Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Belgium at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Sochi
Competitors7 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Hanna Mariën (opening)[1]
Bart Swings (closing)[2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Belgium competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of seven athletes in five sports, one less than in 2010. The goal of the team was a few top-8 performances.[3]

Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo did not plan to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[4]

  1. ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Sept athlètes belges aux JO d'hiver de Sotchi". flandreinfo.be (in French). 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2013.