Chinese Taipei competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from the 7 to 23 February 2014. The Chinese Taipei team consisted of three athletes in three sports, including short track speed skating and speed skating for the first time ever.
Since 1984, athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as "Chinese Taipei" due to political reasons. Even though the country's name is Taiwan (Republic of China), due to opposition from China, they compete under a different name. "Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004 Also, The 2014 Games marked the first time a Taiwanese Olympic team competed in Russia, as Taiwan and 64 western countries took part at the American-led boycott in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet–Afghan War.
Luge
Chinese Taipei received a reallocation quota spot in luge.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLien Te-anMen's singles1:02.9613955.3153955.2873854.528393:48.09139
Short track speed skating
Chinese Taipei qualified 1 male athlete for the Olympics during World Cup 3 & 4 in November 2013.
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMackenzie Blackburn500 m42.3373did not advance231000 m1:26.8143did not advance23
Speed skating
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Chinese Taipei earned the following start quotas:
Men AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSung Ching-yang500 m35.7323135.633371.36331000 mcolspan=4 1:13.7940
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