The Netherlands competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Dutch team was the largest Dutch delegation at a Winter Olympics, with 41 competitors that participated in bobsleigh, short track speed skating, snowboarding, and speed skating.

With a total of 24 medals, it turned out to be the most successful Winter Games ever for the Dutch team. The Dutch team won 23 medals in speed skating and one medal in short track speed skating. Olympic speed skating records were set on the men's 5,000 metres by Sven Kramer, the men's 10,000 metres by Jorrit Bergsma, the men's team pursuit by Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij, the women's 1,500 metres by Jorien ter Mors and the women's team pursuit by Marrit Leenstra, Jorien ter Mors and Ireen Wüst. By sweeping the podium in speed skating at the men's 500 m, 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres, and the women's 1,500 m, the Netherlands became the first country in Winter Olympics history to achieve four podium sweeps at one edition of the Games.

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Minister of Health, Welfare, and Sport Edith Schippers attended the Olympics. The Holland Heineken House was the meeting place for supporters and athletes during the Olympics.

Medalists The Dutch team won 24 medals of which 23 were in (long track) speed skating and one in short track speed skating.

The speed skaters swept the podiums in the men's 500 metres, men's 5,000 metres, men's 10,000 metres, and the women's 1,500 metres. The Netherlands is the first country to achieve four podium sweeps at one Winter Olympics edition (beating the previous record of two which was achieved by Norway in 1924, 1928 and 1932, Soviet Union in 1964, East Germany in 1972 and 1984 and Germany in 1998).

In the women's 1,500 metres speed skating, Dutch athletes placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th; the first such result in Olympic speed skating history by athletes from a single nation.

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Medals by sportSport TotalSpeed skating87823Short track speed skating0011Total87924

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Team

The Dutch team consisted of 41 competitors that participated in bobsleigh (6), short track speed skating (10), snowboarding (6), and speed skating (20). It was the largest Dutch delegation ever at the Winter Olympics. It was also the first time that the Netherlands had an athlete competing in two different sports: Jorien ter Mors competed in both short track speed skating and speed skating. Jorien ter Mors was the Dutch flag bearer at the opening ceremony and Bob de Jong was the flag bearer at the closing ceremony. Maurits Hendriks was the chef de mission for the Dutch team. "Nederland heeft meeste medailles van alle landen", Algemeen Dagblad, 2014. Retrieved on 5 March 2014.

Sports

Bobsleigh

The Dutch bobsledders (6 athletes) competed with one team in each bobsleigh event: two-man, four-man, and two-woman. Their best result was a fourth place of the two-woman team.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEdwin van Calker*Bror van der ZijdeTwo-man57.54=2157.462157.38=1856.95153:49.3319Edwin van Calker*Sybren JansmaArno KlaassenBror van der ZijdeFour-man55.551355.571555.821255.75123:42.6911Esmé Kamphuis*Judith VisTwo-woman57.94558.10658.20658.0323:52.274 Key: * denotes pilot of each sled, = denotes multiple teams share the same rank. Source:

Short track speed skating

The Dutch short track speed skaters (10 athletes) competed in all eight short track events.

The Netherlands qualified the maximum of five skaters of each gender for the Olympics during World Cup 3 & 4 in November 2013. Four men qualified for the 500 metres, but only three were allowed to start. The selection committee of the Dutch Speed Skating Federation (KNSB) decided that Daan Breeuwsma would not compete in the 500 metres.

Sjinkie Knegt won the bronze medal in the men's 1000 metres, which is the first ever Olympic medal in short track speed skating for the Netherlands.

Men

AthleteEventHeatQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNiels Kerstholt500 m42.4413colspan=5 241000 m1:25.6953colspan=5 191500 m2:13.8481 Qcolspan=2 2:17.134616Freek van der Wart500 m41.1902 Q1:01.3713colspan=3 101000 mPENcolspan=5 —Sjinkie Knegt500 m41.2351 Q41.6831 Q41.2903 FB42.60881000 m1:26.0912 Q1:25.6952 Q1:27.2583 AA1:25.6111500 m2:14.2493 Qcolspan=2 2:14.6773 FB2:39.58112Daan BreeuwsmaNiels KerstholtSjinkie KnegtFreek van der Wart5000 m relaycolspan=4 6:45.3851 FA6:49.1494 Christiaan Bokkerink was selected as part of the relay squad but did not compete during the event. Key: AA = Advanced to medal round due to being impeded by another skater; DNA = Did not advance; FA = Qualify to medal round; FB = Qualify to consolation round; PEN = Penalty; Q = Qualified to next round. Source:

Women

AthleteEventHeatQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJorien ter Mors500 m44.2621 Q43.5722 Q44.2424 FB44.33161000 m1:46.6613 A1:29.1192 Q1:30.4813 FB1:36.83551500 m2:21.6261 Qcolspan=2 2:19.3822 FA2:19.6564Yara van Kerkhof500 m44.0442 Q43.8883colspan=3 111000 m1:29.9803colspan=5 181500 m2:26.8093 Qcolspan=2 2:20.291515Lara van Ruijven500 m44.0233colspan=5 17Jorien ter MorsSanne van Kerkhof Yara van KerkhofLara van Ruijven3000 m relaycolspan=4 PEN— Rianne de Vries was selected as part of the relay squad but did not compete during the event. Key: A = Advanced to next round due to being impeded by another skater; DNA = Did not advance; FA = Qualify to medal round; FB = Qualify to consolation round; PEN = Penalty; Q = Qualified to next round. Source:

Snowboarding

The Dutch snowboarders (6 athletes) competed in five of ten snowboarding events: men's halfpipe (2), women's slopestyle (1), women's parallel giant slalom (2), women's parallel slalom (2), and women's snowboard cross (1). None of the competitors advanced to the finals of their disciplines.

