IOC code ITA Competitors 113 in 13 sports | Website www.coni.it (Italian) | |
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NOC Italian National Olympic Committee Flag bearer Armin Zöggeler (opening)
Arianna Fontana (closing) Medals
Ranked 22nd Gold
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Italy competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. On 21 February it was announced that bobsledder William Frullani had tested positive for methylhexanamine and was sent home from Sochi. For the first time since 1980, Italy failed to win a gold medal in an Olympics. Closest was the alpine skier Christof Innerhofer who lost the gold in downhill against Matthias Mayer of Austria with only six hundredths of a second separating the two.
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Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 27 January 2014, Italy qualified a total of 19 athletes in alpine skiing.
Biathlon
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Italy qualified 5 men and 5 women.
Bobsleigh
Italy rejected quota in the two-woman event. It kept its quota in the 2 and 4 man events.
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 27 January 2014, Italy qualified a total of 16 athletes in cross-country skiing.
Figure skating
Italy achieved the following quota places:
Freestyle skiing
Luge
Italy earned the maximum quota of ten spots.
Short track speed skating
Italy qualified five skaters of each gender for the Olympics during World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013. Cecilia Maffei was the 5th woman to qualify for the team but she did not skate in any individual distances or in the relay.
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Ski jumping
Italy received the following start quotas:
Snowboarding
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to consolation final
Speed skating
Italy achieved the following quota places: