Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Germany at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Sochi
Competitors153 in 15 sports
Flag bearers Maria Höfl-Riesch (opening)[1]
Felix Loch (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
19
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
 East Germany (1968–1988)
 West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The first round of nominations was on 18 December,[3] the second round on 23 January. Germany sent 153 athletes (76 men, 77 women).[4][5] Chef de Mission was Michael Vesper. The outfitting was held in January at the Erding Air Base.

During the Games, Germany had a German House, that was located in the village of Estosadok, on the Mzymta River, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) upstream from Krasnaya Polyana (Mountain Cluster).[6]

German president Joachim Gauck did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[7]

On 21 February it was announced that biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle had tested positive for methylhexanamine and was sent home from Sochi.[8]

  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. ^ "Olympiamannschaft mit ersten Nominierungen für Sotschi". dosb.de. 2013-12-18.
  4. ^ "Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi". dosb.de. 2014-01-23. Archived from the original on 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  5. ^ "Olympiamannschaft wächst auf 152 Athletinnen und Athleten". dosb.de. 2014-01-25.
  6. ^ "Deutsches Haus Sotschi 2014 in Russlands Bergen". DOSB. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Sochi 2014: German athlete fails A sample drugs test". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014.