Argentina at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Argentina competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of seven athletes in two sports competed for the country.[1][4] Cristian Javier Simari Birkner, an alpine skier, was the flagbearer for the second consecutive games. It also marks the third consecutive games a member of the Simari Birkner family has carried the flag for Argentina.[1]

Argentina at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Sochi
Competitors7 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Cristian Javier Simari Birkner (opening)[1][2]
Sebastiano Gastaldi (closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

The 2014 Winter Olympics marked the first time that Argentinean athletes competed in Russia as Argentina and 63 other western nations participated at the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the Soviet-Afghan war.

Competitors

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Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 3 3 6
Cross-country skiing 1 0 1
Total 4 3 7

Alpine skiing

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According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Argentina had six athletes in qualification position.[5] The non-selection of three-time Olympian María Belén Simari Birkner led to her brother Cristian, who made the team, to lead a petition to have her as a part of the team. They claimed the selection of athletes made no sense and was purely subjective.[6] The appeal was ultimately unsuccessful.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sebastiano Gastaldi Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom 53.24 46 DNF
Jorge Birkner Ketelhohn Men's combined 2:01.05 46 DNF
Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom DNF
Men's super-G 1:23.89 50
Cristian Simari Birkner Men's combined 1:59.63 43 56.46 27 2:56.09 29
Men's downhill DNS
Men's giant slalom 1:26.02 40 1:27.89 40 2:53.91 40
Men's slalom DNF
Men's super-G 1:23.36 48
Salomé Báncora Women's giant slalom 1:25.88 50 1:26.16 47 2:52.04 47
Women's slalom 59.26 =31 56.26 26 1:55.52 25
Julietta Quiroga Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom DNF
Macarena Simari Birkner Women's combined 1:48.87 31 55.06 18 2:43.93 20
Women's downhill 1:46.44 32
Women's giant slalom 1:24.74 44 1:23.11 37 2:47.85 39
Women's slalom 59.82 36 56.69 29 1:56.51 27
Women's super-G 1:31.10 26

Cross-country skiing

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According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Argentina had one athlete in qualification position.[5]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Federico Cichero Men's 15 km classical 49:11.3 +10:41.6 83

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Goldzycher, Hernán (22 January 2014). "Cristian Simari Birkner será el abanderado nacional, en su cuarta presencia consecutiva" [Cristian Simari Birkner is the national standard-bearer in his fourth consecutive appearance]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 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. ^ "Who are the Caribbean, Latin America Athletes Competing at Sochi?". News Americas Now. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. ^ "La delegación argentina envuelta en un conflicto" [The Argentina delegation involved in a conflict]. Los Andes (in Spanish). 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Argentine skier loses Olympic selection appeal". Greenwich Time. Sochi, Russia. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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