Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GRE |
| NOC | Hellenic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
in Sochi  Russia | |
| Competitors | 7 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Panagiota Tsakiri (opening)[1][2] Alexandros Kefalas (closing)[3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Greece competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Greek team consisted of seven athletes in four sports.[4] As the founding nation of the Olympic games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony.
Alpine skiing
[edit]According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Greece has three athletes in qualification position.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kostas Sykaras | Men's giant slalom | 1:30.75 | 59 | 1:31.58 | 51 | 3:02.33 | 52 |
| Men's slalom | 57.83 | 64 | 1:06.25 | 35 | 2:04.08 | 36 | |
| Men's super-G | — | 1:26.32 | 52 | ||||
| Massimiliano Valcareggi | Men's giant slalom | 1:30.72 | 58 | 1:33.64 | 56 | 3:04.36 | 54 |
| Men's slalom | 58.97 | 68 | 1:06.75 | 38 | 2:05.72 | 38 | |
| Men's super-G | — | DSQ | |||||
| Sophia Ralli | Women's giant slalom | 1:33.63 | 66 | 1:32.84 | 56 | 3:06.47 | 58 |
| Women's slalom | 1:05.20 | 47 | 1:01.57 | 37 | 2:06.77 | 38 | |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Greece had two athletes in qualification position.[5]
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Apostolos Angelis | Men's sprint | 4:01.87 | 74 | did not advance | |||||
| Panagiota Tsakiri | Women's sprint | 3:02.75 | 64 | did not advance | |||||
Skeleton
[edit]Greece had one athlete in qualification position.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexandros Kefalas | Men's | 58.20 | 23 | 58.33 | 24 | 58.22 | 23 | did not advance | 2:54.75 | 23 | |
Ski jumping
[edit]Greece received a reallocation quota spot in men's ski jumping.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | First round | Final | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nico Polychronidis | Men's normal hill | 83.5 | 85.0 | 48 | did not advance | |||||||
| Men's large hill | 107.5 | 74.7 | 47 | did not advance | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Greek Olympic Team for Sochi with 1 biathlete!". Biathlonnews. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "The Hellenic Olympic Team for Sochi 2014". hoc.gr/. Hellenic Olympic Committee. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.1.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ No laughing matter as Polychronidis jumps for Greece, ekathimerini.com, retrieved 7 February 2014
External links
[edit]- Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-02-24)
- Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
