Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Bobsleigh
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Bobsleigh, Sochi 2014.png
Venue Sliding Center Sanki,
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates16–23 February
Competitors169 from 23 nations
  2010
2018  

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).

DateTimeEvent
16 February20:15Two-man runs 1 and 2
17 February18:30Two-man runs 3 and 4
18 February19:15Two-woman runs 1 and 2
19 February20:15Two-woman runs 3 and 4
22 February20:30Four-man runs 1 and 2
23 February13:30Four-man runs 3 and 4

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)1012
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1001
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1001
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0314
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Two-man
details [3] [a]
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Beat Hefti
Alex Baumann
3:46.05Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Steven Holcomb
Steven Langton
3:46.27Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)
Oskars Melbārdis
Daumants Dreiskens
3:46.48
Four-man
details [4] [a]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)
Oskars Melbārdis
Arvis Vilkaste
Daumants Dreiškens
Jānis Strenga
3:40.69Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Steven Holcomb
Steven Langton
Curtis Tomasevicz
Christopher Fogt
3:40.99Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
John James Jackson
Stuart Benson
Bruce Tasker
Joel Fearon
3:41.10
Two-woman
details [5]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Kaillie Humphries
Heather Moyse
3:50.61Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Elana Meyers
Lauryn Williams
3:50.71Flag of the United States.svg  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.

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References

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  2. "Bobsleigh Schedule and Results". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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  5. Olympic Winter Games 2014 2-woman Bobsleigh
  6. Disciplinary Commission Decision against Aleksandr Zubkov
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