Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Romania at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Romania.svg
IOC code ROU
NOC Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.cosr.ro  (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Sochi
Competitors24 in 7 sports
Flag bearers Éva Tófalvi (opening [1] [2]
and closing) [3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Romania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 24 athletes in seven sports was announced on 24 January 2014, representing a decline of five athletes from four years prior. [4] The best results were two 17th places in bobsleigh.

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Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had two male athletes and a female athlete in qualification position. [5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ioan Valeriu Achiriloaie Men's downhill 2:17.4646
Men's combined DNF
Alexandru Barbu Men's giant slalom 1:29.47521:29.77472:59.2448
Men's slalom 52.824459.84211:52.6621
Ania Monica Caill Women's downhill DNF
Women's super-G 1:33.7330
Women's combined 1:51.91341:02.04222:53.9522
Women's giant slalom 1:28.53551:28.73512:57.2651

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Romania qualified 1 man and 1 woman. [6]

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Cornel Puchianu Men's sprint 25:50.70 (0+0)30
Men's pursuit 38:19.86 (0+2+1+3)47
Men's individual 56:10.44 (0+0+1+3)60
Éva Tófalvi Women's sprint 22:01.51 (1+0)22
Women's pursuit 32:15.33 (1+2+0+0)26
Women's individual 47:30.81 (0+0+1+0)21
Women's mass start 37:50.92 (1+0+0+1)20

Bobsleigh

Romania had two sleds in qualification position for a total of four athletes.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Florin Cezar Crăciun
Nicolae Istrate*
Two-man 57.391757.191757.241757.16183:48.9817
Dănuț Moldovan
Paul Muntean
Andreas Neagu*
Bogdan Laurentiu Otavă
Four-man 56.25=2356.162256.6227did not advance2:49.0324
Maria Constantin*
Andreea Grecu
Two-woman 59.041759.081759.381759.09163:56.5917

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had three athletes in qualification position. [5]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Paul Constantin Pepene Men's 15 km classical 43:39.4+5:09.762
Men's 30 km skiathlon 37:52.54535:10.4521:13:36.2+5:20.848
Tímea Sára Women's 10 km classical 34:48.2+6:30.462
Women's 15 km skiathlon 22:54.06023:10.56046:43.0+8:09.460
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Paul Constantin Pepene Men's sprint 3:51.5465did not advance
Daniel Pripici 3:52.6868did not advance
Paul Constantin Pepene
Daniel Pripici
Men's team sprint 26:06.809did not advance
Tímea Sára Women's sprint 2:48.1649did not advance

Figure skating

Romania qualified 1 entrant in men's singles.

AthleteEventSPFSTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Zoltán Kelemen Men's singles 60.4124 Q98.3523158.7623

Luge

Romania qualified a total of four athletes, and a spot in the team relay for the first time, by virtue of having a sled in all the individual events. The doubles sled (and the mixed relay) could not compete as their sled broke. [7]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Valentin Crețu Men's singles 53.5623153.2792752.9022853.142323:32.88529
Nicolae Șovăială
Alexandru Teodorescu
Men's doubles DNSDNS
Raluca Strămăturaru Women's singles 52.8623151.8212952.2382952.083273:29.00430
Valentin Crețu
Nicolae Șovăială
Alexandru Teodorescu
Raluca Strămăturaru
Mixed team relay DNSDNS

Skeleton

Romania had one athlete in qualification position.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dorin Dumitru Velicu Men's 58.722758.442558.9127did not advance2:56.0725
Maria Marinela Mazilu Women's 59.991959.892059.632059.11203:58.6220

Ski jumping

Romania received the following start quotas: [5]

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Sorin Iulian Pîtea Men's normal hill 86.090.245did not advance
Men's large hill 101.559.651did not advance

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