Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes. Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.
| Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vladislav Bykanov (opening and closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The 2014 Games marked the first time an Israeli Olympic team competed in Russia, as Israel and 64 western countries took part at the American-led boycott in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet–Afghan War.
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Israel had qualified two athletes, however only one athlete was selected to compete. Virgile Vandeput missed both races he was entered in, as he was injured during training.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Virgile Vandeput | Men's giant slalom | DNS | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNS | ||||||
Figure skating
Three skaters qualified to represent Israel. Alexei Bychenko finished the men's singles competition in 21st out of 30 competitors. Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski finished the pairs skating competition in 15th place out of 20 pairs.
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexei Bychenko | Men's singles | 62.44 | 22 Q | 114.62 | 21 | 177.06 | 21 |
| Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski | Pairs skating | 53.38 | 15 Q | 94.35 | 15 | 147.73 | 15 |
Short track speed skating
Israel achieved the following quota place: Vladislav Bykanov failed to advance out of the opening heats in all three of his events.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vladislav Bykanov | 500 m | 41.769 | 3 | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
| 1000 m | 1:27.796 | 3 | Did not advance | 24 | |||||
| 1500 m | 2:21.163 | 4 | N/a | Did not advance | 25 | ||||
Non-qualified athletes
Bradley Chalupski attempted to qualify in skeleton but had difficulty convincing the Israeli Olympic Committee to allow him to do so. A group of female alpine skiers also competed and qualified, but Israel decided not to use its quota it earned.
See also
- Israel at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
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