Georgia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Georgia
IOC codeGEO
NOCGeorgian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.geonoc.org.ge (in Georgian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Nino Tsiklauri (opening)[1][2]
Elene Gedevanishvili (closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Georgia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7-23 February 2014. The Georgian team consisted of four athletes in two sports.[4] The team also sent seven officials.[5] Georgia's government only decided to send athletes and coaches but no government officials due to the breakup in relations with Russia in the aftermath of the August 2008 war.[4]

Flagbearer

Originally figure skater Elene Gedevanishvili was supposed to be the flagbearer.[6] However, because of training schedules, Gedevanishvili was scheduled to arrive after the opening ceremony. Therefore, alpine skier Nino Tsiklauri was selected to replace her.[1]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Georgia qualified three athletes.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Iason Abramashvili Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom 52.59 43 1:00.78 23 1:53.37 22
Alex Beniaidze Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom DNF
Nino Tsiklauri Women's giant slalom 1:27.27 54 1:28.07 50 2:55.34 49
Women's slalom DNF

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Georgia achieved the following quota places:[8]

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Elene Gedevanishvili Ladies' singles 54.70 17 Q 92.45 20 147.15 19

References

  1. ^ a b Kirtzkhalia, Nana (21 January 2014). "Georgia to be represented by delegation of 19 people at Sochi 2014 Olympics". www.en.trend.az/. Retrieved 21 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). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Georgia to not send officials, only athletes to Sochi Olympics". Democracy & Freedom Watch. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Georgia to send 19-member squad to Sochi for winter Olympics". china.org.cn. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Georgian Flag bearer for Winter Olympics named". www.agenda.ge. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014r. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Elene Gedevanishvili obtains license for Sochi Olympic Games 2014". Georgian News TV. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Georgia at the Olympics
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