Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Chinese Taipei at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
IOC code TPE
NOC Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Website www.tpenoc.net  (in Chinese and English)
in Sochi
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Sung Ching-yang (opening) [1] Mackenzie Blackburn (closing) [2]
Medals
Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Chinese Taipei competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from the 7 to 23 February 2014. The Chinese Taipei team consisted of three athletes in three sports, [3] including short track speed skating and speed skating for the first time ever. [4]

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Since 1984, athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as "Chinese Taipei" due to political reasons. Even though the country's name is Taiwan (Republic of China), due to opposition from China, they compete under a different name. [5]

Luge

Chinese Taipei received a reallocation quota spot in luge. [3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lien Te-an [6] Men's singles 1:02.9613955.3153955.2873854.528393:48.09139

Short track speed skating

Chinese Taipei qualified 1 male athlete for the Olympics during World Cup 3 & 4 in November 2013. [7]

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mackenzie Blackburn [6] 500 m 42.3373Did not advance23
1000 m 1:26.8143Did not advance23

Speed skating

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Chinese Taipei earned the following start quotas: [8]

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Final
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sung Ching-yang [6] 500 m 35.7323135.633371.3633
1000 m N/A1:13.7940

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References

  1. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.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). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Du, Jing (29 January 2014). 中华台北队将出征俄国索契冬奥会包括3名选手 [Chinese Taipei Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Russian expedition team included three players]. World China News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chinese Taipei NOC to break new ground in Sochi". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004
  6. 1 2 3 Carroll, Dave (6 February 2014). "Taiwan sends three-man squad to Games in Sochi". Taipei Times . Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. December 23, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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