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competed at the

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, from 7 to 23 February 2014. On 21 February it was announced that bobsledder

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had tested positive for

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and was sent home from Sochi. For the first time since 1980, Italy failed to win a gold medal in an Olympics. Closest was the alpine skier

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who lost the gold in downhill against

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of Austria with only six hundredths of a second separating the two.

Medalists

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Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 27 January 2014, Italy qualified a total of 19 athletes in alpine skiing. ;Men ;Women

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the

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and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Italy qualified 5 men and 5 women. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Bobsleigh

Italy rejected quota in the two-woman event. It kept its quota in the 2 and 4 man events. * – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 27 January 2014, Italy qualified a total of 16 athletes in cross-country skiing. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint ;Men ;Women

Figure skating

Italy achieved the following quota places: ;Team trophy

Freestyle skiing

;Moguls ;Slopestyle

Luge

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

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Italy qualified five skaters of each gender for the Olympics during World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013.

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was the 5th woman to qualify for the team but she did not skate in any individual distances or in the relay. ;Men ;Women Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Italy received the following start quotas:

Snowboarding

;Alpine ;Snowboard cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to consolation final

Speed skating

Italy achieved the following quota places: ;Men ;Women

References

External links

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