Moldova at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Moldova at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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IOC code MDA
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website www.olympic.md  (in Romanian)
in Sochi
Competitors4 in 4 sports
Flag bearers Victor Pinzaru (opening [1] [2]
and closing) [3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Moldova competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. [4] Moldova's team consists of four athletes in four sports. [5]

Contents

Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture. [6]

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Moldova had two athletes in qualification position. [7] However naturalized Italian alpine skier Mirko Deflorian withdrew from the team citing poor results. [5]

AthleteEventTotal
TimeRank
Georg Lindner Men's super-G DNF

Biathlon

Pending reallocation of quotas, will allow Moldova to enter one female athlete. Alexandra Camenscic also competed in cross-country skiing.

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Alexandra Camenscic Women's sprint 27:37.05 (2+3)84

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Moldova had two athletes in qualification position. [7] The team was officially named on 22 January 2014. [5]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Alexandra Camenscic Women's 10 km classical 39:52.6+11:34.871
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Victor Pinzaru Men's sprint 4:04.9177Did not advance

Luge

Moldova qualified a place in the men's singles when Bogdan Macovei finished in the top 38 (with a maximum of three per nation qualifying) during the 2013–14 Luge World Cup. The team was officially named on 22 January 2014. [5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bogdan Macovei Men's singles 54.5913754.2713553.9253553.779363:36.56636

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References

  1. ↑ "Moldovan athletes depart for Sochi Winter Olympics". Xinhua . Bucharest, Romania. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Four athletes to represent Moldova at 2014 Winter Olympics". 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Four athletes to represent Moldova at 2014 Winter Olympics". Teleradio-Moldova. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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