Kyrgyzstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Kyrgyzstan at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg
IOC code KGZ
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
in Sochi
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Dmitry Trelevski (opening) [1] Evgeniy Timofeev (closing) [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014.

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The country's delegation consisted of one skier, Dmitry Trelevski who was scheduled to compete in his second consecutive Winter Olympics. [3] The team also consists of four officials. [4] [5] A total of $1,980 USD was earmarked to help support Trevelski in his preparations after he qualified. [6] According to Nurdin Sultambayev, State Agency for Physical Education and Sport (GAFKS) spokesman, "winter sports are the most expensive out there" and Kyrgyzstan lacked the money to fund a larger team". [7] However, on February 12 during training runs Trelevski was injured seriously, that he had to withdraw from the competition. [8] The National Olympic Committee replaced Dmitry Trelevski with Evgeniy Timofeev after petitioning the International Olympic Committee. [8]

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Total101

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Kyrgyzstan had one athlete in qualification position. [9]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Evgeniy Timofeev Men's giant slalom 1:34.65681:37.07633:11.7261
Men's slalom 1:02.47731:12.96412:15.4341

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