Georgia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Georgia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeGEO
NOCGeorgian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.geonoc.org.ge (in Georgian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Nino Tsiklauri (opening)[1][2]
Elene Gedevanishvili (closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

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]

Flagbearer

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). 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). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Georgia to not send officials, only athletes to Sochi Olympics". Democracy & Freedom Watch. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Georgia to send 19-member squad to Sochi for winter Olympics". china.org.cn. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Georgian Flag bearer for Winter Olympics named". www.agenda.ge. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014r. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
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