Denmark at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Denmark at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
IOC code DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website www.dif.dk  (in Danish and English)
in Sochi
Competitors12 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Lene Nielsen (opening) [1] [2]
Martin Møller (closing) [3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Denmark competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 12 athletes in 3 sports are competing for the team. [4] [5] Their best placements were sixth in men's and women's curling.

Contents

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Denmark has qualified three athletes. [6] However Denmark elected to send only one athlete who met the qualification set by the Olympic Committee. [4]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRank 1TimeRank
Christoffer Faarup Men's downhill 2:12.5537
Men's super-G 1:23.3447
Men's combined 1:57.96391:10.36343:08.3234

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Denmark has qualified two athletes. [6] However Denmark elected to only send one athlete, who met the qualification set by the Olympic Committee. [4]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Martin Møller [4] Men's 15 km classical 43:29.7+5:00.058
Men's 30 km skiathlon 38:59.05634:33.3451:14:05.1+5:49.752
Men's 50 km freestyle 1:52:32.7+5:37.545
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Martin Møller Men's sprint 3:44.3854did not advance

Curling

Based on results from 2012 and the 2013 World Curling Championships, Denmark has qualified their men's and women's team as one of the seven highest ranked nations. On 24 August 2013, the team selections were announced; all athletes who took part in the qualification were selected.

Men's tournament

Team: Rasmus Stjerne (skip), Mikkel Adrup Poulsen, Johnny Frederiksen, Troels Harry and Lars Vilandt (alternate). [7]

Round robin
Final round robin standings
TeamSkipPldWLPFPAEWELBESES%Qualification
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Niklas Edin 9816044383018886%Playoffs
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brad Jacobs 9726953393614784%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Liu Rui 9726750413711585%
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Thomas Ulsrud 9545253363318586%Tiebreaker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain David Murdoch 9545149373515883%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 9455461323717481%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Andrey Drozdov 9365870363813777%
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Sven Michel 9364746313422783%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States John Shuster 9274758303914780%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany John Jahr 9185374383910976%
Source: [ citation needed ]
Round-robin
Draw 1

Monday, 10 February, 9:00 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)00001010204
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02100003017
Draw 2

Monday, 10 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)0020302030111
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Drozdov) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2301010201010
Draw 4

Wednesday, 12 February, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30000000205
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Shuster)02121001029
Draw 5

Wednesday, 12 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110040002X8
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Edin)001100210X5
Draw 6

Thursday, 13 February, 2:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Jacobs)01020201017
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101010206
Draw 8

Friday, 14 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Murdoch)00010302118
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02102010006
Draw 9

Saturday, 15 February, 2:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne)00002010XX3
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Michel) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg40000203XX9
Draw 11

Sunday, 16 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jahr)002001000X3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020100201X6
Draw 12

Monday, 17 February, 2:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Ulsrud)002001000X3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Stjerne) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010200002X5

Women's tournament

Team: Lene Nielsen (skip), Helle Nordfred Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen and Mette de Neergaard (alternate). [4]

Round robin
Final round robin standings
TeamSkipPldWLPFPAEWELBESES%Qualification
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Jennifer Jones 99072404327121486%Playoffs
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Margaretha Sigfridsson 9725852373513780%
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Mirjam Ott 9546360373813778%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Eve Muirhead 9547458393591180%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ayumi Ogasawara 9455967394141076%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Lene Nielsen 9455756344012978%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wang Bingyu 9455862363810481%
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Ji-sun 9366065353710679%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Anna Sidorova 9364856333519682%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Erika Brown 918427533408576%
Source: [ citation needed ]
Round-robin
Draw 1

Monday, 10 February, 2:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Sidorova)00121000217
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01000111004
Draw 2

Tuesday, 11 February, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland (Ott) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10200201017
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen)01020010206
Draw 3

Tuesday, 11 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen)00001020XX3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Ogasawara) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11210102XX8
Draw 5

Thursday, 13 February, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Jones) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102100103X8
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen)030000020X5
Draw 6

Thursday, 13 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Sigfridsson)00201020117
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02020101006
Draw 7

Friday, 14 February, 2:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Brown)00101000XX2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02020221XX9
Draw 9

Saturday, 15 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen)02012000319
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Wang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20200101006
Draw 10

Sunday, 16 February, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen)00010230107
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Kim) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001001014
Draw 12

Monday, 17 February, 7:00 pm

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Nielsen)200002000318
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (Muirhead) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001200310007

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