Georgia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7-23 February 2014. The Georgian team consisted of four athletes in two sports.[4] The team also sent seven officials.[5] Georgia's government only decided to send athletes and coaches but no government officials due to the breakup in relations with Russia in the aftermath of the August 2008 war.[4]
| Georgia at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GEO |
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers | Nino Tsiklauri (opening)[1][2] Elene Gedevanishvili (closing)[3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Flagbearer edit
Originally figure skater Elene Gedevanishvili was supposed to be the flagbearer.[6] However, because of training schedules, Gedevanishvili was scheduled to arrive after the opening ceremony. Therefore, alpine skier Nino Tsiklauri was selected to replace her.[1]
Alpine skiing edit
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Georgia qualified three athletes.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Iason Abramashvili | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Men's slalom | 52.59 | 43 | 1:00.78 | 23 | 1:53.37 | 22 | |
| Alex Beniaidze | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Nino Tsiklauri | Women's giant slalom | 1:27.27 | 54 | 1:28.07 | 50 | 2:55.34 | 49 |
| Women's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Figure skating edit
Georgia achieved the following quota places:[8]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Elene Gedevanishvili | Ladies' singles | 54.70 | 17 Q | 92.45 | 20 | 147.15 | 19 |
References edit
- ^ a b Kirtzkhalia, Nana (21 January 2014). "Georgia to be represented by delegation of 19 people at Sochi 2014 Olympics". www.en.trend.az/. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Georgia to not send officials, only athletes to Sochi Olympics". Democracy & Freedom Watch. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Georgia to send 19-member squad to Sochi for winter Olympics". china.org.cn. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Georgian Flag bearer for Winter Olympics named". www.agenda.ge. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014r. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Elene Gedevanishvili obtains license for Sochi Olympic Games 2014". Georgian News TV. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
External links edit
- Georgia at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-02-25)
- Georgia at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)