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competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,

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, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team was composed of 132 athletes in 14 sports, consisting of 90 men and 42 women. The 132 athletes is 27 more than the country's previous largest

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team. Originally

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was scheduled to carry the flag at the opening ceremony, however he withdrew after he decided to skip the combined competition, thus delaying his arrival in Sochi.

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athlete

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was named his replacement. The Austrian Olympic Committee received a Russian letter containing a kidnap threat against Alpine skier

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and skeleton pilot

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during the Sochi Games. On 23 February, skier

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was suspended from the Winter Olympics after testing positive for EPO.

Medalists

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Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 24 January 2014, Austria qualified a total quota of twenty-two athletes in alpine skiing. Joachim Puchner and

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were selected to the team but did not compete in any races. ;Men ;Women

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the

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and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Austria qualified 6 men and 4 women. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Bobsleigh

* – Denotes the driver of each sled
** – Competed only in runs 1 and 2
*** - Competed only in runs 3 and 4

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Austria had eight athletes in qualification position. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint

Figure skating

Austria achieved the following quota places:

Freestyle skiing

;Halfpipe ;Ski cross Austria Ski Cross Team Winter Olympics 2014

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round ;Slopestyle

Ice hockey

Austria qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament.

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Qualification playoffs
Austria finished the tournament on the 10th rank.

Luge

Austria earned the maximum quota of ten spots. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed team relay

Nordic combined

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Austria qualified a maximum quota of five athletes and a spot in the team large hill relay.

Short track speed skating

Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013, Austria qualified 1 woman. Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Austria received the following start quotas: Austria Ski Jumping Team Winter Olympics 2014

;Men ;Women

Snowboarding

Austria Snowboard Team Winter Olympics 2014

;Alpine ;Men ;Women ;Freestyle Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal ;Snowboard cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the

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season, Austria earned the following start quotas: ;Women

References

External links

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