Mongolia at the 2014 Winter Olympics
{{Infobox country at games
| NOC = MGL
| NOCname = Mongolian National Olympic Committee
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 2014
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| website = {{url|www.olympic.mn}} {{in lang|mn}}
| location = Sochi
| competitors = 2
| sports = 1
| flagbearer = Bold Byambadorj (opening){{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Opening_Ceremony.pdf |title=Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers |author= |date=7 February 2014 |website=olympic.org |publisher=Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee |access-date=7 February 2014}} Otgontsetseg Chinbat (closing){{cite web|title=Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Closing_Ceremony.pdf|publisher=The International Olympic Committee (IOC)|date=February 23, 2014|access-date=23 February 2014}}
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| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
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| appearances = auto
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Mongolia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Mongolia's team consisted of two cross-country skiers. This marked the third straight Winter Olympics the nation had sent two cross-country skiers.{{cite news |last=Sugirragchaa |first=10 January 2014 |title=Mongolian skiers to compete at Sochi Olympics announced |url=http://www.montsame.gov.mn/en/index.php/sports/item/3824-mongolian-skiers-to-compete-at-sochi-olympics-announced |newspaper=Mongolian National News Agency |access-date=15 January 2014 |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202122446/http://www.montsame.gov.mn/en/index.php/sports/item/3824-mongolian-skiers-to-compete-at-sochi-olympics-announced |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/7295 |title=Two athletes from Mongolia to participate in the Sochi 2014 Olympics |date=15 January 2014 |website=infomongolia.com/ |access-date=17 January 2014}} The Mongolian team was the first officially welcomed team at the Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea15sWOQ7apvSQ== |title=Mongolia will be first Asian NOC at Team Welcome Ceremony |author= |date=1 February 2014 |website=ocasia.org/ |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia |access-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204045005/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea15sWOQ7apvSQ== |archive-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Background
The Mongolian National Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1962,{{cite web |title=Mongolia – National Olympic Committee (NOC) |url=https://www.olympic.org/mongolia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123214742/https://www.olympic.org/mongolia |archive-date=23 January 2018 |access-date=15 May 2018 |publisher=International Olympic Committee}} and the nation entered Olympic competition soon after, talking part in both the 1964 Winter and Summer Olympics. Mongolia has only missed two Olympic Games since, the 1976 Winter Olympics; and the 1984 Summer Olympics as the Mongolians joined in the Soviet-led boycott of the Games in Los Angeles.{{cite web |title=Mongolia |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MGL/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310140036/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MGL/ |archive-date=10 March 2018 |access-date=15 May 2018 |publisher=Sports Reference}}{{cite news |last=Schmemann |first=Serge |date=15 May 1984 |title=Olympics Decision Final, Soviet Says |page=A1 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/15/world/olympics-decision-final-soviet-says.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331100154/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/15/world/olympics-decision-final-soviet-says.html |archive-date=31 March 2018}} Sochi marked the Mongolian's thirteenth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The delegation sent to Sochi consisted of two cross-country skiers; Byambadorj and Otgontsetseg.
Cross-country skiing
{{main|Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics}}
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Mongolia has two athletes in qualification position.{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/media/olympic-games/quota-20-01-2014-6.pdf |title=Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 |date=20 January 2014|website=fis-ski.com |publisher=FIS |access-date=20 January 2014}} Byambadorj finished his race in 80th out of 92 competitors,{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Anand |date=14 February 2014 |title=Olympics-Cross Country-Men's 15 km classic result |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-crosscountry-men-classic-result-idUSL3N0LI50J20140214 |newspaper=Reuters |access-date=14 February 2014 }} while Otgontsetseg finished in 70th out of 76 competitors.{{cite web |url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/7419 |title=Mongolian skier Ch.Otgontsetseg came in the 70th place, 2014 Sochi Olympics |date=13 February 2014 |website=infomongolia.com/ |access-date=14 February 2014}}{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Anand |date=13 February 2014 |title=Olympics-Cross Country-Women's 10 km classic result |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-crosscountry-women-classic-resu-idUSL3N0LI34G20140213 |newspaper=Reuters |access-date=14 February 2014 }}
;Distance
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!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Final |
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!Time !Deficit !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Bold Byambadorj |align=left|Men's 15 km classical |48:29.6 | +9:59.9 |80 |
| align=center
|align=left|Otgontsetseg Chinbat |align=left|Women's 10 km classical |38:43.1 | +10:25.3 |70 |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-mongolia Mongolia at the 2014 Winter Olympics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203231733/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-mongolia |date=2014-02-03 }}
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