Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Belarus at the
2014 Winter Olympics

IOC code| BLR
NOC| Belarus Olympic Committee
Website| www.noc.by (in Russian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors| 26 in 5 sports
Flag bearers | Aleksei Grishin (opening)[1][2]
Darya Domracheva (closing)[3]
Medals
Ranked 8th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
Poland (1924–1936)
Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Unified Team (1992)

Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes, competing in five sports.[4]

With five gold medals won this was Belarus' most successful Winter Olympics. The five gold medals was also the most won by the country at any Olympics since independence.[5]

## Competitors

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Sport | Men | Women | Total

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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2
Biathlon | 5 | 5 | 10
Cross-country skiing | 4 | 1 | 5
Freestyle skiing | 4 | 2 | 6
Short track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2
Total | 15 | 10 | 25

## Medalists

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Main article: 2014 Winter Olympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Darya Domracheva | Biathlon | Women's pursuit | February 11
Gold | Darya Domracheva | Biathlon | Women's individual | February 14
Gold | Alla Tsuper | Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | February 14
Gold | Darya Domracheva | Biathlon | Women's mass start | February 17
Gold | Anton Kushnir | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | February 17
Bronze | Nadezhda Skardino | Biathlon | Women's individual | February 14

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had two athletes in qualification position.[6]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Yuri Danilochkin | Men's downhill | —  | 2:10.58  | 31
Men's super-G | —  | 1:22.45  | 38
Men's combined | DNF
Men's giant slalom | DNF
Men's slalom | DNF
Maria Shkanova | Women's super-G | —  | DNF
Women's giant slalom | 1:26.79  | 52  | 1:23.79  | 41  | 2:50.58  | 44
Women's slalom | 59.67  | 33  | 57.56  | 31  | 1:57.23  | 29

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Belarus qualified 5 men and 5 women.[7]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Yauhen Abramenka | Sprint | 26:55.0  | 2 (1+1)  | 56
Pursuit | 39:11.5  | 5 (0+0+4+1)  | 51
Individual | 55:38.8  | 3 (1+1+1+0)  | 53
Uladzimir Chapelin | Sprint | 25:49.7  | 1 (0+1)  | 29
Pursuit | 36:57.2  | 1 (0+0+1+0)  | 41
Individual | 54:59.2  | 3 (1+1+0+1)  | 49
Aliaksandr Darozhka | Individual | 58:27.7  | 5 (2+0+2+1)  | 80
Yuryi Liadau | Sprint | 26:55.1  | 2 (1+1)  | 57
Pursuit | 39:46.2  | 4 (1+1+0+2)  | 56
Siarhei Novikau | Sprint | 26:00.8  | 0 (0+0)  | 33
Pursuit | 38:59.5  | 3 (0+1+1+1)  | 50
Individual | 55:41.7  | 2 (0+1+1+0)  | 54
Yauhen Abramenka
Uladzimir Chapelin
Yuryi Liadau
Siarhei Novikau | Team relay | 1:16:02.3  | 5 (0+5)  | 13

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Darya Domracheva | Sprint | 21:38.6  | 1 (1+0)  | 9
Pursuit | 29:30.7  | 1 (0+0+0+1)  |
Individual | 43:19.6  | 1 (0+1+0+0)  |
Mass start | 35:25.6  | 1 (0+0+0+1)  |
Nastassia Dubarezava | Sprint | 22:29.7  | 1 (0+1)  | 34
Pursuit | 41:01.8  | 12 (1+4+4+3)  | 56
Lyudmila Kalinchik | Sprint | 22:37.8  | 2 (1+1)  | 37
Pursuit | 32:54.9  | 2 (0+0+0+2)  | 33
Individual | 48:06.2  | 2 (0+1+0+1)  | 25
Nadzeya Pisareva | Individual | 48:55.4  | 3 (0+3+0+0)  | 35
Nadezhda Skardino | Sprint | 21:50.9  | 0 (0+0)  | 17
Pursuit | 30:43.7  | 1 (0+0+0+1)  | 13
Individual | 44:57.8  | 0 (0+0+0+0)  |
Mass start | 37:08.0  | 2 (0+0+1+1)  | 16
Darya Domracheva
Lyudmila Kalinchik
Nadzeya Pisareva
Nadezhda Skardino | Team relay | 1:11:33.4  | 9 (1+8)  | 5

