Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Romania at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Romania at the; 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ROU
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Sochi
Competitors	24 in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Éva Tófalvi (opening; and closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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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

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had two male athletes and a female athlete in qualification position.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ioan Valeriu Achiriloaie	Men's downhill	—				2:17.46	46
Ioan Valeriu Achiriloaie	Men's combined	DNF
Alexandru Barbu	Men's giant slalom	1:29.47	52	1:29.77	47	2:59.24	48
Alexandru Barbu	Men's slalom	52.82	44	59.84	21	1:52.66	21
Ania Monica Caill	Women's downhill	—				DNF
	Women's super-G	—				1:33.73	30
	Women's combined	1:51.91	34	1:02.04	22	2:53.95	22
	Women's giant slalom	1:28.53	55	1:28.73	51	2:57.26	51

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Romania qualified 1 man and 1 woman.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Cornel Puchianu	Men's sprint	25:50.7	0 (0+0)	30
	Men's pursuit	38:19.8	6 (0+2+1+3)	47
	Men's individual	56:10.4	4 (0+0+1+3)	60
Éva Tófalvi	Women's sprint	22:01.5	1 (1+0)	22
	Women's pursuit	32:15.3	3 (1+2+0+0)	26
	Women's individual	47:30.8	1 (0+0+1+0)	21
	Women's mass start	37:50.9	2 (1+0+0+1)	20

Bobsleigh

Romania had two sleds in qualification position for a total of four athletes.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Florin Cezar Crăciun Nicolae Istrate*	Two-man	57.39	17	57.19	17	57.24	17	57.16	18	3:48.98	17
Dănuț Moldovan Paul Muntean Andreas Neagu* Bogdan Laurentiu Otavă	Four-man	56.25	=23	56.16	22	56.62	27	did not advance		2:49.03	24
Maria Constantin* Andreea Grecu	Two-woman	59.04	17	59.08	17	59.38	17	59.09	16	3:56.59	17

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had three athletes in qualification position.^[5]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Paul Constantin Pepene	Men's 15 km classical	—				43:39.4	+5:09.7	62
Paul Constantin Pepene	Men's 30 km skiathlon	37:52.5	45	35:10.4	52	1:13:36.2	+5:20.8	48
Tímea Sára	Women's 10 km classical	—				34:48.2	+6:30.4	62
Tímea Sára	Women's 15 km skiathlon	22:54.0	60	23:10.5	60	46:43.0	+8:09.4	60

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paul Constantin Pepene	Men's sprint	3:51.54	65	did not advance
Daniel Pripici	Men's sprint	3:52.68	68	did not advance
Paul Constantin Pepene Daniel Pripici	Men's team sprint	—				26:06.80	9	did not advance
Tímea Sára	Women's sprint	2:48.16	49	did not advance

Figure skating

Romania qualified 1 entrant in men's singles.

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Zoltán Kelemen	Men's singles	60.41	24 Q	98.35	23	158.76	23

Luge

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]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Valentin Crețu	Men's singles	53.562	31	53.279	27	52.902	28	53.142	32	3:32.885	29
Nicolae Șovăială Alexandru Teodorescu	Men's doubles	DNS				—				DNS
Raluca Strămăturaru	Women's singles	52.862	31	51.821	29	52.238	29	52.083	27	3:29.004	30
Valentin Crețu Nicolae Șovăială Alexandru Teodorescu Raluca Strămăturaru	Mixed team relay	DNS						—		DNS

Skeleton

Romania had one athlete in qualification position.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dorin Dumitru Velicu	Men's	58.72	27	58.44	25	58.91	27	did not advance		2:56.07	25
Maria Marinela Mazilu	Women's	59.99	19	59.89	20	59.63	20	59.11	20	3:58.62	20

Ski jumping

Romania received the following start quotas:^[5]

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sorin Iulian Pîtea	Men's normal hill	86.0	90.2	45	did not advance
Sorin Iulian Pîtea	Men's large hill	101.5	59.6	51	did not advance

References

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

External links

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[1] Băileșteanu, Mugur (21 January 2014). "Eva Tofalvi va fi portdrapelul României la Soci" [Eva Tofalvi will be Romania's flag bearer in Sochi]. www.evz.ro/ (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[2] "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[3] "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[4] "Romania to send 24 athletes to Sochi Winter Olympics". Shanghai Daily. Bucharest: Xinhua.

[quota-5] "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

[biathlonquota-6] "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

[7] "Radu Sovaiala si Alexandru Teodorescu nu participa la proba de dublu pentru ca sania s-a stricat" [Radu Alexandru Teodorescu not hesitate and participate in the doubles for the sled broke]. HotNews.ro (in Romanian). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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