Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes.[4] Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.
| Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Vladislav Bykanov (opening[1][2] and closing)[3] |
| 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,[5] however only one athlete was selected to compete.[4] Virgile Vandeput missed both races he was entered in, as he was injured during training.[6]
| 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.[7] Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski finished the pairs skating competition in 15th place out of 20 pairs.[8]
| 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:[9] Vladislav Bykanov failed to advance out of the opening heats in all three of his events.[10]
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| 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 | ||||
