Belgium_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics
Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Belgium competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of seven athletes in five sports, one less than in 2010. The goal of the team was a few top-8 performances.[3]
| Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 7 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Hanna Mariën (opening)[1] Bart Swings (closing)[2] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo did not plan to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hanna Mariën Elfje Willemsen* |
Two-woman | 57.92 | 4 | 58.02 | 4 | 58.33 | 8 | 58.30 | 7 | 3:52.57 | 6 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Belgium has achieved the following quota places:
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jorik Hendrickx | Men's singles | 72.52 | 16 Q | 141.52 | 15 | 214.04 | 16 |
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has two athletes in qualification position,[5] but rejected 1 quota in women's ski cross.
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Katrien Aerts | Women's halfpipe | 51.40 | 54.40 | 54.40 | 17 | did not advance | |||
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has one athlete in qualification position.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Seppe Smits | Men's slopestyle | 88.25 | 91.00 | 91.00 | 5 QS | 77.50 | 84.50 | 84.50 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Belgium has earned the following start quotas:[6]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Bart Swings | Men's 1000 m | 1:10.14 | 23 |
| Men's 1500 m | 1:45.95 | 10 | |
| Men's 5000 m | 6:17.79 | 4 | |
| Men's 10000 m | 13:13.99 | 5 | |
| Jelena Peeters | Women's 1500 m | 1:59.73 | 20 |
| Women's 3000 m | 4:10.87 | 12 | |
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has six athletes in qualification position.[5] However no alpine skiers were selected for the final team.
- Men's Events – 3 quota places
- Women's Events – 3 quota places
- "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "Sept athlètes belges aux JO d'hiver de Sotchi". flandreinfo.be (in French). 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2013.
- "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-02-25)
- Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)