| Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vladislav Bykanov (opening [1] [2] and closing) [3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes. [4] Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Israel had qualified two athletes, [5] however only one athlete was selected to compete. [4] Virgile Vandeput missed both races he was entered in, as he was injured during training. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Virgile Vandeput | Men's giant slalom | DNS | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNS | ||||||
Three skaters qualified to represent Israel. Alexei Bychenko finished the men's singles competition in 21st out of 30 competitors. [7] Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski finished the pairs skating competition in 15th place out of 20 pairs. [8]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexei Bychenko | Men's singles | 62.44 | 22 Q | 114.62 | 21 | 177.06 | 21 |
| Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Pairs skating | 53.38 | 15 Q | 94.35 | 15 | 147.73 | 15 |
Israel achieved the following quota place: [9] Vladislav Bykanov failed to advance out of the opening heats in all three of his events. [10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vladislav Bykanov | 500 m | 41.769 | 3 | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
| 1000 m | 1:27.796 | 3 | Did not advance | 24 | |||||
| 1500 m | 2:21.163 | 4 | — | Did not advance | 25 | ||||
Bradley Chalupski attempted to qualify in skeleton but had difficulty convincing the Israeli Olympic Committee to allow him to do so. [11] A group of female alpine skiers also competed and qualified, but Israel decided not to use its quota it earned. [12]
Alexei Bychenko is a retired Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater. He represented Ukraine through 2009 and Israel after that. He is the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships silver medalist and 2016 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist. He is the first Israeli skater to medal at the European Championships. He placed fourth at 2018 Worlds. Bychenko competed for Israel at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Czech Republic competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 83 athletes in 11 sports competed for the country.
Austria competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team was composed of 132 athletes in 14 sports, consisting of 90 men and 42 women. The 132 athletes is 27 more than the country's previous largest Winter Olympics team.
Japan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Japan's team consisted of 136 athletes in all 15 sports.
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.
Italy competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. On 21 February it was announced that bobsledder William Frullani had tested positive for methylhexanamine and was sent home from Sochi. For the first time since 1980, Italy failed to win a gold medal in an Olympics. Closest was the alpine skier Christof Innerhofer who lost the gold in downhill against Matthias Mayer of Austria with only six hundredths of a second separating the two.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Kazakhstan's team consisted of 52 athletes competing in 11 sports, an increase of 14 athletes from four years prior.
Uzbekistan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of three athletes in two sports competed for Uzbekistan.
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.
Croatia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Croatia qualified 11 athletes, the fewest athletes in the fewest sports since the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Australia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Australia's team consisted of 60 athletes competing in 11 sports, which represented the largest Winter Olympics team the country had ever sent.
Brazil competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. With 13 athletes qualified, Brazil sent its largest ever team to the Winter Olympics, surpassing the ten it qualified for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. The 13 athletes also represent the third largest team from the Americas and the biggest of non-snowing countries.
Hungary competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 16 athletes competing in five sports were selected to the team.
Georgia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7-23 February 2014. The Georgian team consisted of four athletes in two sports. The team also sent seven officials. Georgia's government only decided to send athletes and coaches but no government officials due to the breakup in relations with Russia in the aftermath of the August 2008 war.
Armenia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consists of four athletes competing in two sports. Both male cross-country skiers qualified for their events, while the other two athletes received wildcards.
Andorra competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Andorran team consisted of six athletes in three sports.
Vladislav Bykanov is an Israeli Olympic short track speed skater. He won the gold medal in the 3,000m at the 2015 and 2018 European Championships. He competed for Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He also competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Short Track Speed Skating in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He competed for Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Virgile Vandeput is a Belgian-Israeli alpine skier who competes for Israel.
Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports.
Israel competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
