British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of one athlete, the second ever to compete for the nation at the Winter Olympics.[1][2]
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Freestyle skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, The British Virgin Islands had one athlete in qualification position.[3] Peter Crook became the first ever athlete to compete for his country in a snow sport. Crook finished in 27th position out of a field of 29 athletes in the qualification rounds for the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe competition, thus meaning he did not advance to the final. With a single athlete competing in a single event, the country did not win a medal at these Games.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Peter Crook | Men's halfpipe | 24.20 | 25.20 | 25.20 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
References
- ^ "Chances are high for British Virgin Island talent Peter Crook to compete in Sochi". http://www.fis-ski.com/. FIS. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Crook to join list of BVI Winter Olympians!". Virgin Islands News Online. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Olympics: Crook marks ski landmark for British Virgin Islands". Agence France-Presse. GlobalPost. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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