Ireland at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Ireland at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  IRL
NOC Olympic Council of Ireland
Website www.olympicsport.ie
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Competitors 5 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Conor Lyne (opening)[1][2]
Seamus O'Connor (closing)[3]
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
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Total
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Other related appearances
 Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Five competitors in four sports made up the Ireland team. All five members of the team are members of the Irish diaspora, who were born or live and train elsewhere.[4]

Alpine skiing

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

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Conor Lyne[6] Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom 1:03.58 74 1:09.71 40 2:13.29 42
Florence Bell[7] Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom 1:07.84 55 DNF

Cross-country skiing

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According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Ireland had one athlete in qualification position. Jan Rossiter has criticized Russia for its stance on homosexuality and has said we can't ignore it.[8]

Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Jan Rossiter Men's 15 km classical 48:44.6 +10:14.9 82

Skeleton

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Ireland has qualified one athlete for the men's single event. Sean Greenwood originally competed for Canada but switched to compete for Ireland to pay homage to his heritage.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sean Greenwood Men's 57.99 21 1:05.11 27 58.22 =23 Did not advance 3:01.32 27

Snowboarding

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According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Ireland had one athlete qualified in two events.[5]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Seamus O'Connor[10] Men's halfpipe 66.25 71.50 71.50 8 QS 54.00 43.00 54.00 9 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 33.50 40.00 40.00 13 QS 60.75 70.25 70.25 9 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

See also

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