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Greece At The 2014 Winter Olympics
Greece competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Greek team consisted of seven athletes in four sports. As the founding nation of the Olympic games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony. Alpine skiing According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Greece has three athletes in qualification position. Cross-country skiing According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Greece had two athletes in qualification position. ;Sprint Skeleton Greece had one athlete in qualification position. Ski jumping Greece received a reallocation quota spot in men's ski jumping.No laughing matter as Polychronidis jumps for Greece ekathimerini.com, retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Olympic Committee
The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) ( el, Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή) is the governing Olympic body of Greece. It is the second oldest National Olympic Committee in the world (after the French Olympic Committee), it organizes the country's representatives at the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events. Members of the committee are 27 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and six members. It is based in Athens, Greece. History The history of the Hellenic Olympic Committee is strongly connected to the history of the revival of the Olympic Games. It was founded in Athens on February 3, 1894 with the name Committee of the Olympic Games ( el, Επιτροπής Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων, E.O.A.) and became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1895. E.O.A organized 1896 Summer Olympics, first in modern history, in restored Panathenaic Stadium, who was held from 6 to 15 April. In 1899, Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Super-G
The men's super-G competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort, near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Sunday, 16 February. Kjetil Jansrud of Norway won the gold medal and Andrew Weibrecht of the United States took the silver. Two bronze medals were awarded for the third-place tie between Jan Hudec of Canada and Bode Miller of the U.S. The vertical drop of the course was , starting at an elevation of above sea level, with a length of . Jansrud's winning time of 78.14 seconds yielded an average course speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of . Jansrud's win was the fourth straight in this event for Norway, following Kjetil André Aamodt (2002, 2006) and Aksel Lund Svindal (2010). Results The race was started at 10:00 local time, ( UTC+4). At the starting gate, the skies were partly cloudy, the temperature was , and the snow condition was hard. The temperature at the finish was . References External links– 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 2014 Winter Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Large Hill Individual
The men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held on 14–15 February 2014 at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana Krasnaya Polyana (russian: Кра́сная Поля́на) meaning "Red Meadow" is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia: Modern localities Amur Oblast As of 2012, one rural locality in Amur Oblast bears this name: * Krasnaya Polya .... The gold medal won in this event featured Chelyabinsk meteor fragment to commemorate the first anniversary of this meteor strike. Results Qualifying 50 ski jumpers qualify for the finals. The top 10 ski jumpers from the World Cup season pre-qualify for the finals. The top 40 ski jumpers from qualifying fill the final 40 spots in the finals. Final The final was started at 21:30. The final consisted of two jumps, with the top thirty after the first jump qualifying for the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Normal Hill Individual
The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was held on 8–9 February 2014 at RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in the Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of Aibga Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana Krasnaya Polyana (russian: Кра́сная Поля́на) meaning "Red Meadow" is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia: Modern localities Amur Oblast As of 2012, one rural locality in Amur .... Results Qualifying 50 ski jumpers qualify for the finals. The top 10 ski jumpers from the World Cup season pre-qualify for the finals. The top 40 ski jumpers from qualifying fill the final 40 spots in the finals. Final The final was started at 21:30. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics - Men's Normal hill individual Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics Men's events at the 2014 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Polychronidis
Nico Polychronidis (born 8 November 1989) is a German Greek Olympic ski jumper. He competes for Greece. Life Polychronidis was born in Bremen in Germany. He entered a specialist skiing school at the age of twelve after precociously jumping on skis at the age of six.No laughing matter as Polychronidis jumps for Greece ekathimerini.com, retrieved 7 February 2014 His first jump was in 1998 and at an FIS Continental Cup event in Pragelato in Italy he achieved a third place in 2009. He competed for Germany until he realised in 2012 that he had a better chance of competing at the Olympics if he was to use his Greek nationality. Polychronidis was born in Germany and his mother was German but he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeleton At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's
The men's skeleton event at the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Sliding Center Sanki on 14–15 February. The gold medal won in this event featured Chelyabinsk meteor fragments to commemorate the first anniversary of this meteor strike. Competition In the first run, Aleksandr Tretyakov established the track record (55.95) and the start record (4.47). Results TR – Track Record. Top finish in each run is in boldface. On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr Tretyakov was stripped of his gold medal. On 27 November 2017, the results by Sergey Chudinov Sergey Sergeyevich Chudinov (russian: Сергей Сергеевич Чудинов; born June 8, 1983 in Chusovoy) is a Russian skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. Chudinov's best result is a victory at Lake Placid during the 20 ... were annulled as well. On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of the decision of CAS References {{DEFAULTSORT:Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Sprint
The women's freestyle sprint cross-country skiing competition in the free technique at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on 11 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex. Qualification An athlete with a maximum of 100 FIS distance points (the A standard) will be allowed to compete in both or one of the event (sprint/distance). An athlete with a maximum 120 FIS sprint points will be allowed to compete in the sprint event and 10 km for women or 15 km for men provided their distance points do not exceed 300 FIS points. NOC's who do not have any athlete meeting the A standard can enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in only 10 km classical event for women or 15 km classical event for men. They must have a maximum of 300 FIS distance points at the end of qualifying on 20 January 2014. The qualification period began in July 2012. Results : Q — qualified for next round : LL — lucky loser : PF — photo finish In November 2017, Yevgeniya Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's freestyle sprint cross-country skiing competition in the free technique at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on 11 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex. Ola Vigen Hattestad won the gold medal. Qualification An athlete with a maximum of 100 FIS distance points (the A standard) will be allowed to compete in both or one of the events (sprint/distance). An athlete with a maximum 120 FIS sprint points will be allowed to compete in the sprint event and 10 km for women or 15 km for men provided their distance points do not exceed 300 FIS points. NOC's who do not have any athlete meeting the A standard can enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in only 10 km classical event for women or 15 km classical event for men. They must have a maximum of 300 FIS distance points at the end of qualifying on January 20, 2014. The qualification period began in July 2012. Results : Q — qualified for next round : LL — lucky loser : PF — phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Angelis
Apostolos Angelis ( el, Απόστολος Αγγελής) (born 24 June 1993) is a cross-country skier from Greece. He competed for Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the sprint race and finished 74th out of 86 competitors and failed to advance. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the .... World Championships ''0 medals'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.'' References 1993 births Living people Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Slalom ...
The women's slalom competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on 21 February. Results The first run was held at 16:45 and the second run at 20:15. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom Slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Giant Slalom
The women's giant slalom competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Tuesday, 18 February. Summary The race was won by Tina Maze of Slovenia, who won silver in 2010 at Vancouver. This was her second Olympic gold in Sochi, following the gold in downhill, and fourth career Olympic medal. The silver was won by Anna Fenninger of Austria, and the defending Olympic champion, Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany, was third. Elisabeth Görgl, who won bronze in Vancouver, finished 11th. Among other competitors, some media attention was directed at Vanessa-Mae of Thailand, the last of the finishers. The London-raised pop violinist was over fifty seconds behind Maze. Both runs were moved up 90 minutes the day prior in anticipation of deteriorating weather. The starting gate at had a varying snow/rain mix with temperatures right around freezing – – with rain at the finish and a vertical drop of . Maze was first out of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
