Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Israel at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeISR
NOCOlympic Committee of Israel
Websitewww.olympicsil.co.il (in Hebrew and English)
in Sochi
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Vladislav Bykanov (opening[1][2]
and closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes.[4] Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.

Competitors[edit]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Figure skating 2 1 3
Short track speed skating 1 0 1
Total 4 1 5

Alpine skiing[edit]

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Israel had qualified two athletes,[5] however only one athlete was selected to compete.[4] Virgile Vandeput missed both races he was entered in, as he was injured during training.[6]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Virgile Vandeput Men's giant slalom DNS
Men's slalom DNS

Figure skating[edit]

Main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Three skaters qualified to represent Israel. Alexei Bychenko finished the men's singles competition in 21st out of 30 competitors.[7] Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski finished the pairs skating competition in 15th place out of 20 pairs.[8]

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Alexei Bychenko Men's singles 62.44 22 Q 114.62 21 177.06 21
Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski Pairs skating 53.38 15 Q 94.35 15 147.73 15

Short track speed skating[edit]

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Israel achieved the following quota place:[9] Vladislav Bykanov failed to advance out of the opening heats in all three of his events.[10]

Vladislav Bykanov (second left) competing in the men's 500 m
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vladislav Bykanov 500 m 41.769 3 Did not advance 19
1000 m 1:27.796 3 Did not advance 24
1500 m 2:21.163 4 — Did not advance 25

Non-qualified athletes[edit]

Bradley Chalupski attempted to qualify in skeleton but had difficulty convincing the Israeli Olympic Committee to allow him to do so.[11] A group of female alpine skiers also competed and qualified, but Israel decided not to use its quota it earned.[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sinai, Allon (6 February 2014). "Five Israeli athletes set to compete in Sochi". The Jerusalem Post. 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). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b Sinai, Allon (26 November 2013). "Israel announces its 5-athlete delegation to Sochi Olympics". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ^ Sinai, Allon (20 February 2014). "Israeli skier Vandeput misses Giant Slalom due to late leg injury". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Israeli figure skater Alexei Bychenko comes in 21st place in Sochi finals". Reuters. The Jerusalem Post. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. ^ Wiener, Julie (13 February 2014). "Israeli skaters perform better than expected". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. ^ "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  10. ^ Sinai, Allon (19 February 2014). "Israel's Bykanov comes up short on the skate track". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  11. ^ Kamin, Debra (15 August 2013). "An Israeli sledder finds his Olympic dream put on ice". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  12. ^ Goldman, Ilan (18 March 2013). "At world alpine championship, the hills are alive with Israeli skiers". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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