2014 Winter Olympics / Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh at the XXII. Winter Olympics
information
venue	Krasnaya Polyana
Competition venue	Sliding Center Sanki
Nations	23
Athletes	172
date	20.-27. February 2014
decisions	3
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At the XXII. The Winter Olympics in Sochi held three bobsleigh competitions. The venue was the Sanki Sliding Center in Krasnaya Polyana .

Balance sheet

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Latvia	1	-	1	2
2	Canada	1	-	-	1
	Switzerland	1	-	-	1
4th	United States	-	3	1	4th
5	United Kingdom	-	-	1	1

Medalist

competitor	gold	silver	bronze
Two-man bobsleigh men	Beat Hefti , Alexander Baumann	Steven Holcomb , Steven Langton	Oskars Melbārdis , Daumants Dreiškens
4-man bobsleigh men	Oskars Melbārdis , Arvis Vilkaste , Daumants Dreiškens , Jānis Strenga	Steven Holcomb , Steven Langton , Christopher Fogt , Curtis Tomasevicz	John James Jackson , Bruce Tasker , Stuart Benson , Joel Fearon
Two-man bobsleigh women	Kaillie Humphries , Heather Moyse	Elana Meyers , Lauryn Williams	Jamie Greubel , Aja Evans

Results men

(all runtimes in seconds, total times in minutes)

Two-man bobsleigh

space	country	athlete	1st run	2nd run	3rd run	4th run	total
1	SUI	Switzerland 1: Beat Hefti , Alex Baumann	56.46	56.68	56.26	56.65	3: 46.05
2	United States	USA 1: Steven Holcomb , Steven Langton	56.34	56.84	56.41	56.68	3: 46.27
3	LAT	Latvia 1: Oskars Melbārdis , Daumants Dreiškens	56.62	56.68	56.43	56.75	3: 46.48
4th	CAN	Canada 3: Justin Kripps , Bryan Barnett	56.56	56.70	56.42	56.94	3: 46.62
5	CAN	Canada 2: Chris Spring , Jesse Lumsden	56.66	56.77	56.62	56.74	3: 46.79
6th	GER	Germany 1: Francesco Friedrich , Jannis Bäcker	56.50	56.88	56.63	56.84	3: 46.85
7th	CAN	Canada 1: Lyndon Rush , Lascelles Brown	56.61	56.87	56.64	56.76	3: 46.88
8th	SUI	Switzerland 2: Rico Peter , Jürg Egger	56.96	56.68	56.60	56.72	3: 46.96
9	GER	Germany 2: Thomas Florschütz , Kevin Kuske	56.63	56.89	56.77	56.71	3: 47.00
13	GER	Germany 3: Maximilian Arndt , Alexander Rödiger	56.98	56.92	57.22	57.08	3: 48.20

Runs 1 and 2: February 16, 2014, 5:15 p.m. Runs
3 and 4: February 17, 2014, 3:30 p.m.

30 bobsleighs from 20 countries, including 27 in the rating.

The International Olympic Committee withdrew the gold medal from the Russian team with Alexander Subkow and Alexei Wojewoda on November 24, 2017 for doping offenses. Fourth-placed Russian Bob with Alexander Kasyanov and Maxim Belugin was the bronze medal for the same reason disallowed . On March 26, 2019, the IOC awarded the medals to the teams behind them.

