Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai from 7 to 23 February 2014 and was the top medal recipient at those Games. As hosts, Russia participated in all 15 sports, with a team consisting of 232 athletes. It is Russia's largest Winter Olympics team to date.
In preparation for the Games the Russian Olympic Committee naturalized a South Korean-born short-track speed-skater Ahn Hyun-soo and an American-born snowboarder Vic Wild. They won a total of 5 gold and 1 bronze medals in Sochi.
Russia's medal count in 2014, 33 (before doping disqualifications), was its highest ever in the Winter Olympics, improving on the 1994 Games, when the Russian team earned 23 medals overall, and also beating the Soviet Union's best-ever medal count at the Winter Olympics.
Bobsledder Aleksandr Zubkov was the flag bearer of the Russian team in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.
Following the Games, it was discovered that Russia's performance has been aided by a wider state-sponsored doping program. On December 9, 2016, Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren published the second part of his independent report. The investigation found that from 2011 to 2015, more than 1,000 Russian competitors in various sports (including summer, winter, and Paralympic sports) benefited from the cover-up.
At the end of 2017, IOC disqualified 43 Russian athletes and stripped Russia from 13 Sochi medals, but Court of Arbitration for Sport nullified 28 out of 43 disqualifications citing insufficient evidence and returned 9 out of 13 medals. In particular, on November 1, 2017, cross-country skiers Evgeniy Belov and gold and silver medalist Alexander Legkov became the first athletes to be disqualified for doping violations after an investigation was completed. Four more were disqualified on November 9, 2017, when Maksim Vylegzhanin, Evgenia Shapovalova, Alexei Petukhov, and Julia Ivanova were sanctioned. The total was brought to ten when gold medalist Aleksandr Tretyakov and bronze medalist Elena Nikitina were banned along with Maria Orlova and Olga Potylitsina who were all skeleton racers. On November 24, 2017, the IOC imposed life bans on bobsledder Alexandr Zubkov and speed skater Olga Fatkulina who won a combined of 3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver). All their results were disqualified, meaning that Russia lost its first place in the medal standings. On November 27, 2017, IOC disqualified Olga Vilukhina, Yana Romanova, Sergey Chudinov, Alexey Negodaylo, and Dmitry Trunenkov, and stripped Vilyukhina and Romanova of their medals in biathlon. Three athletes who didn't win medals (Alexander Kasjanov, Ilvir Huzin, Aleksei Pushkarev) were sanctioned on November 29, 2017. Biathlete Olga Zaitseva, who won silver in a relay was disqualified on December 1, 2017. Two other athletes, Anastasia Dotsenko and Yuliya Chekalyova, were also banned. On December 12, 2017, six Russian ice hockey players were disqualified. On 18 December 2017 the IOC imposed a life ban on bobsledder Alexey Voyevoda. Eleven athletes were disqualified on December 22, 2017. Among them, silver medalists Albert Demchenko and Tatiana Ivanova who were stripped of their medals in luge. On 1 February 2018, nine medals were returned after a successful Russian appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On 24 September 2020, one more medal was returned after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On 15 February 2020, the International Biathlon Union announced that because of a doping violation, Evgeny Ustyugov and Russian men's 4 x 7.5km relay team had been disqualified from the 2014 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee results affirm the decision, but medals have not been reallocated yet.Sochi 2014 Biathlon 4x7.5km relay men Results
Medalists Medals by sportSport TotalFigure skating3115Short track speed skating3115Snowboarding2114Cross-country skiing1315Biathlon0112Skeleton1012Luge0202Speed skating0123Freestyle skiing0011Total1010929 Medals by dateDayDate TotalDay 18 February0000Day 29 February1214Day 310 February0022Day 411 February0101Day 512 February1102Day 613 February0112Day 714 February0011Day 815 February2103Day 916 February0101Day 1017 February0011Day 1118 February0101Day 1219 February1113Day 1320 February1001Day 1421 February2002Day 1522 February1012Day 1623 February1113Total1010929
MedalNameSportEventDate Yulia LipnitskayaTatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovKsenia Stolbova / Fedor KlimovEkaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov Figure skating Team event / Maxim Trankov Figure skating Pair skating Short track speed skating Men's 1000 metres Skeleton Men's singles Snowboarding Men's parallel giant slalom Figure skating Ladies' singles Short track speed skating Men's 500 metres Semion ElistratovVladimir GrigorevRuslan Zakharov Short track speed skating Men's 5000 metre relay Snowboarding Men's parallel slalom Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km freestyle Luge Men's singles Speed skating Women's 500 metres / Fedor Klimov Figure skating Pair skating Albert DemchenkoAlexander Denisyev / Vladislav Antonov Luge Team relay Short track speed skating Men's 1000 metres Alexander LegkovMaxim VylegzhaninDmitry Japarov Cross-country skiing Men's 4×10 km relay Snowboarding Men's snowboard cross Maxim VylegzhaninNikita Kriukov Cross-country skiing Men's team sprint Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km freestyle Biathlon Women's sprint Speed skating Women's 3000 metres Short track speed skating Men's 1500 metres Freestyle skiing Men's moguls Biathlon Men's individual Skeleton Women's singles Nikita Katsalapov Figure skating Ice dancing Snowboarding Women's parallel giant slalom Olga GrafYekaterina LobyshevaYekaterina ShikhovaYuliya Skokova Speed skating Women's team pursuit Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km freestyle
Alpine skiing
As a host nation, Russia has qualified a total quota of nine athletes in alpine skiing.