Freestyle AthleteEventQualificationSemi-finalFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankDimi de JongMen's halfpipe25.2564.2564.2512colspan=7 24Dolf van der Wal25.5062.5062.5014colspan=7 26Cheryl MaasWomen's slopestyle18.0031.2531.259 QS30.7514.7530.7512colspan=3 20 Key: QS = Qualify to semifinal. Source:

Parallel AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankMichelle DekkerWomen's giant slalom1:53.7422colspan=4 22Women's slalom1:05.6619colspan=4 19Nicolien SauerbreijWomen's giant slalom1:47.224 QL +0.05colspan=3 10Women's slalom1:05.6920colspan=4 20 Key: L = Lost, Q = Qualify to next round. Source:

Snowboard cross AthleteEventSeedingQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankPositionPositionPositionRankBell BerghuisWomen's snowboard cross1:28.191:28.701:28.19225colspan=2 20 Source:

Speed skating

The Netherlands qualified the maximum of ten speed skaters of each gender.9 December Entries Speed skating Individual riders were selected from the results of the Dutch Olympic Qualification Tournament, held between 27 and 30 December 2013 in Thialf, Heerenveen.

The Dutch speed skaters competed in all twelve long track events. The Netherlands dominated in speed skating, winning eight out of the 12 gold medals and a total of 23 out of 36 medals (of which any team, of course, could win a maximum of 32), with medals in all events. There were four Dutch podium sweeps at the men's 5000 m, men's 500 m, women's 1500 m and men's 10000 m. The women's 1,500 metres resulted in the Dutch women placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th; the first such result by a single nation since East Germany dominated the men's singles luge competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

Margot Boer, by winning the bronze medal in the women's 500 metres, won the first ever Dutch Olympic medal in that event, while Michel Mulder was the first Dutch man to win gold at the 500 metres.

Men

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJorrit Bergsma5000 mcolspan=4 6:16.6610000 mcolspan=4 12:44.45Jan Blokhuijsen1500 mcolspan=4 1:46.50135000 mcolspan=4 6:15.71Stefan Groothuis500 m35.422456.813992.24381000 mcolspan=4 1:08.391500 mcolspan=4 1:46.0812Bob de Jong10000 mcolspan=4 13:07.19Sven Kramer5000 mcolspan=4 6:10.7610000 mcolspan=4 12:49.02Michel Mulder500 m34.63234.67269.3121000 mcolspan=4 1:08.74Ronald Mulder500 m34.969634.49169.46Jan Smeekens500 m34.59134.72369.324Mark Tuitert1000 mcolspan=4 1:09.29101500 mcolspan=4 1:45.425Koen Verweij1000 mcolspan=4 1:09.0961500 mcolspan=4 1:45.009 Key: = Olympic record. Source:

Women

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLotte van Beek500 m38.671538.731777.40161000 mcolspan=4 1:15.1051500 mcolspan=4 1:54.54Margot Boer500 m37.77537.71375.481000 mcolspan=4 1:14.90Antoinette de Jong3000 mcolspan=4 4:06.777Carien Kleibeuker5000 mcolspan=4 6:55.66Marrit Leenstra500 m39.032138.71677.74191000 mcolspan=4 1:15.1561500 mcolspan=4 1:56.404Jorien ter Mors1500 mcolspan=4 1:53.51Yvonne Nauta5000 mcolspan=4 7:01.766Laurine van Riessen500 m38.6451438.35976.9911Annouk van der Weijden3000 mcolspan=4 4:05.755Ireen Wüst1000 mcolspan=4 1:14.691500 mcolspan=4 1:54.093000 mcolspan=4 4:00.345000 mcolspan=4 6:54.28 Key: = Olympic record. Source:

Team pursuit AthleteEventQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinalOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankSven KramerKoen VerweijJan BlokhuijsenMen's team pursuitW 3:44.48W 3:40.79W 3:37.71 Ireen WüstLotte van BeekMarrit LeenstraJorien ter MorsWomen's team pursuitW 2:58.61 W 2:58.43 W 2:58.05 Jorrit Bergsma was selected as part of the men's team pursuit squad but did not compete during the event. Key: = Olympic record, W = Won. Source:

Supporters

Dignitaries Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and King Willem-Alexander attended the Olympics, despite the recent troubled Dutch relationship with Russia. The pair was accompanied by the King's wife Queen Máxima and Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Edith Schippers, with the King's status as an Honorary member of the IOC adding to the significance of his visit. The visit was controversial due to the Russian anti-gay laws. On the second day of the Games, King Willem-Alexander awarded the medals to the three Dutch medalists of the men's 5000 metres speed skating during the victory ceremony at medal plaza.

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