Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueSliding Center Sanki,
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates16–23 February
Competitors169 from 23 nations
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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

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

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Latvia (LAT)1012
2 Canada (CAN)1001
 Switzerland (SUI)1001
4 United States (USA)0314
5 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
details[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
details[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
details[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

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

169 athletes from 23 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Sliding Center Sanki". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Bobsleigh Schedule and Results". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Olympic Winter Games 2014 2-man Bobsleig". Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  4. ^ "Olympic Winter Games 2014 4-man Bobsleigh". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  5. ^ Olympic Winter Games 2014 2-woman Bobsleigh
  6. ^ Disciplinary Commission Decision against Aleksandr Zubkov
  7. ^ "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.

External links

  • Official Results Book – Bobsleigh