Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	GRE
NOC	Hellenic Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoc.gr (in Greek and English)
in Sochi  Russia
Competitors	7 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)
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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.

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	—				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	—				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

References

1. "Greek Olympic Team for Sochi with 1 biathlete!". Biathlonnews. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 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

External links

• Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-02-24)
• Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)