Lebanon at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | LIB |
NOC | Lebanese Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Sochi | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Alexandre Mohbat (opening) [1] Jackie Chamoun (closing) [2] |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Lebanon competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Lebanon's team consisted of two athletes in one sport, alpine skiing. [3]
The participation of Jackie Chamoun became controversial in Lebanon after it was revealed at home in 2014 that she had posed in sexy photos for an Austrian calendar in 2011. A ministerial investigation has been mooted, while an online support protest "Strip for Jackie" has been organized. Chamoun has denied that she posed nude publicly on her Facebook page, saying that the behind the scenes images were not for publication. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Lebanon had two athletes in qualification position. [8]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Alexandre Mohbat [9] [10] | Men's giant slalom | 1:38.96 | 75 | 1:38.89 | 69 | 3:17.85 | 69 |
Men's slalom | 1:03.77 | 75 | 1:18.02 | 42 | 2:21.79 | 42 | |
Jacky Chamoun [11] | Women's slalom | 1:16.05 | 58 | 1:12.69 | 48 | 2:28.74 | 47 |
Jackie Chamoun is a Lebanese alpine skier. At the age of 14, she started participating in professional skiing events all around the world. She participated in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2009 as well as in 2013. She has skied for Lebanon at the Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014.
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Alexandre Mohbat is an alpine skier from Lebanon. He competed for Lebanon at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom.