Denmark at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Denmark competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 12 athletes in 3 sports are competing for the team.[4][5] Their best placements were sixth in men's and women's curling.
| Denmark at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 12 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Lene Nielsen (opening)[1][2] Martin Møller (closing)[3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Denmark has qualified three athletes.[6] However Denmark elected to send only one athlete who met the qualification set by the Olympic Committee.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank 1 | Time | Rank | ||
| Christoffer Faarup | Men's downhill | N/a | 2:12.55 | 37 | |||
| Men's super-G | N/a | 1:23.34 | 47 | ||||
| Men's combined | 1:57.96 | 39 | 1:10.36 | 34 | 3:08.32 | 34 | |
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Denmark has qualified two athletes.[6] However Denmark elected to only send one athlete, who met the qualification set by the Olympic Committee.[4]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Martin Møller[4] | Men's 15 km classical | N/a | 43:29.7 | +5:00.0 | 58 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 38:59.0 | 56 | 34:33.3 | 45 | 1:14:05.1 | +5:49.7 | 52 | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | N/a | 1:52:32.7 | +5:37.5 | 45 | ||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martin Møller | Men's sprint | 3:44.38 | 54 | did not advance | |||||
Curling
Based on results from 2012 and the 2013 World Curling Championships, Denmark has qualified their men's and women's team as one of the seven highest ranked nations. On 24 August 2013, the team selections were announced; all athletes who took part in the qualification were selected.
Men's tournament
Team: Rasmus Stjerne (skip), Mikkel Adrup Poulsen, Johnny Frederiksen, Troels Harry and Lars Vilandt (alternate).[7]
- Round robin
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
Niklas Edin | 9 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 86% | Playoffs |
 Canada |
Brad Jacobs | 9 | 7 | 2 | 69 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 84% | |
 China |
Liu Rui | 9 | 7 | 2 | 67 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 85% | |
 Norway |
Thomas Ulsrud | 9 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 53 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 86% | Tiebreaker |
 Great Britain |
David Murdoch | 9 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 83% | |
 Denmark |
Rasmus Stjerne | 9 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 61 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 81% | |
 Russia |
Andrey Drozdov | 9 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 70 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 77% | |
 Switzerland |
Sven Michel | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 83% | |
 United States |
John Shuster | 9 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 58 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 80% | |
 Germany |
John Jahr | 9 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 74 | 38 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 76% |
- Round-robin
- Draw 1
Monday, 10 February, 9:00 am
- Draw 2
Monday, 10 February, 7:00 pm
- Draw 4
Wednesday, 12 February, 9:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| United States (Shuster) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
- Draw 5
Wednesday, 12 February, 7:00 pm
- Draw 6
Thursday, 13 February, 2:00 pm
- Draw 8
Friday, 14 February, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain (Murdoch) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Denmark (Stjerne) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Draw 9
Saturday, 15 February, 2:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Stjerne) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Switzerland (Michel) 🔨 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 9 |
- Draw 11
Sunday, 16 February, 7:00 pm
- Draw 12
Monday, 17 February, 2:00 pm
Women's tournament
Team: Lene Nielsen (skip), Helle Nordfred Simonsen, Jeanne Ellegaard, Maria Poulsen and Mette de Neergaard (alternate).[4]
- Round robin
| Team | Skip | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | S% | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Jennifer Jones | 9 | 9 | 0 | 72 | 40 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 86% | Playoffs |
| Sweden |
Margaretha Sigfridsson | 9 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 80% | |
| Switzerland |
Mirjam Ott | 9 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 60 | 37 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 78% | |
| Great Britain |
Eve Muirhead | 9 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 58 | 39 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 80% | |
 Japan |
Ayumi Ogasawara | 9 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 67 | 39 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 76% | |
| Denmark |
Lene Nielsen | 9 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 56 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 78% | |
| China |
Wang Bingyu | 9 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 62 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 81% | |
 South Korea |
Kim Ji-sun | 9 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 79% | |
| Russia |
Anna Sidorova | 9 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 56 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 82% | |
| United States |
Erika Brown | 9 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 75 | 33 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 76% |
- Round-robin
- Draw 1
Monday, 10 February, 2:00 pm
- Draw 2
Tuesday, 11 February, 9:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland (Ott) 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Denmark (Nielsen) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
- Draw 3
Tuesday, 11 February, 7:00 pm
- Draw 5
Thursday, 13 February, 9:00 am
- Draw 6
Thursday, 13 February, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden (Sigfridsson) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Denmark (Nielsen) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Draw 7
Friday, 14 February, 2:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Brown) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Denmark (Nielsen) 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
- Draw 9
Saturday, 15 February, 7:00 pm
- Draw 10
Sunday, 16 February, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Nielsen) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| South Korea (Kim) 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
- Draw 12
Monday, 17 February, 7:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Nielsen) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Great Britain (Muirhead) 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