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAleksandr GlebovDownhillcolspan=4 2:08.9623Super-Gcolspan=4 Aleksandr KhoroshilovCombined1:56.03241:02.43332:58.4630Slalom48.711955.52=101:44.2314Sergei MaitakovGiant slalom1:23.75281:25.92292:49.6726SlalomVladislav NovikovGiant slalom1:25.68371:26.97372:52.6535Pavel TrikhichevSuper-Gcolspan=4 1:20.6226Combined1:56.653156.64282:53.2924Giant slalomSlalom51.63411:08.16381:59.7933Stepan ZuevSuper-Gcolspan=4 1:21.5431Giant slalom1:24.9034Slalom
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKseniya AlopinaSlalom58.372953.37201:51.7423Maria BedarevaDownhillcolspan=4 1:45.2930Super-Gcolspan=4 Giant slalom1:24.2640Elena YakovishinaDownhillcolspan=4 1:44.4528Super-Gcolspan=4 1:29.3824Combined1:44.911953.97162:38.8814
Biathlon
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships Russia qualified 6 men and 6 women. Irina Starykh originally qualified, but she withdrew from the team after testing positive for doping and was replaced by Olga Podchufarova. On 15 February 2020, the International Biathlon Union announced that because of a doping violation, Evgeny Ustyugov and Russian men's 4 x 7.5km relay team had been disqualified from the 2014 Olympics. The IOC results affirm the decision, but medals have not been reallocated yet.
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankEvgeniy GaranichevSprint25:43.01 (0+1)27Pursuit34:47.71 (0+0+0+1)15Individual50:06.21 (0+1+0+0)Mass start43:23.33 (0+1+1+1)5Alexander LoginovIndividual53:04.32 (0+1+1+0)DSQ (30th)Dmitry MalyshkoSprint25:48.50 (0+0)28Pursuit36:17.02 (0+1+1+0)33Mass start44:42.94 (1+0+3+0)20Anton ShipulinSprint24:39.91 (0+1)4Pursuit34:47.13 (0+1+1+1)13Mass start43:48.23 (0+1+1+1)11Evgeny UstyugovSprint25:19.11 (1+0)DSQ (16)Pursuit34:25.31 (0+1+0+0)DSQ (5)Individual53:47.83 (2+0+0+1)DSQ (38)Mass start44:37.33 (0+0+1+2)DSQ (19)Alexey VolkovIndividual56:30.34 (1+1+1+1)64Dmitry MalyshkoAnton ShipulinEvgeny UstyugovAlexey VolkovTeam relay1:12:15.98 (0+8)DSQ (1)
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankEkaterina GlazyrinaIndividual52:13.74 (1+0+2+1)DSQ (61st)Olga PodchufarovaIndividual50:13.32 (0+1+0+1)49Yana RomanovaSprint21:53.40 (0+0)19Pursuit31:55.12 (0+1+1+0)23Individual50:42.14 (1+1+2+0)53Ekaterina ShumilovaSprint23:38.42 (0+2)60Pursuit34:34.23 (0+2+1+0)47Olga VilukhinaSprint21:26.70 (0+0)Pursuit30:32.91 (0+1+0+0)7Mass start38:05.32 (1+0+0+1)21Olga ZaitsevaSprint22:16.61 (1+0)DSQ (28th)Pursuit30:43.00 (0+0+0+0)DSQ (11th)Individual47:06.92 (0+0+1+1)DSQ (15th)Mass start38:14.20 (0+0+1+0)DSQ (23rd)Yana RomanovaOlga ZaitsevaEkaterina ShumilovaOlga VilukhinaTeam relay1:10:28.94 (0+4)DSQ (2nd)
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankEvgeniy GaranichevAnton ShipulinOlga VilukhinaOlga ZaitsevaTeam relay1:11:04.49 (1+8)DSQ (4th)
Bobsleigh
