Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Skeleton

at the XXII Olympic Winter Games

Venue| Sliding Center Sanki, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates| 13–15 February 2014
Competitors| 47 from 17 nations

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Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The events were held between 13 and 15 February 2014. A total of two skeleton events were held.[1]

## Competition schedule

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The following is the competition schedule for all events.[2]

All times are (UTC+4).

Date | Time | Event

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13 February | 11:30 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2
14 February | 16:30 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2
Women's singles runs 3 and 4
15 February | 18:45 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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* Host nation (Russia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Russia (RUS)*| 1| 0| 1| 2
2|  Great Britain (GBR)| 1| 0| 0| 1
3|  United States (USA)| 0| 1| 1| 2
4|  Latvia (LAT)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Totals (4 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

### Medalist

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's
details | Aleksandr Tretyakov [a]
Russia | 3:44.29  | Martins Dukurs
Latvia | 3:45.10  | Matthew Antoine
United States | 3:47.26
Women's
details | Lizzy Yarnold
Great Britain | 3:52.89  | Noelle Pikus-Pace
United States | 3:53.86  | Elena Nikitina [b]
Russia | 3:54.30

* a On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr Tretyakov was stripped of his gold medal.[3] On 1 February 2018, his results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[4]
* b On 22 November 2017, bronze medalist Elena Nikitina was stripped of her medal.[5] On 1 February 2018, her results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.[4]

## Qualification

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Main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

A total of 50 quota spots were availabled to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women might qualify. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 19 January 2014.[6]

## Participating nations

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47 athletes from 17 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses.

* Australia (3)
* Austria (3)
* Canada (4)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (4)
* Greece (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (3)
* Latvia (3)
* New Zealand (2)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (6)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (5)

## References

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1. ^ "Sliding Center Sanki". SOOC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
2. ^ "Skeleton Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
3. ^ "Decision issued by the IOC Disciplinary Commission" (PDF). olympic.org. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
4. ^ a b "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its decisions in the matter of 39 Russian athletes v/the IOC: 28 appeals upheld, 11 partially upheld" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
5. ^ "IOC sanctions four Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings". 14 July 2021.
6. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

## External links

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* Official Results Book – Skeleton

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Events at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi)

* Alpine skiing
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Cross-country skiing
* Curling
* Figure skating
* Freestyle skiing
* Ice hockey
* Luge
* Nordic combined
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* Speed skating

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