Monaco at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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| NOC = MON
| NOCname = Comité Olympique Monégasque
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 1994
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| website = {{url|www.comite-olympique.mc }} {{in lang|fr}}
| location = Lillehammer
| competitors = 5 (men)
| sports = 2
| flagbearer = Albert Grimaldi (bobsleigh)
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
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| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1984
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Monaco participated at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway held between 12 and 27 February 1994. The country's participation in the Games marked its fourth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Games.
The Monaco team consisted of five athletes who competed across two sports. Albert Grimaldi served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Monaco did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.
Background
Monaco first participated in Olympic competition at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, and have participated in most Summer Olympic Games since.{{cite web|title=Monaco|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092523/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|work=Sports Reference|access-date=2 November 2020}} The Comité Olympique Monégasque (the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Monaco) was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1 January 1953.{{cite web|title=Monaco – National Olympic Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/monaco|work=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2 November 2020}} The 1984 Winter Olympics marked Monaco's first participation in the Winter Olympics. After the nation made its debut in the 1984 Games, this edition of the Games in 1994 marked the nation's fourth appearance at the Winter Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MON|title=Monaco at the Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}}
The 1994 Winter Olympics was held in Lillehammer held between 12 and 27 February 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/lillehammer-1994|title=Lillehammer 1994|work=Olympics.com|access-date=3 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/45|title=1994 Winter Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=3 February 2024}} The Monegasque team consisted of five athletes who competed across two sports.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MON/editions/45|title=Monaco at the 1994 Winter Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=3 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/winter/1994/|title=Monaco at 1994 Winter Olympics|work=Sports Reference|access-date=1 June 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092656/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/winter/1994/|archive-date=17 April 2020}} Albert Grimaldi served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?edition_id=45|title=Flag bearers at the 1994 Winter Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=3 February 2024}} Monaco did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.
Competitors
Monaco sent five athletes who competed in two sports at the Games.
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| width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men ! width=55|Women ! width=55|Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| align=left|Alpine skiing
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| align=left|Bobsleigh
| 4 | – | 4 |
| Total || 5 || 0 || 5 |
Alpine skiing
{{main|Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}
Monaco qualified a single athlete for the alpine skiing events. Julien Castellini qualified for a single event in the men's category. At 18 years of age, this was Castellini's only participation in the Winter Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/julien-castellini|title=Julien Castellini|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}}
The Alpine skiing events were between 13 and 27 February. The technical events (giant slalom and slalom) were contested at Hafjell in Øyer and the speed events (downhill and super-G) were held at Kvitfjell, about {{cvt|50|km}} from Lillehammer.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/45/sports/ALP|title=Alpine Skiing|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}} Castellini did not register a finish in the only event he contested.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
|---|
| Julien Castellini
|Super-G |align="center"|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |align="center"|– |
Bobsleigh
{{main|Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}
Monaco qualified a sled each for the two-man and four-man events. Albert Grimaldi was the son of Rainier III, then prince of Monaco. The 1988 Winter Olympics marked his debut in the Winter Olympics, and this was his third appearance at the Games. He served in the navy earlier, and would later become the prince of Monaco in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/albert-grimaldi|title=Albert Grimaldi|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}} This was the second Olympic appearance for Gilbert Bessi, Pascal Camia and David Tomatis.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/pascal-camia|title=Pascal Camia|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/david-tomatis|title=David Tomatis|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}} Bessi also competed in the men's 100 metres event in the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/gilbert-bessi|title=Gilbert Bessi|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}}
The bobsleigh events were held at Hunderfossen, about {{cvt|15|km}} from Lillehammer. The track was completed in 1990 and regular competitions were held since 1991. The {{cvt|1395|m}} long track had 16 curves and a vertical drop of {{cvt|114|m}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/45/sports/BOB|title=Bobsleigh|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}} About 86 teams competed in the two-man event held between 19 and 20 February. The Monegasque team was classified in 31st place in the final classification.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/417|title=Bobsleigh, two man|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}} In the four-man event, the team finished with a combined time of over three minutes and 34 seconds, more than six seconds behind the first ranked German team. The team was ranked 26th amongst the 121 teams in the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/424|title=Bobsleigh, four man|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}}
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| rowspan="2"|Athletes
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Run 1 !colspan="2"|Run 2 !colspan="2"|Run 3 !colspan="2"|Run 4 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Albert Grimaldi Gilbert Bessi |align="center"|54.14 |align="center"|30 |align="center"|54.73 |align="center"|34 |align="center"|54.57 |align="center"|32 |align="center"|54.83 |align="center"|33 |align="center"|3:38.27 |align="center"|31 |
| Albert Grimaldi David Tomatis Gilbert Bessi Pascal Camia |align="center"|53.54 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|53.58 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|53.75 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|53.75 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|3:34.62 |align="center"|26 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612020125/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/ Olympic Winter Games 1994, full results by sports-reference.com]
{{Nations at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}