Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:ROU
Nocname:Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:24
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Éva Tófalvi (opening[1] [2]
and closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1928

Romania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 24 athletes in seven sports was announced on 24 January 2014, representing a decline of five athletes from four years prior.[4] The best results were two 17th places in bobsleigh.

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had two male athletes and a female athlete in qualification position.[5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Ioan Valeriu AchiriloaieMen's downhill2:17.4646
Men's combined
align=left rowspan=2Alexandru BarbuMen's giant slalom1:29.47521:29.77472:59.2448
Men's slalom52.824459.84211:52.6621
align=left rowspan=4Ania Monica CaillWomen's downhill
Women's super-G1:33.7330
Women's combined1:51.91341:02.04222:53.9522
Women's giant slalom1:28.53551:28.73512:57.2651

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Romania qualified 1 man and 1 woman.[6]

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=3Cornel PuchianuMen's sprint25:50.70 (0+0)30
Men's pursuit38:19.86 (0+2+1+3)47
Men's individual56:10.44 (0+0+1+3)60
align=left rowspan=4Éva TófalviWomen's sprint22:01.51 (1+0)22
Women's pursuit32:15.33 (1+2+0+0)26
Women's individual47:30.81 (0+0+1+0)21
Women's mass start37:50.92 (1+0+0+1)20

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Romania had two sleds in qualification position for a total of four athletes.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Florin Cezar Crăciun
Nicolae Istrate
Two-man57.391757.191757.241757.16183:48.9817
Dănuț Moldovan
Paul Muntean
Andreas Neagu
Four-man56.25=2356.162256.6227did not advance2:49.0324
Maria Constantin Two-woman59.041759.081759.381759.09163:56.5917
* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had three athletes in qualification position.[5]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=2Paul Constantin PepeneMen's 15 km classical43:39.4+5:09.762
Men's 30 km skiathlon37:52.54535:10.4521:13:36.2+5:20.848
align=left rowspan=2Tímea SáraWomen's 10 km classical34:48.2+6:30.462
Women's 15 km skiathlon22:54.06023:10.56046:43.0+8:09.460
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Paul Constantin Pepenealign=left rowspan=2Men's sprint3:51.5465did not advance
Daniel Pripici3:52.6868did not advance
Paul Constantin Pepene
Daniel Pripici
Men's team sprint26:06.80 9did not advance
Tímea SáraWomen's sprint2:48.1649did not advance

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Romania qualified 1 entrant in men's singles.

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Romania qualified a total of four athletes, and a spot in the team relay for the first time, by virtue of having a sled in all the individual events. The doubles sled (and the mixed relay) could not compete as their sled broke.[7]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Valentin CrețuMen's singles53.5623153.2792752.9022853.142323:32.88529
Nicolae Șovăială
Alexandru Teodorescu
Men's doubles
Raluca StrămăturaruWomen's singles52.8623151.8212952.2382952.083273:29.00430
Valentin Crețu
Nicolae Șovăială
Alexandru Teodorescu
Raluca Strămăturaru
Mixed team relay

Skeleton

See main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Romania had one athlete in qualification position.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dorin Dumitru VelicuMen's58.722758.442558.9127did not advance2:56.0725
Maria Marinela MaziluWomen's59.991959.892059.632059.11203:58.6220

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Romania received the following start quotas:[5]

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Sorin Iulian PîteaMen's normal hill86.090.245did not advance
Men's large hill101.559.651did not advance

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eva Tofalvi va fi portdrapelul României la Soci . Eva Tofalvi will be Romania's flag bearer in Sochi . ro . Băileșteanu . Mugur . 21 January 2014 . www.evz.ro/. . 22 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. 23 February 2014.
  4. News: Romania to send 24 athletes to Sochi Winter Olympics . Shanghai Daily. . .
  5. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 1 February 2014.
  6. News: 2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota. Real Biathlon. 16 March 2013.
  7. News: 12 February 2014. Radu Sovaiala si Alexandru Teodorescu nu participa la proba de dublu pentru ca sania s-a stricat . ro. Radu Alexandru Teodorescu not hesitate and participate in the doubles for the sled broke. HotNews.ro . 13 February 2014 .