Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | MLT |
| NOC | Malta Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Élise Pellegrin (opening[1][2] and closing)[3] |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Malta competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Malta made its debut at the Winter Olympics.[4][5][6]
Competitors
[edit]| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Malta had qualified one athlete.[7] Élise Pellegrin's great-grandfather had moved to France from Malta, giving her the opportunity to compete for the country.[4] On February 18, Pellegrin finished the giant slalom race in 65th position (out of 67 skiers who completed both runs).[8] On February 21, she finished the slalom race in 42nd position (out of 49 skiers who completed both runs).[9]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Élise Pellegrin | Women's giant slalom | 1:36.85 | 72 | 1:36.27 | 64 | 3:13.12 | 65 |
| Women's slalom | 1:07.10 | 52 | 1:02.73 | 39 | 2:09.83 | 42 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Thiriau, Clément (30 December 2013). "Une skieuse vosgienne aux JO sous les couleurs de... Malte !". magnumlaradio.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b Ameen, Juan (31 January 2013). "Malta gets a Winter Olympian". The Times (Malta). Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Malta skier Pellegrin in action on February 18". The Times (Malta). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Maltese flag debuts in Winter Olympics". Xinhua. Valletta, Malta: People's Daily. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Malta makes its Winter Games debut today:Elise Pellegrin finishes in bottom places". The Malta Independent. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: Women's slalom results". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
External links
[edit]- Malta at the 2014 Olympics Archived 5 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
