Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The four events were scheduled for 8–13 February 2014.[1]
| Luge at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Sliding Center Sanki, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia |
| Dates | 8–13 February |
| Competitors | 110 from 24 nations |
In April 2011 the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of the mixed team relay event (one sled from each of the other three events compete per country), meaning luge will have four events on the program for the first time.[2]
In December 2017, IOC concluded that two Russian lugers Albert Demchenko and Tatiana Ivanova had committed an anti-doping violation and stripped Russia of 2 silver medals.[3] In January 2018, both athletes successfully appealed against the IOC decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and both medals were returned to Russia.[4]
Competition schedule
editThe following is the competition schedule for all four events.[5] All times are (UTC+4).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8 February | 18:30 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 9 February | 18:30 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 10 February | 18:45 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2 |
| 11 February | 18:30 | Women's singles runs 3 and 4 |
| 12 February | 18:15 | Doubles runs 1 and 2 |
| 13 February | 20:15 | Team relay |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS)* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Felix Loch (GER)
|
3:27.526 | Albert Demchenko (RUS)
|
3:28.002 | Armin Zöggeler (ITA)
|
3:28.797 |
| Women's singles |
Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
|
3:19.768 | Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
|
3:20.907 | Erin Hamlin (USA)
|
3:21.145 |
| Doubles |
Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt (GER) |
1:38.933 | Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger (AUT) |
1:39.455 | Andris Šics and Juris Šics (LAT) |
1:39.790 |
| Team relay |
Germany (GER) Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Arlt Tobias Wendl |
2:45.649 | Russia (RUS) Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demchenko Alexander Denisyev Vladislav Antonov |
2:46.679 | Latvia (LAT) Elīza Tīruma Mārtiņš Rubenis Andris Šics Juris Šics |
2:47.295 |
Qualification
editA total quota of 110 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games. Countries were assigned quotas using the world rankings of results from 1 November 2012 to 31 December 2013.[6]
Participating nations
edit110 athletes from 24 nations were participating. Both Kazakhstan and Tonga[7] (also making its Winter Olympics debut) marked their first Olympic appearances in the sport. India's athlete competed as an Independent Olympic Participants, as the Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the International Olympic Committee;[8] the suspension was later lifted, but not before India's athlete had already competed under the Independent Olympic Participant banner.[9] IOC decision to disqualify Russia[10] was nullified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[4]
Australia (1 athlete)
Austria (10)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (8)
Czech Republic (4)
France (1)
Germany (10)
Independent Olympic Participants (1)
Italy (10)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
Latvia (9)
Moldova (1)
Norway (3)
Poland (5)
Romania (4)
Russia (10)
Slovakia (6)
South Korea (4)
Switzerland (2)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Tonga (1)
Ukraine (6)
United States (10)
References
edit- ^ "Sliding Center Sanki". SOOC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Luge Team Relay Added to Olympic Schedule". USA Luge. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "IOC sanctions 11 Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings". International Olympic Committee. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ a b "THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) DELIVERS ITS DECISIONS IN THE MATTER OF 39 RUSSIAN ATHLETES V/ THE IOC:28 APPEALS UPHELD, 11 PARTIALLY UPHELD" (PDF). THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Luge competition schedule". SOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Luge Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Luge hopeful qualifies as Tonga's first winter Olympian". Yahoo Sports. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "International Olympic Committee reinstates India at Sochi after ban". CNN. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Canadian lugers slide into holidays with belated Olympic medal | CBC News".