Israel_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics
Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Israel's competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes.[4] Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.
| Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vladislav Bykanov (opening[1][2] and closing)[3] |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Israel had qualified two athletes,[5] however only one athlete was selected to compete.[4] Virgile Vandeput missed both races he was entered in, as he was injured during training.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Virgile Vandeput | Men's giant slalom | DNS | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNS | ||||||
Three skaters qualified to represent Israel. Alexei Bychenko finished the men's singles competition in 21st out of 30 competitors.[7] Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski finished the pairs skating competition in 15th place out of 20 pairs.[8]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexei Bychenko | Men's singles | 62.44 | 22 Q | 114.62 | 21 | 177.06 | 21 |
| Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Pairs skating | 53.38 | 15 Q | 94.35 | 15 | 147.73 | 15 |
Israel achieved the following quota place:[9] Vladislav Bykanov failed to advance out of the opening heats in all three of his events.[10]
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- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vladislav Bykanov | 500 m | 41.769 | 3 | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
| 1000 m | 1:27.796 | 3 | Did not advance | 24 | |||||
| 1500 m | 2:21.163 | 4 | — | Did not advance | 25 | ||||
Bradley Chalupski attempted to qualify in skeleton but had difficulty convincing the Israeli Olympic Committee to allow him to do so.[11] A group of female alpine skiers also competed and qualified, but Israel decided not to use its quota it earned.[12]
- Sinai, Allon (6 February 2014). "Five Israeli athletes set to compete in Sochi". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- "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). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- Sinai, Allon (26 November 2013). "Israel announces its 5-athlete delegation to Sochi Olympics". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- Sinai, Allon (20 February 2014). "Israeli skier Vandeput misses Giant Slalom due to late leg injury". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Israeli figure skater Alexei Bychenko comes in 21st place in Sochi finals". Reuters. The Jerusalem Post. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- Wiener, Julie (13 February 2014). "Israeli skaters perform better than expected". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- Sinai, Allon (19 February 2014). "Israel's Bykanov comes up short on the skate track". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- Kamin, Debra (15 August 2013). "An Israeli sledder finds his Olympic dream put on ice". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- Goldman, Ilan (18 March 2013). "At world alpine championship, the hills are alive with Israeli skiers". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics Archived 2014-02-05 at the Wayback Machine