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Yauhen Abramenka
Uladzimir Chapelin
Nastassia Dubarezava
Lyudmila Kalinchik | Team relay | 1:13:11.8  | 9 (0+9)  | 10

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had five athletes in qualification position.[6]

Distance
Men
Athlete  | Event  | Classical  | Freestyle  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Deficit  | Rank
Sergei Dolidovich | 15 km classical | —  | 42:55.4  | +4:25.7  | 53
30 km skiathlon | 36:57.2  | 32  | 33:55.9  | 38  | 1:11:28.1  | +3:12.7  | 34
50 km freestyle | —  | 1:47:09.5  | +14.3  | 5
Aliaksei Ivanou | 50 km freestyle | —  | 1:52:52.9  | +5:57.7  | 46
Alexander Lasutkin | 15 km classical | —  | 42:45.1  | +4:15.4  | 49
30 km skiathlon | 38:46.9  | 52  | 35:12.2  | 54  | 1:14:39.4  | +6:24.0  | 55
Michail Semenov | 15 km classical | —  | 43:36.0  | +5:06.3  | 59
30 km skiathlon | 36:48.2  | 29  | 32:54.5  | 19  | 1:10:13.3  | +1:57.9  | 24
50 km freestyle | —  | 1:47:36.0  | +40.8  | 17
Sergei Dolidovich
Aliaksei Ivanou
Alexander Lasutkin
Michail Semenov | 4×10 km relay | —  | 1:34:40.1  | +5:58.1  | 14

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Classical  | Freestyle  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Deficit  | Rank
Alena Sannikova | 10 km classical | —  | 31:42.2  | +3:24.4  | 43
15 km skiathlon | 21:46.4  | 55  | 21:47.0  | 54  | 44:09.7  | 5:36.1  | 53
30 km freestyle | —  | 1:18:46.3  | +7:41.1  | 42

Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Michail Semenov | Men's sprint | 3:42.93  | 48  | Did not advance
Valiantsina Kaminskaya | Women's sprint | 2:46.76  | 47  | Did not advance

## Freestyle skiing

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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had six athletes in qualification position.[6] The full list of Belarusian freestyle skiing team was officially announced on 22 January 2014.[8]

Aerials
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Jump 3
Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Dmitri Dashinski | Men's aerials | 106.64  | 8  | 117.19  | 1 Q | 108.41  | 5 Q | 100.45  | 8  | did not advance
Aleksei Grishin | 76.82  | 20  | 88.94  | 9  | Did not advance
Anton Kushnir | 107.52  | 7  | 115.38  | 2 Q | 119.03  | 2 Q | 115.84  | 3 Q | 134.50  |
Denis Osipau | 81.86  | 17  | 111.05  | 5 Q | 99.36  | 9  | did not advance
Hanna Huskova | Women's aerials | 44.08  | 22  | 52.60  | 15  | Did not advance
Alla Tsuper | 66.15  | 14  | 77.52  | 6 Q | 99.18  | 1 Q | 88.50  | 4 Q | 98.01  |

## Short track speed skating

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Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013, Belarus qualified 1 man (1500 m) and 1 woman (1500 m).[9] For the first time ever a Belarusian male athlete qualified in the sport.[10]

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Maksim Siarheyeu | Men's 1500 m | 2:19.505  | 5  | Did not advance  | 28
Volha Talayeva | Women's 1500 m | 2:27.817  | 6  | Did not advance  | 32

## References

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1. ^ "Alexei Grishin to carry Belarus' flag in Sochi". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. Minsk, Belarus. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
3. ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
4. ^ "Belarus' Olympic Team announced". www.mst.by. Belarus Sports and Tourism Ministry. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
5. ^ "Sochi 2014 the most successful Olympics in Belarus' independent history". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. Minsk, Belarus. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
6. ^ a b c "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
7. ^ "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
8. ^ "Belarus' Olympic Team announced". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
9. ^ "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
10. ^ "Belarusian short track skaters earn two Olympic spots". www.noc.by. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

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