San Marino at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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San Marino at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of San Marino.svg
IOC code SMR
NOC Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese
Website www.cons.sm  (in Italian)
in Sochi, Russia
7 February 2014 – 23 February 2014
Competitors2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Vincenzo Michelotti
Flag bearer (closing) Federica Selva
Officials3
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

San Marino sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. This was the country's ninth appearance and the first time a woman was representing the nation at the Winter Olympics. The delegation consisted of three officials and two competitors, alpine skiers Vincenzo Michelotti and Federica Selva. Both of them took part in giant slalom races and were unranked in the competition. Michelotti was disqualified and Selva could not finish her race.

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Background

San Marino debuted at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy and entered the Winter Olympics in 1976 at Innsbruck, Austria. Since then, it has participated in every Winter Olympics except the 1980 and 1998 ones held in the United States and Japan respectively, making Sochi the nation's ninth Winter Olympics appearance. [1] The Sammarinesi delegation consisted of two alpine skiers, Vincenzo Michelotti and Federica Selva accompanied by three officials. [2] [3] Michelotti was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Selva for the closing ceremony. [4] [5] [6]

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, San Marino had two athletes in qualification position. [7] Federica Selva did not complete the first run of her race, thus receiving an official placement of did not finish. [8]

Vincenzo Michelotti was the youngest Olympian at these Games at 17 years and 98 days, racing in the giant slalom. His left ski fell off during his run, and he crashed. Officials disqualified him when they determined that made his run not continuous. [9] [10]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Vincenzo Michelotti Men's giant slalom DSQ
Federica Selva Women's giant slalom DNF

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