Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Bobsleigh at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Sliding Center Sanki, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia |
| Dates | 16–23 February |
| Competitors | 169 from 23 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Qualification
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| Two | men | women |
| Four | men | |
Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The three events took place between 16–23 February 2014.[1]
Competition schedule
[edit]The following is the competition schedule for all three events.[2]
All times are Moscow Time (UTC+4).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 16 February | 20:15 | Two-man runs 1 and 2 |
| 17 February | 18:30 | Two-man runs 3 and 4 |
| 18 February | 19:15 | Two-woman runs 1 and 2 |
| 19 February | 20:15 | Two-woman runs 3 and 4 |
| 22 February | 20:30 | Four-man runs 1 and 2 |
| 23 February | 13:30 | Four-man runs 3 and 4 |
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man [3][a] |
Switzerland (SUI) Beat Hefti Alex Baumann |
3:46.05 | United States (USA) Steven Holcomb Steven Langton |
3:46.27 | Latvia (LAT) Oskars Melbārdis Daumants Dreiskens |
3:46.48 |
| Four-man [4][a] |
Latvia (LAT) Oskars Melbārdis Arvis Vilkaste Daumants Dreiškens Jānis Strenga |
3:40.69 | United States (USA) Steven Holcomb Steven Langton Curtis Tomasevicz Christopher Fogt |
3:40.99 | Great Britain (GBR) John James Jackson Stuart Benson Bruce Tasker Joel Fearon |
3:41.10 |
| Two-woman [5] |
Canada (CAN) Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse |
3:50.61 | United States (USA) Elana Meyers Lauryn Williams |
3:50.71 | United States (USA) Jamie Greubel Aja Evans |
3:51.61 |
a Russian teams were originally awarded the gold medal, but were disqualified by the International Olympic Committee in November 2017 for doping violations.[6]
Qualification
[edit]A maximum of 170 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 130 men and 40 women might qualify. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 20 January 2014.[7]
Participating nations
[edit]169 athletes from 23 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses.
Australia (8)
Austria (6)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (6)
Canada (16)
Czech Republic (4)
France (8)
Germany (18)
Great Britain (8)
Italy (4)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (4)
Latvia (8)
Monaco (2)
Netherlands (6)
Poland (4)
Romania (8)
Russia (16)
Serbia (2)
Slovakia (4)
South Korea (10)
Switzerland (9)
United States (16)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sliding Center Sanki". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Bobsleigh Schedule and Results". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games 2014 2-man Bobsleig". Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games 2014 4-man Bobsleigh". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ Olympic Winter Games 2014 2-woman Bobsleigh
- ^ Disciplinary Commission Decision against Aleksandr Zubkov
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
