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NOC National Olympic Committee of Thailand Website www.olympicthai.or.th (Thai) (English) Flag bearer Kanes Sucharitakul (opening
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Thailand competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Thailand's team consisted of two athletes competing in one sport. This marks the return of the country back to the Winter Olympics after missing the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Alpine skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Thailand had two athletes (one male and one female) in qualification position. Thailand had two male athletes that met the standard, and chose to send the one that was born in Thailand and had qualified for more events. Kanes Sucharitakul finished the giant slalom in 65th position (out of 72 athletes who completed the race). However he did not complete the slalom race.
Vanessa Vanakorn, a classical violinist who performs under the name Vanessa-Mae, and whose father is from Thailand, also competed for the country. She qualified on the last day of qualification by her results in a series of four races in Slovenia. The International Ski Federation (FIS) subsequently determined that those races were rigged to give her the number of FIS points necessary to be able to take part in Sochi, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the finding of the FIS. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) subsequently confirmed Vanessa Vanakorn's Olympic result and on 24 February 2016, the FIS issued a public apology to Vanessa Vanakorn and made an "appropriate payment" to her for damages. Vanakorn finished in 67th position in her only race, last among the finishers, although 22 other athletes failed to complete the race. Her time was over 50 seconds behind the winner Tina Maze of Slovenia.