Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

competed at the

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, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The 2014 Games marked the first time a Norwegian Olympic team competed in Russia, as Norway and 64 western countries took part at the American-led boycott in the

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held in

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due to the

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Medalists

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 24 January 2014, Norway qualified a total quota of ten athletes in alpine skiing. ;Men ;Women

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the

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and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Norway qualified 6 men and 6 women. ;Men ;Women ¹The medal was reallocated after the disqualification of the Russian team for doping. ;Mixed

Cross-country skiing

Norway was awarded a total quota of twenty athletes by

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(FIS), based on qualification points awarded in races within the FIS Calendar during the period of July 2012 – 19 January 2014. National quotas per each Olympic event were allocated according to points awarded in these competitions. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint ;Men ;Women

Curling

Based on their performance at the

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and the

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, Norway qualified their men's team as one of the top seven teams in the world. Team:

Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Ulsrud (21 October 1971 – 24 May 2022) was a Norwegian curler from Oslo. He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, one World Curling Championship, two European Curling Championships, and fourteen Norwegian titles (Norwegian Men ...

Torger Nergård Torger Nergård, also spelled Nergaard (born 12 December 1974) is a Norwegian curler from Oslo."Torger Nergaard, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 12 Februar ...

Christoffer Svae Christoffer Svae (born 21 March 1982) is a Norwegian curler from Oslo. He is best known as the former second for Team Thomas Ulsrud."Christoffer Svae" (Teams > Events). ASHAM World Curling Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2010."Christoffer Svae, Curling" ...

Håvard Vad Petersson Håvard Vad Petersson (born 5 January 1984 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler from Arendal who was the long time lead for Team Thomas Ulsrud."Håvard Vad Petersson, Curling" (Curling > Athletes). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic ...

and

Markus Høiberg Markus Snøve Høiberg (born 6 June 1991) is a Norwegian curler from Oslo. He was born in Oppdal. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as the alternate for the Norwegian men's team. He won a gold medal at the 2014 World Men's Curling ...

;Round Robin ;Round-robin ;Draw 2 ''Monday, February 10, 7:00 pm'' ;Draw 3 ''Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 4 ''Wednesday, February 12, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 6 ''Thursday, February 13, 2:00 pm'' ;Draw 7 ''Friday, February 14, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 8 ''Friday, February 14, 7:00 pm'' ;Draw 10 ''Sunday, February 16, 9:00 am'' ;Draw 11 ''Sunday, February 16, 7:00 pm'' ;Draw 12 ''Monday, February 17, 2:00 pm''

Figure skating

Norway earned one spot in women's figure skating during the last of the two qualifying events for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the

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in September 2013. This was the first time Norway earned an Olympic spot in figure skating since 1994, and the first participation since 1964.

Freestyle skiing

;Halfpipe ;Moguls ;Ski cross Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round ;Slopestyle

Ice hockey

Norway qualified a men's team by being one of the 9 highest ranked teams in the

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following the 2012 World Championships.

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group stage ---- ----

Luge

Norway earned three quota places in men's singles.

Nordic combined

Ski jumping

Norway received the following start quotas ;Men ;Women

Snowboarding

Torstein Horgmo Torstein Horgmo (born 18 February 1987) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder. Horgmo has competed, and medalled in, a variety of slopestyle and big air snowboarding competitions. He rides regular stance. Personal Horgmo grew up in Trondheim ...

qualified for the men's slopestyle, and was considered to be one of the medal contenders, however, while practicing in Sochi, he fell and broke a

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, which forced him to miss the Olympics. ;Alpine ;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, Norway earned the following start quotas: ;Men ;Women ;Team pursuit

References

External links

Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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(in Norwegian) at

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