Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was Luxembourg's eighth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Luxembourgian team consisted of one athlete in cross-country skiing, Kari Peters. In the only event he contested, the men's sprint, he finished in 79th place. He withdrew from the 15 km classical due to illness.
| Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Kari Peters |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Background
editLuxembourg 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]
Cross-country skiing
editKari 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]
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Kari Peters | Men's sprint | 4:13.08 | 79 | did not advance | ||||||
| Kari Peters | Men's 15 km classical | N/A | DNS | |||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Luxembourg". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Alpine assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Kari Peters – Luxembourg's Sochi athlete". wort.lu. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony – Flagbearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Luxembourg cross-country skier headed for Sochi". wort.lu. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Leyder, Jean (18 January 2014). "Kari Peters avait fait des JO son objectif" [Kari Peters had his Olympic goal]. www.lessentiel.lu (in French). L'Essential. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Kari Peters Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cross Country Skiing at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games: Men's Sprint Qualifying Round". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games: Men's Sprint Final Round". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Kari Peters drops out of 15km Winter Olympics race". wort.lu. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.