Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consists of five athletes in three sports. The team marched in the opening ceremony wearing clothes that paid homage to the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo.[4]

Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBIH
NOCOlympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Websitewww.okbih.ba (in Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian)
in Sochi
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Žana Novaković (opening[1][2]
and closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)

The selection of alpine skier Žana Novaković as flagbearer resulted in controversy as another skier, Igor Laikert, had better results. There were suggestions that this had to due with the ethnic divide in the country with Laikert coming from the Muslim-Croat community.[1]

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina had three athletes in qualification position.[5]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Igor Laikert[4] Men's combined 1:59.76 44 55.94 24 2:55.70 27
Men's downhill N/A 2:15.07 44
Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom 54.68 52 DNF
Men's super-G N/A 1:24.20 50
Marko Rudić[4] Men's giant slalom 1:29.55 53 1:30.40 49 2:59.95 49
Men's slalom DNF
Žana Novaković[4] Women's giant slalom 1:24.54 42 1:23.24 38 2:47.78 37
Women's slalom 59.79 35 56.20 25 1:55.99 26

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina received a reallocation quota spot in biathlon. Tanja Karišik also competed in cross-country skiing.

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Tanja Karišik Women's individual DNF 1 DNF
Women's sprint 25:06.8 2 (1+1) 78

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina had two athletes in qualification position.[5]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Mladen Plakalović Men's 50 km freestyle DNF
Tanja Karišik Women's 10 km classical 41:34.6 +13:16.8 72
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mladen Plakalović Men's sprint 4:40.64 82 Did not advance

References
  1. "Bosnian Olympic Flag Carrier Choice Stirs Controversy". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.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. "5 Representatives of B&H in Sochi". Sarajevo Times. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  5. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2013" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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