Argentina at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Argentina competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of seven athletes in two sports competed for the country.[1][4] Cristian Javier Simari Birkner, an alpine skier, was the flagbearer for the second consecutive games. It also marks the third consecutive games a member of the Simari Birkner family has carried the flag for Argentina.[1]

Argentina at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Sochi
Competitors7 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Cristian Javier Simari Birkner (opening)[1][2]
Sebastiano Gastaldi (closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors
SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 336
Cross-country skiing 101
Total437

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

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Argentina had six athletes in qualification position.[5] The non-selection of three-time Olympian María Belén Simari Birkner led to her brother Cristian, who made the team, to lead a petition to have her as a part of the team. They claimed the selection of athletes made no sense and was purely subjective.[6] The appeal was ultimately unsuccessful.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sebastiano Gastaldi Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom 53.24 46 DNF
Jorge Birkner Ketelhohn Men's combined 2:01.05 46 DNF
Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom DNF
Men's super-G — 1:23.89 50
Cristian Simari Birkner Men's combined 1:59.63 43 56.46 27 2:56.09 29
Men's downhill — DNS
Men's giant slalom 1:26.02 40 1:27.89 40 2:53.91 40
Men's slalom DNF
Men's super-G — 1:23.36 48
Salomé Báncora Women's giant slalom 1:25.88 50 1:26.16 47 2:52.04 47
Women's slalom 59.26 =31 56.26 26 1:55.52 25
Julietta Quiroga Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom DNF
Macarena Simari Birkner Women's combined 1:48.87 31 55.06 18 2:43.93 20
Women's downhill — 1:46.44 32
Women's giant slalom 1:24.74 44 1:23.11 37 2:47.85 39
Women's slalom 59.82 36 56.69 29 1:56.51 27
Women's super-G — 1:31.10 26

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

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Argentina had one athlete in qualification position.[5]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Federico Cichero Men's 15 km classical 49:11.3 +10:41.6 83

See also

References
  1. Goldzycher, Hernán (22 January 2014). "Cristian Simari Birkner será el abanderado nacional, en su cuarta presencia consecutiva" [Cristian Simari Birkner is the national standard-bearer in his fourth consecutive appearance]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.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. "Who are the Caribbean, Latin America Athletes Competing at Sochi?". News Americas Now. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. "La delegación argentina envuelta en un conflicto" [The Argentina delegation involved in a conflict]. Los Andes (in Spanish). 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  7. "Argentine skier loses Olympic selection appeal". Greenwich Time. Sochi, Russia. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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