Spain at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Spain at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es  (in Spanish)
in Sochi
Competitors	20 in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Javier Fernández (opening) [1] [2] Laura Orgué (closing) [3]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Spain competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The 20 athlete team was officially announced on 21 January 2014. ^[4]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Spain had seven athletes in qualification position. ^[5] The final team was announced on 21 January 2014. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pol Carreras	Men's giant slalom	DNF
	Men's slalom	DNF
Paul de la Cuesta	Men's combined	1:56.22	26	55.84	23	2:52.06	22
	Men's downhill	—				2:09.46	28
	Men's giant slalom	1:27.13	45	1:26.13	33	2:53.26	36
	Men's super-G	—				DNF
Alex Puente Tasias	Men's giant slalom	DNF
	Men's slalom	53.73	48	1:05.72	32	1:59.45	32
Ferran Terra	Men's combined	1:57.23	34	56.31	26	2:53.54	25
	Men's downhill	—				2:11.43	34
	Men's giant slalom	DNF
	Men's super-G	—				DSQ
Carolina Ruiz Castillo	Women's downhill	—				DNF
	Women's super-G	—				DNF

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Spain qualified 1 men and 1 women.

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Victor Lobo	Men's sprint	28:53.3	4 (4+0)	84
	Men's individual	57:22.8	3 (0+2+0+1)	72
Victoria Padial	Women's sprint	23:21.5	1 (0+1)	52
	Women's pursuit	34:30.3	2 (1+0+0+1)	46
	Women's individual	50:48.5	3 (1+0+1+1)	54

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Spain had three athletes in qualification position. ^[5] The final team was announced on 21 January 2014. ^[4]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Javier Gutiérrez	Men's 15 km classical	—				43:43.9	+5:14.2	63
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	39:30.4	53	36:30.6	60	1:16:01.0	+7:45.6	58
	Men's 50 km freestyle	—				1:53:02.5	+6:07.3	47
Imanol Rojo	Men's 15 km classical	—				42:45.4	+4:15.7	50
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	39:05.5	50	34:35.4	47	1:13:40.5	+5:25.0	50
	Men's 50 km freestyle	—				1:49:21.9	+2:26.7	33
Laura Orgué	Women's 10 km classical	—				30:48.0	+2:30.2	28
	Women's 15 km skiathlon	20:41.7	28	20:40.8	20	40:46.5	+2:12.9	25
	Women's 30 km freestyle	—				1:12:37.3	+1:32.1	10

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Imanol Rojo	Men's sprint	3:48.44	60	Did not advance

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Spain achieved the following quota places: The team consists of the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships bronze medalist Javier Fernández among others. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Javier Fernández	Men's singles	86.98	3 Q	166.94	5	253.92	4
Javier Raya		59.76	25	Did not advance
Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz	Ice dancing	58.58	12 Q	88.39	13	146.97	13

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Spain had one athlete in qualification position. ^[5] The final team was announced on 21 January 2014. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Katia Griffiths	Women's halfpipe	54.40	56.60	56.60	16	Did not advance

Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Spain had one athlete in qualification positions.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ander Mirambell	Men's	58.58	26	58.72	26	58.80	26	Did not advance		2:56.10	26

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Spain had four athlete in qualification position. ^[5] The final team was announced on 21 January 2014. ^[4]

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Semifinal				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Queralt Castellet	Women's halfpipe	93.25	52.00	93.25	2 QF	BYE				61.75	55.25	61.75	11

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Lucas Eguibar	Men's snowboard cross	CAN		1 Q	1 Q	DSQFB	1	7
Regino Hernández		CAN		2 Q	DNF	Did not advance		=21
Laro Herrero		CAN		5	did not advance			=33

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

References

1. "Skater Javier Fernandez to carry Spanish flag at Sochi Olympics". EFE . 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.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. "Skater Javier Fernandez to carry Spanish flag at Sochi Olympics". La Prensa. EFE. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
5. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 30.12.2013" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
6. El patinador Javier Raya acompañará a Javier Fernández en Sochi 2014 (in Spanish)

External links

• Spain at the 2014 Winter Olympics Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine