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Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Germany competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The first round of nominations was on 18 December,[3] the second round on 23 January. Germany sent 153 athletes (76 men, 77 women).[4][5] Chef de Mission was Michael Vesper. The outfitting was held in January at the Erding Air Base.

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During the Games, Germany had a German House, that was located in the village of Estosadok, on the Mzymta River, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) upstream from Krasnaya Polyana (Mountain Cluster).[6]

German president Joachim Gauck did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[7]

On 21 February it was announced that biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle had tested positive for methylhexanamine and was sent home from Sochi.[8]

Medalists

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Olympic team clothing
Claudia Nystad at the outfitting on media day (20 January) on Erding Air Base
Team Germany at the Opening Ceremony.

Alpine skiing

Germany qualified seven quota places in alpine skiing.

Men
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Women
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Biathlon

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Germany qualified 6 men and 6 women.[9]

Men
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Mixed
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Bobsleigh

Men
GER-1 two-man sled
GER-2 two-man sled
GER-3 two-man sled
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* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Women
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* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

Germany had 20 quota places, but only 15 achieved the national criteria.

Distance
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Sprint
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Women
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Curling

Germany qualified a men's team by winning the final qualification tournament.[10]

Men's tournament

Preliminary round
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Round-robin
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Draw 1

Monday, February 10, 9:00 am

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, February 12, 9:00 am

Draw 5

Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 pm

Draw 7

Friday, February 14, 9:00 am

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Draw 8

Friday, February 14, 7:00 pm

Draw 9

Saturday, February 15, 2:00 pm

Draw 11

Sunday, February 16, 7:00 pm

Draw 12

Monday, February 17, 2:00 pm

Figure skating

Germany will compete in all events.

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Team trophy
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Freestyle skiing

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

Slopestyle
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Ice hockey

Germany qualified a women's team by winning a qualification tournament.[11][12]

Women's tournament

On 15 January 2014, head coach Klaus Kathan nominated the following roster:[13][14]

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Preliminary round Group B
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9 February 2014
17:00
Russia 4–1
(0–0, 0–1, 4–0)
 GermanyShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 5,048
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11 February 2014
14:00
Germany 0–4
(0–1, 0–0, 0–3)
 SwedenShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 4,015
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13 February 2014
12:00
Japan 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)
 GermanyShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 2,618
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5–8th place semifinal
16 February 2014
12:00
Finland 2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)
 GermanyShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 2,009
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Seventh place game
18 February 2014
12:00
Germany 3–2
(1–1, 2–0 , 0–1)
 JapanShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 2,012
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Luge

Germany earned the maximum quota of ten spots.

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Mixed team relay
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Nordic combined

Germany qualified a maximum of five athletes and a spot in the team relay.[15]

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Short track speed skating

Germany qualified 1 man and 1 woman during World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013.

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Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Skeleton

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Ski jumping

Germany qualified nine quota places in ski jumping.

Men
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Snowboarding

Alpine
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Halfpipe
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Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

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

Speed skating

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Germany earned the following start quotas:

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References

  1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi". dosb.de. 2014-01-23. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  4. "Deutsches Haus Sotschi 2014 in Russlands Bergen". DOSB. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2013.
  6. "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  7. "Deutsche Curling-Männer lösen Olympia-Ticket". ruhrnachrichten.de. 2013-12-15. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  8. "Traum von Sotschi rückt näher". deb-online.de (in German). 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

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