Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consists of five athletes in three sports. The team marched in the opening ceremony wearing clothes that paid homage to the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo.
The selection of alpine skier Žana Novaković as flagbearer resulted in controversy as another skier, Igor Laikert, had better results. There were suggestions that this had to do with the ethnic divide in the country with Laikert coming from the Muslim-Croat community.
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina had three athletes in qualification positions.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIgor LaikertMen's combined1:59.764455.94242:55.7027Men's downhillcolspan=4 2:15.0744 Men's giant slalom Men's slalom54.6852Men's super-G colspan=4 1:24.2050Marko Rudić Men's giant slalom1:29.55531:30.40492:59.9549 Men's slalomŽana Novaković Women's giant slalom1:24.54421:23.24382:47.7837 Women's slalom59.793556.20251:55.9926
Biathlon
Bosnia and Herzegovina received a reallocation quota spot in biathlon. Tanja Karišik also competed in cross-country skiing.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankTanja Karišik Women's individual1Women's sprint25:06.82 (1+1)78
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina had two athletes in qualification positions.
Distance AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRank Mladen PlakalovićMen's 50 km freestyleTanja KarišikWomen's 10 km classical41:34.6 +13:16.869
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMladen PlakalovićMen's sprint4:40.6482did not advance
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