qualification position. [5] However no alpine skiers were selected for the final team.

References

  1. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sept athlètes belges aux JO d'hiver de Sotchi". flandreinfo.be (in French). 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "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.
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