Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | BEL | ||||||||
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee | ||||||||
| Website |
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| in Sochi | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Hanna Mariën (opening)[1] Bart Swings (closing)[2] | ||||||||
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
Belgium competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of seven athletes in five sports, one less than in 2010. The goal of the team was a few top-8 performances.[3]
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo is not planning to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[4]
Bobsleigh
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hanna Mariën Elfje Willemsen* |
Two-woman | 57.92 | 4 | 58.02 | 4 | 58.33 | 8 | 58.30 | 7 | 3:52.57 | 6 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Figure skating
Belgium has achieved the following quota places:
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jorik Hendrickx | Men's singles | 72.52 | 16 Q | 141.52 | 15 | 214.04 | 16 |
Freestyle skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has two athletes in qualification position,[5] but rejected 1 quota in women's ski cross.
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Katrien Aerts | Women's halfpipe | 51.40 | 54.40 | 54.40 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
Snowboarding
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has one athlete in qualification position.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Seppe Smits | Men's slopestyle | 88.25 | 91.00 | 91.00 | 5 QS | 77.50 | 84.50 | 84.50 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
Speed skating
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Belgium has earned the following start quotas:[6]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Bart Swings | Men's 1000 m | 1:10.14 | 23 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1:45.95 | 10 | |
| Men's 5000 m | 6:17.79 | 4 | |
| Men's 10000 m | 13:13.99 | 5 | |
| Jelena Peeters | Women's 1500 m | 1:59.73 | 20 |
| Women's 3000 m | 4:10.87 | 12 | |
Non-qualified sports
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has six athletes in qualification position.[5] However no alpine skiers were selected for the final team.
- Men's Events – 3 quota places
- Women's Events – 3 quota places
References
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sept athlètes belges aux JO d'hiver de Sotchi". flandreinfo.be (in French). 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. December 19, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. December 23, 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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