The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia on 22–23 February 2014.[1]
| Four-man at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for bobsleigh | |
| Dates | 22–23 February |
| Competitors | 124 from 19 nations |
| Medalists | |
On 24 November 2017, the IOC imposed a life ban on bobsledder Alexandr Zubkov.[2] He was stripped of 2 gold medals (two-man and four-man bobsleigh). On November 27 IOC imposed similar sanctions to members of the same team Dmitry Trunenkov and Alexey Negodaylo.[3] On 29 November 2017, IOC also sanctioned Alexander Kasjanov, Ilvir Huzin and Aleksei Pushkarev for doping offences and stripped their team of results.[4] On 18 December 2017, Alexey Voyevoda also received a lifetime ban from the Olympic Games due to doping violations at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5] The IOC requested that the FIBT modify the results, and the medals were redistributed accordingly.[6]
Records edit
While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.
Qualifying teams edit
A total of 30 teams from 19 NOCs qualified for the event:
- Three teams
- Two teams
- One team
Australia, 
Austria, 
Brazil, 
Czech Republic, 
Italy, 
Japan, 
Netherlands, 
Poland, 
Romania, 
Switzerland, and 
Slovakia.
Results edit
SR = Start Record TR = Track Record
*Canada 3 crashed in the heat.[11]
**According to run results Cody Sorensen and Ben Coakwell were replaced in run 3 by Luke Demetre and Graeme Rinholm.
*** Poland were disqualified in 2014 after Daniel Zalewski was banned for doping.[12]
**** Russia 1 and Russia 2 were disqualified in 2019 after a review of doping samples which showed that Alexandr Zubkov, Alexander Kasyanov, Aleksei Pushkarev and Ilvir Khuzin had all tested positive for banned substances and were banned until 2020.[13] On 18 September 2019, NBC Sports and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced the reallocated silver medals were to be awarded at the 2019 USOPC awards ceremony in Los Angeles. [14] The reallocated bronze medals were awarded at the 2019 Team GB Ball in London.[15]
References edit
- ^ "Bobsleigh Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "IOC SANCTIONS FOUR RUSSIAN ATHLETES AS PART OF OSWALD COMMISSION FINDINGS". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "IOC SANCTIONS FIVE RUSSIAN ATHLETES AND PUBLISHES FIRST FULL DECISION AS PART OF THE OSWALD COMMISSION FINDINGS". IOC. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "IOC SANCTIONS THREE RUSSIAN ATHLETES AS PART OF OSWALD COMMISSION FINDINGS". IOC. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Russian bobsledder banned over doping". France 24. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games 2014 4-man Bobsleigh". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ^ "Run 1 results". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Run 2 results". Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Run 3 results". Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Run 4 results". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Canadian bobsled piloted by Justin Kripps crashes during Winter Games heat". The Globe and Mail. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "IOC sanctions Polish bobsledder Daniel Zalewski for failing anti-doping test at Sochi 2014". 10 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Four Russian bobsledders banned for doping at 2014 Sochi Olympics". skysports. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, NBC Olympics join together to host Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Year, on Nov. 19 at Universal Studios". 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Great Britain's four-man bobsleigh team finally receive bronze medals". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.