Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Luxembourg first joined Olympic competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics and first participated at the Winter Olympic Games at the 1928 Winter Olympics.^[1] Their participation at Winter Olympics since has been sporadic; Luxembourg did not send a delegation to any Winter Olympics from 1948 to 1984.^[1] They also skipped the 2002 and the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[1] This was Luxembourg's eighth appearance at a Winter Olympics.^[1] In their history, Luxembourg has won medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics; their Winter Olympics medals, both silver, were won in 1992.^[1] According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Luxembourg had one athlete in qualification position for alpine skiing and one for cross-country skiing,^[2] however, no alpine skiers were selected for the final Luxembourgian team.^[3] The final Luxembourgian team consisted of one cross-country skier, Kari Peters.^[4] He was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony, while a volunteer carried the Luxembourg flag for the closing ceremony.^[5][6]

Kari Peters was named as the athlete to represent the country after he met the standards of the Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee.^[7] Peters was the first ever athlete to qualify in cross-country skiing for the country.^[8] He was 28 years old at the time of the Sochi Olympics.^[9] On 11 February he took part in the men's sprint, posting a time of 4 minutes and 13.08 seconds.^[10] This time put him in 79th place out of 85 competitors who finished the race.^[10] Only the top 30 finishers were allowed to advance to the next round, and Peters was therefore eliminated; the slowest qualifying time was 3 minutes and 37.88 seconds.^[10] The gold medal was won by Ola Vigen Hattestad of Norway, silver was won by Teodor Peterson, and bronze by Emil Jönsson, both of Sweden.^[11] Peters was also scheduled to compete in the 15 kilometre classical event held on 14 February, but withdrew due to suffering from a severe cold.^[12] Peters confirmed with the withdrawal that his Olympics were over.^[12]

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