Romania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 24 athletes in seven sports was announced on 24 January 2014, representing a decline of five athletes from four years prior. The best results were two 17th places in bobsleigh.
Alpine skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had two male athletes and a female athlete in qualification position.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIoan Valeriu AchiriloaieMen's downhillcolspan=4 2:17.4646Men's combinedAlexandru BarbuMen's giant slalom1:29.47521:29.77472:59.2448Men's slalom52.824459.84211:52.6621Ania Monica CaillWomen's downhillcolspan=4 Women's super-Gcolspan=4 1:33.7330Women's combined1:51.91341:02.04222:53.9522Women's giant slalom1:28.53551:28.73512:57.2651
Biathlon
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Romania qualified 1 man and 1 woman.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankCornel PuchianuMen's sprint25:50.70 (0+0)30Men's pursuit38:19.86 (0+2+1+3)47Men's individual56:10.44 (0+0+1+3)60Éva TófalviWomen's sprint22:01.51 (1+0)22Women's pursuit32:15.33 (1+2+0+0)26Women's individual47:30.81 (0+0+1+0)21Women's mass start37:50.92 (1+0+0+1)20
Bobsleigh
Romania had two sleds in qualification position for a total of four athletes.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFlorin Cezar CrăciunNicolae Istrate*Two-man57.391757.191757.241757.16183:48.9817Dănuț MoldovanPaul MunteanAndreas Neagu*Bogdan Laurentiu OtavăFour-man56.25=2356.162256.6227did not advance2:49.0324Maria Constantin*Andreea GrecuTwo-woman59.041759.081759.381759.09163:56.5917 * – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Romania had three athletes in qualification position.
Distance AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankPaul Constantin PepeneMen's 15 km classicalcolspan=4 43:39.4 +5:09.762 Men's 30 km skiathlon37:52.54535:10.4 52 1:13:36.2 +5:20.848Tímea SáraWomen's 10 km classicalcolspan=4 34:48.2 +6:30.459 Women's 15 km skiathlon22:54.06023:10.56046:43.0 +8:09.460
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPaul Constantin PepeneMen's sprint3:51.5465did not advanceDaniel Pripici3:52.6868did not advancePaul Constantin PepeneDaniel PripiciMen's team sprintcolspan=4 26:06.80 9did not advanceTímea SáraWomen's sprint2:48.1649did not advance
Figure skating
Romania qualified 1 entrant in men's singles.
Athlete Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankZoltán KelemenMen's singles 60.4124 Q98.3523158.76 23
Luge
Romania qualified a total of four athletes, and a spot in the team relay for the first time, by virtue of having a sled in all the individual events. The doubles sled (and the mixed relay) could not compete as their sled broke.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankValentin CrețuMen's singles53.5623153.2792752.9022853.142323:32.88529Nicolae ȘovăialăAlexandru TeodorescuMen's doublescolspan=4 Raluca StrămăturaruWomen's singles52.8623151.8212952.2382952.083273:29.00430Valentin CrețuNicolae ȘovăialăAlexandru TeodorescuRaluca StrămăturaruMixed team relay colspan=2
Skeleton
Romania had one athlete in qualification position.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDorin Dumitru VelicuMen's58.722758.442558.9127did not advance2:56.0725Maria Marinela MaziluWomen's59.991959.892059.632059.11203:58.6220
Ski jumping
Romania received the following start quotas:
AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankSorin Iulian PîteaMen's normal hill86.090.245did not advanceMen's large hill101.559.651did not advance
See also Romania at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
References
External links Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics