Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consists of five athletes in three sports. The team marched in the opening ceremony wearing clothes that paid homage to the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo.[1]
The selection of alpine skier Žana Novaković as flagbearer resulted in controversy as another skier, Igor Laikert, had better results. There were suggestions that this had to due with the ethnic divide in the country with Laikert coming from the Muslim-Croat community.[2]
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina had three athletes in qualification position.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Igor Laikert[1] | Men's combined | 1:59.76 | 44 | 55.94 | 24 | 2:55.70 | 27 |
| Men's downhill | — | 2:15.07 | 44 | ||||
| Men's giant slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Men's slalom | 54.68 | 52 | DNF | ||||
| Men's super-G | — | 1:24.20 | 50 | ||||
| Marko Rudić[1] | Men's giant slalom | 1:29.55 | 53 | 1:30.40 | 49 | 2:59.95 | 49 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Žana Novaković[1] | Women's giant slalom | 1:24.54 | 42 | 1:23.24 | 38 | 2:47.78 | 37 |
| Women's slalom | 59.79 | 35 | 56.20 | 25 | 1:55.99 | 26 | |
Biathlon
Bosnia and Herzegovina received a reallocation quota spot in biathlon. Tanja Karišik also competed in cross-country skiing.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanja Karišik | Women's individual | DNF | 1 | DNF |
| Women's sprint | 25:06.8 | 2 (1+1) | 78 |
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina had two athletes in qualification position.[3]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Mladen Plakalović | Men's 50 km freestyle | DNF | ||
| Tanja Karišik | Women's 10 km classical | 41:34.6 | +13:16.8 | 72 |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mladen Plakalović | Men's sprint | 4:40.64 | 82 | Did not advance | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d "5 Representatives of B&H in Sochi". Sarajevo Times. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2013" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