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaksim BeluginAlexander Kasjanov*Two-man56.691156.60256.44656.5723:46.30DSQ (4)Alexey VoyevodaAlexandr Zubkov*56.25 TR156.57156.08 TR156.4913:45.39DSQ (1)Maksim BeluginIlvir HuzinAlexander Kasjanov*Aleksei PushkarevFour-man55.11655.41555.29355.2113:41.02DSQ (4)Nikolay KhrenkovPetr MoiseevMaxim MokrousovNikita Zakharov*Four-man55.741655.531455.88=1355.91193:43.0615Alexey NegodayloDmitry TrunenkovAlexey VoyevodaAlexandr Zubkov*Four-man54.82 TR155.37455.02155.3963:40.60DSQ (1) * – Denotes the driver of each sled
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOlga Stulneva*Liudmila UdobkinaTwo-woman58.03858.24758.45958.74=123:53.469Nadezhda PaleevaNadezhda Sergeeva*Two-woman58.801658.691659.271659.10173:55.8616 * – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
Russia qualified a maximum of 20 quotas (12 men and 8 women). For the first time since 1956, Russia (previously Soviet Union) failed to win a medal in women's cross-country skiing.
Distance Men AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankEvgeniy Belov15 km classicalbgcolor=pink colspan=4 40:36.8 +2:07.12530 km skiathlon36:11.01733:19.0311:10:00.5 +1:45.119Alexander Bessmertnykh15 km classicalcolspan=4 39:37.7 +1:08.07Ilia Chernousov30 km skiathlon36:12.81831:36.711:08:29.0 +13.6 550 km freestylecolspan=4 1:46:56.0 +0.8Konstantin Glavatskikh50 km freestylecolspan=4 1:50:33.4 +3:38.238Dmitry Japarov15 km classicalcolspan=4 40:10.7 +1:41.716Alexander Legkov30 km skiathlon36:02.4732:09.5121:08:43.1 +27.71150 km freestylecolspan=4 1:46:55.2 +0.0Stanislav Volzhentsev15 km classicalcolspan=4 40:15.0 +1:45.319Maxim Vylegzhanin30 km skiathlon36:01.1531:44.041:08:16.9 +1.5450 km freestylecolspan=4 1:46:55.9 +0.7Alexander BessmertnykhDmitry JaparovAlexander LegkovMaxim Vylegzhanin4×10 km relaycolspan=4 1:29:09.3 +27.3
Women AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankYuliya Chekaleva10 km classicalcolspan=4 29:36.1 +1:18.3DSQ (11)15 km skiathlon19:50.61619:44.61240:11.6 +1:38.0DSQ (15)30 km freestylecolspan=4 1:15:46.6 +4:41.4DSQ (32)Julia Ivanova10 km classicalcolspan=4 29:59.4 +1:41.6 DSQ (17)30 km freestylecolspan=4 1:15:22.1 +4:16.9DSQ (30)Irina Khazova15 km skiathlon20:04.92820:16.52841:00.3 +2:26.72830 km freestylecolspan=4 1:15:19.2 +4:14.029Olga Kuziukova10 km classicalcolspan=4 29:41.9 +1:24.11215 km skiathlon19:39.21220:29.03440:43.2 +2:09.624Natalia Zhukova10 km classicalcolspan=4 29:15.5 +57.7715 km skiathlon19:48.21319:52.21540:15.5 +1:41.91730 km freestylecolspan=4 1:12:56.7 +1:51.515Yuliya ChekalevaJulia IvanovaOlga KuziukovaNatalia Zhukova4×5 km relaycolspan=4 54:06.3 +1:03.6DSQ (6)
Sprint Men AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankAnton GafarovSprint3:36.1020 Q3:38.522 Q6:25.956did not advanceNikita KriukovSprint3:34.0411 Q3:39.10'3did not advanceAlexei PetukhovSprint3:32.679 Q3:36.392 Q3:37.894did not advanceSergey UstiugovSprint3:30.262 Q3:36.141 Q3:37.371 Q4:32.485Nikita KriukovMaxim VylegzhaninTeam sprintcolspan=4 23:26.912 Q23:15.86
Women