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Romania At The 2014 Winter Olympics
Romania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 24 athletes in seven sports was announced on 24 January 2014, representing a decline of five athletes from four years prior. The best results were two 17th places in bobsleigh. Alpine skiing According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had two male athletes and a female athlete in qualification position. Biathlon Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Romania qualified 1 man and 1 woman. Bobsleigh Romania had two sleds in qualification position for a total of four athletes. * – Denotes the driver of each sled Cross-country skiing According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had three athletes in qualification position. ;Distance ;Sprint Figure skating Romania qualified 1 entrant in men's singles. Luge Romania qualified a total of four athletes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Olympic And Sports Committee
The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român, COSR) is responsible for Romania's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Romanian Olympic Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic Român) was formed in 1914 in Bucharest. In 2004 it changed its name to ''Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee''. Presidents The following is a list of presidents of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee since its creation in 1914. IOC Members This is a list a IOC Members: Executive committee The committee of the COSR is represented by: * President: Mihai Covaliu * Vice Presidents: Octavian Morariu, Camelia Potec, Alexandru Dedu * Secretary General: George Boroi * Treasurer: Vasile Luga * Members: Irina Deleanu, Sandu Pop, Cristinel Romanescu, Adrian Stoica, Gheorghe Visan, Alina Dumitru, Doina Melinte, Georgeta Damian, Viorica Susanu, Puiu Gaspar, Alexandru Hălăucă, Valentin Amato Zaharia Member federations The Romanian National Federati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Combined
The men's combined competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi was held on Friday, 14 February, at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Summary The downhill course started at an elevation of ; it was in length with a vertical drop of . The slalom started at with a vertical drop of and 62 gates. The downhill was started at 10:00 and the slalom at 15:30. Due to warm temperatures, the downhill was moved up an hour from 11:00, but temperatures were still above freezing in the starting gate. In the afternoon, the temperature at the slalom's starting gate was . The gold medalist was Sandro Viletta of Switzerland, who had just one World Cup podium finish, a victory in super-G. Ivica Kostelić of Croatia won the silver medal, already the fourth one in his career (three of them in combined). Christof Innerhofer Christof Innerhofer (born 17 December 1984) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, the 2011 world champion in super-G. in all five alpine dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Pursuit
The men's pursuit competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex on 10 February 2014. Martin Fourcade won the gold medal. Qualification Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top 3 athletes in the individual, sprint, and relay competitions at the 2012 World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany, and the 2013 World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic. The top 20 nations would be able to start four athletes in the sprint, while nations 21 through 28 could start one each. Nations below 28 could only start if any nation decided to vacate a quota spot. During the 2012–13 or 2013–14 Biathlon World Cup season the athlete must have two results at IBU Cup, Open European Championships, World Championships or World Cup in the Sprint or Individual that at a maximum 20% behind the average time of the top three athletes. Or, two placings in the top half at the Junior World Championships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex on 8 February 2014. It was 10 kilometres in length (6.2 miles). The defending Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint, Olympic Champion was Vincent Jay of France, who has retired since the previous Olympics. The defending Biathlon World Championships 2013 – Men's sprint, World Champion is Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway. Qualification Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top 3 athletes in the individual, sprint, and relay competitions at the Biathlon World Championships 2012, 2012 World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany, and the Biathlon World Championships 2013, 2013 World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic. The top 20 nations would be able to start four athletes in the sprint, while nations 21 through 28 could start one each. Nations below 28 could only start if any nation d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornel Puchianu
Cornel Dumitru Puchianu (born 27 October 1989 in Brașov) is a Romanian winter-sportsman who debuted in biathlon in 2012. He had previously competed in cross-country skiing. He competed for Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi .... He won the bronze medal in sprint at the Summer Biathlon World Championships 2021. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''0 medals'' :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.'' 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 External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon World Championships 2013
The 46th Biathlon World Championships was held in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, from 7 to 17 February 2013. There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start and relay races for both men, women and a mixed relay. All events during the championships also counted for the Biathlon World Cup season. Norway took a record 8 out of 11 gold medals. Schedule ''All times are local.'' Medal winners Men Women Mixed Medal table Top nations Top athletes All athletes with one gold or two or more medals. References External links *IBU {{Biathlon World Championships Biathlon World Championships 2013 Biathlon World Championships Biathlon World Championships Biathlon World Championships 2013 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon World Championships 2012
The 45th Biathlon World Championships were held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 1 to 11 March 2012. There were total of 11 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start and relay races for men and women, and a mixed relay. All events during the championships also counted for the 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup season. Schedule of events The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET. Medal winners Men Women Mixed Medal table Top nations Top athletes All athletes with two or more medals. References External links *IBU {{Biathlon World Championships 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ... Biathlon World Championships Biathlon World Championships 2012 Qualification events for the 2014 Winter Olympics 2012 in biathlon 201 ... [...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] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Combined
The women's combined competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on 10 February at 11:00 MSK for the downhill and at 15:00 MSK for the slalom. Maria Höfl-Riesch Maria Höfl-Riesch (; née Riesch, born 24 November 1984) is a former German World Cup alpine ski racer. She is a three-time Olympic champion, two-time world champion, and an overall World Cup champion. Höfl-Riesch made her World Cup debut ... won the gold medal. Results The downhill race started at 11:00 and the slalom race at 15:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics - Women's combined Combined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Super-G
The women's super-G competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Saturday, 15 February. Anna Fenninger from Austria won the race, getting her first Olympic medal. Maria Höfl-Riesch of Germany won the silver medal, and Nicole Hosp of Austria finished third. Of the 2010 medalists, only Tina Maze participated and finished fifth. Summary The race course was in length, with a vertical drop of and a starting elevation of above sea level. Fenninger's winning time of 85.52 seconds yielded an average speed of and an average vertical descent rate of . Eighteen of the 49 competitors did not finish, including seven of the first eight racers on the course. The gold medal awarded in this event featured a fragment from the Chelyabinsk meteor to commemorate the first anniversary of this meteor strike. Results The race was started at 11:00 local time, ( UTC+4). At the starting gate, the skies were partly cloudy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Downhill
The women's downhill competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Wednesday, 12 February. The race was won by Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland, who posted the same time. Lara Gut, also of Switzerland, was a tenth of a second back and took the bronze medal. Summary Fabienne Suter was the first out of the gate and led until Gisin surpassed her by 0.37 seconds. Immediately after Gisin, Daniela Merighetti took a provisional second position, and stayed there until Gut, skiing 18th, replaced her at 0.10 seconds behind Gisin. Maze was the 21st racer out of the gate and led at all the intervals, but finished with exactly the same time as Gisin. The best run after Maze was by Lotte Smiseth Sejersted of Norway, who finished sixth. Defending Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn did not participate due to a knee injury, and the other defending medalists, Julia Mancuso and Elisabeth Görgl, finished ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ania Monica Caill
Ania Monica Caill (born 24 October 1995) is a French-born alpine skier who competes internationally for Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... She represented Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Biography Caill originally competed for France, winning the French championships in her age category in 2011. However, she switched to the Romanian team in June 2012 citing a lack of opportunity on the French team that was to compete in Sochi. She is allowed to compete for Romania because it is her mother's home country. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Caill planned to compete in the giant slalom. However, due to bad weather, the giant slalom race was postponed and clashed with the training runs of the Super G, which she preferred. Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |