Kyrgyzstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014.

Kyrgyzstan at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeKGZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
in Sochi
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Dmitry Trelevski (opening)[1] Evgeniy Timofeev (closing)[2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

The country's delegation consisted of one skier, Dmitry Trelevski who was scheduled to compete in his second consecutive Winter Olympics.[3] The team also consists of four officials.[4][5] A total of $1,980 USD was earmarked to help support Trevelski in his preparations after he qualified.[6] According to Nurdin Sultambayev, State Agency for Physical Education and Sport (GAFKS) spokesman, "winter sports are the most expensive out there" and Kyrgyzstan lacked the money to fund a larger team".[7] However, on February 12 during training runs Trelevski was injured seriously, that he had to withdraw from the competition.[8] The National Olympic Committee replaced Dmitry Trelevski with Evgeniy Timofeev after petitioning the International Olympic Committee.[8]

Competitors

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Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Alpine skiing

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According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Kyrgyzstan had one athlete in qualification position.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Evgeniy Timofeev Men's giant slalom 1:34.65 68 1:37.07 63 3:11.72 61
Men's slalom 1:02.47 73 1:12.96 41 2:15.43 41

References

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  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. ^ "One skier will represent Kyrgyzstan at the Olympics in Sochi". www.kabar.kg/eng/. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  4. ^ "One athlete to represent Kyrgyzstan at Sochi Olympics". Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. ^ Marchenko, Ivan (24 January 2014). "Kyrgyzstan's official delegation to Olympic Games in Sochi consists of 5 people". 24.kg. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Kyrgyz Government Allocates Money For Sole Sochi Athlete". Radio Free Europe. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ^ Sultanov, Asker (31 January 2014). "Kyrgyz skier represents country at Sochi". Central Asia Online. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Participant of Olympic Games in Sochi Dmitry Trelevsky injured during training". www.kabar.kg/eng/. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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