Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Greece competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Greek team consisted of seven athletes in four sports.[4] As the founding nation of the Olympic games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first during the opening ceremony.

Greece at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeGRE
NOCHellenic Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Sochi
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Panagiota Tsakiri (opening)[1][2] Alexandros Kefalas (closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Greece has three athletes in qualification position.[5]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kostas Sykaras Men's giant slalom 1:30.75 59 1:31.58 51 3:02.33 52
Men's slalom 57.83 64 1:06.25 35 2:04.08 36
Men's super-G N/A 1:26.32 52
Massimiliano Valcareggi Men's giant slalom 1:30.72 58 1:33.64 56 3:04.36 54
Men's slalom 58.97 68 1:06.75 38 2:05.72 38
Men's super-G N/A DSQ
Sophia Ralli Women's giant slalom 1:33.63 66 1:32.84 56 3:06.47 58
Women's slalom 1:05.20 47 1:01.57 37 2:06.77 38

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Greece had two athletes in qualification position.[5]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Apostolos Angelis Men's sprint 4:01.87 74 Did not advance
Panagiota Tsakiri Women's sprint 3:02.75 64 Did not advance

Skeleton
Main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Greece had one athlete in qualification position.

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexandros Kefalas Men's 58.20 23 58.33 24 58.22 23 Did not advance 2:54.75 23

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Greece received a reallocation quota spot in men's ski jumping.[6]

Athlete Event Qualification First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Nico Polychronidis Men's normal hill 83.5 85.0 48 Did not advance
Men's large hill 107.5 74.7 47 Did not advance
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References
  1. "Greek Olympic Team for Sochi with 1 biathlete!". Biathlonnews. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "The Hellenic Olympic Team for Sochi 2014". hoc.gr/. Hellenic Olympic Committee. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.1.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. No laughing matter as Polychronidis jumps for Greece, ekathimerini.com, retrieved 7 February 2014
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