Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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,^[3] including short track speed skating and speed skating for the first time ever.^[4]

Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
IOC code	TPE
NOC	Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Website	www.tpenoc.net (in Chinese and English)
in Sochi
Competitors	3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Sung Ching-yang (opening)[1] Mackenzie Blackburn (closing)[2]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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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.^[5]

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Chinese Taipei received a reallocation quota spot in luge.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lien Te-an[6]	Men's singles	1:02.961	39	55.315	39	55.287	38	54.528	39	3:48.091	39

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Chinese Taipei qualified 1 male athlete for the Olympics during World Cup 3 & 4 in November 2013.^[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mackenzie Blackburn[6]	500 m	42.337	3	did not advance					23
	1000 m	1:26.814	3	did not advance					23

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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:^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sung Ching-yang[6]	500 m	35.732	31	35.63	33	71.36	33
	1000 m	—				1:13.79	40

References

1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. Du, Jing (29 January 2014). 中华台北队将出征俄国索契冬奥会包括3名选手 [Chinese Taipei Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Russian expedition team included three players]. World China News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
4. "Chinese Taipei NOC to break new ground in Sochi". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
5. "Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004
6. Carroll, Dave (6 February 2014). "Taiwan sends three-man squad to Games in Sochi". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
7. "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
8. "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. December 23, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

External links

• Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 2014)
• Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)