Four-man bobsleigh

space	country	athlete	1st run	2nd run	3rd run	4th run	total
1	LAT	Latvia 1: Oskars Melbārdis , Arvis Vilkaste , Daumants Dreiškens , Jānis Strenga	55.10	55.13	55.15	55.31	3: 40.69
2	United States	USA 1: Steven Holcomb , Steven Langton , Christopher Fogt , Curtis Tomasevicz	54.89	55.47	55.30	55.33	3: 40.99
3	GBR	UK 1: John James Jackson , Bruce Tasker , Stuart Benson , Joel Fearon	55.26	55.27	55.31	55.26	3: 41.10
4th	GER	Germany 1: Maximilian Arndt , Alexander Rödiger , Marko Hübenbecker , Martin Putze	54.88	55.47	55.47	55.60	3: 41.42
5	GER	Germany 3: Thomas Florschütz , Kevin Kuske , Joshua Bluhm , Christian Poser	55.06	55.42	55.47	55.53	3: 41.51
6th	SUI	Switzerland 1: Beat Hefti , Jürg Egger , Alex Baumann , Thomas Lamparter	55.21	55.34	55.60	55.60	3: 41.75
7th	CAN	Canada 2: Lyndon Rush , David Bissett , Lascelles Brown , Neville Wright	55.35	55.43	55.60	55.38	3: 41.76
8th	GER	Germany 2: Francesco Friedrich , Gregor Bermbach , Jannis Bäcker , Thorsten Margis	55.15	55.43	55.81	55.41	3: 41.80
19th	AUT	Austria 1: Benjamin Maier , Markus Sammer , Stefan Withalm , Angel Somov	56.25	56.11	56.27	-	2: 48.63

Runs 1 and 2: February 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
Run 3 and 4: February 23, 2014, 10:30 a.m.

30 bobsleighs from 19 countries, including 27 in the rating.

The International Olympic Committee withdrew the gold medal from the Russia 1 bobsleigh team with Alexander Subkow , Dmitri Trunenkow , Alexei Negodailo and Alexei Wojewoda on November 24, 2017 for doping offenses. The fourth-placed Bobsleigh Russia 2 ( Alexander Kasjanow , Maxim Belugin , Ilwir Chusin , Alexei Pushkarev ) was also disqualified. On March 26, 2019, the IOC awarded the medals to the teams behind them.

Results women

Two-man bobsleigh

space	country	Sportswomen	1st run	2nd run	3rd run	4th run	total
1	CAN	Canada 1: Kaillie Humphries , Heather Moyse	57.39	57.73	57.57	57.92	3: 50.61
2	United States	USA 1: Elana Meyers , Lauryn Williams	57.26	57.63	57.69	58.13	3: 50.71
3	United States	USA 2: Jamie Greubel , Aja Evans	57.45	58.00	58.00	58.16	3: 51.61
4th	NED	Netherlands 1: Esmé Kamphuis , Judith Vis	57.94	58.10	58.20	58.03	3: 52.27
5	GER	Germany 1: Sandra Kiriasis , Franziska Fritz	57.95	58.08	58.06	58.20	3: 52.29
6th	BEL	Belgium 1: Elfje Willemsen , Hanna Mariën	57.92	58.02	58.33	58.30	3: 52.57
7th	GER	Germany 2: Cathleen Martini , Christin Senkel	57.99	58.42	58.17	58.13	3: 52.71
8th	SUI	Switzerland 1: Fabienne Meyer , Tanja Mayer	58.18	58.34	58.29	58.39	3: 53.20
9	RUS	Russia 1: Olga Stulnewa , Lyudmila Udobkina	58.03	58.24	58.45	58.74	3: 53.46
10	GER	Germany 3: Anja Schneiderheinze , Stephanie Schneider	58.17	58.30	58.53	58.74	3: 53.74
15th	AUT	Austria 1: Christina Hengster , Viola Kleiser	58.59	58.56	58.73	58.91	3: 54.79

Runs 1 and 2: February 18, 2014, 4:15 p.m. Runs
3 and 4: February 19, 2014, 5:15 p.m.

19 bobsleighs from 13 countries, all in the ranking.

Web links

• Bob at the Olympic Winter Games 2014 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Official results on the IBSF website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Subkow is denied Olympic victory - Hefti will inherit. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , November 24, 2017, accessed on November 24, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} IOC sanctions three Russian athlets as part of Oswald Commission findings. International Olympic Committee , November 29, 2017, accessed December 2, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Two silver medals posthumously. In: faz.net. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , March 28, 2019, accessed on March 28, 2019 .