New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = NZL

| NOCname = New Zealand Olympic Committee

| games = Winter Olympics

| year = 2014

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|www.olympic.org.nz }}

| location = Sochi

| competitors = 15

| sports = 5

| flagbearer = Shane Dobbin (opening){{cite news |last=Walker |first=Nick |date=5 February 2014 |title=Winter Olympics: Dobbin named NZ flag bearer |url=http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/21285451/winter-olympics-dobbin-named-nz-flag-bearer/ |newspaper=Yahoo Sports |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303005019/http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/21285451/winter-olympics-dobbin-named-nz-flag-bearer/ |archive-date=3 March 2014 }}{{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}}
Jossi Wells (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}}

| rank =

| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1952

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = {{flagIOC|ANZ}} (1908 · 1912)

}}

New Zealand competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of 15 competitors in five sports.{{cite news |date=23 January 2014 |title=Wells brothers head 15-strong Olympics team |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/9645808/Wells-brothers-head-15-strong-Olympics-team |newspaper=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=23 January 2014 }} Only three members had prior Olympic Games experience (Dobbin, Sandford and Sinclair).{{cite news |date=23 January 2014 |title=15 in New Zealand team for Sochi games|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/23/3889092/15-in-new-zealand-team-for-sochi.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=23 January 2014 }}

For the sixth games in a row, the country did not win any medals. The best result was a fourth place to Jossi Wells in the men's halfpipe.

Alpine skiing

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rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !colspan=2\|Run 1 !colspan=2\|Run 2 !colspan=2\|Total
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left rowspan=2\|Adam Barwood \|align=left\|Men's giant slalom \|1:28.51 \|49 \|1:28.89 \|43 \|2:57.40 \|44
align=center \|align=left\|Men's slalom \|54.21 \|50 \|1:01.97 \|25 \|1:56.18 \|25

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!colspan=2|Run 1

!colspan=2|Run 2

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!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Adam Barwood

|align=left|Men's giant slalom

|1:28.51

|49

|1:28.89

|43

|2:57.40

|44

align=center

|align=left|Men's slalom

|54.21

|50

|1:01.97

|25

|1:56.18

|25

Freestyle skiing

;Men

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="4"\|Qualification !colspan="4"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank !Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Lyndon Sheehan \|align=left rowspan=4\|Halfpipe \|78.20 \|80.00 \|80.00 \|8 Q \|55.20 \|72.60 \|72.60 \|9
align=center \|align=left\|Beau-James Wells \|76.80 \|66.40 \|76.80 \|10 Q \|62.00 \|80.00 \|80.00 \|6
align=center \|align=left\|Byron Wells \|colspan=4\|{{abbr\|DNS\|Did not start}} \|colspan=4\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Jossi Wells \|83.00 \|49.40 \|83.00 \|5 Q \|85.60 \|78.40 \|85.60 \|4
align=center \|align=left\|Beau-James Wells \|align=left rowspan=2\|Slopestyle \|36.00 \|66.60 \|66.60 \|21 \|colspan=4\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Jossi Wells \|82.80 \|83.40 \|83.40 \|10 Q \|60.60 \|50.00 \|60.60 \|11

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="4"|Qualification

!colspan="4"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Run 1

!Run 2

!Best

!Rank

!Run 1

!Run 2

!Best

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Lyndon Sheehan

|align=left rowspan=4|Halfpipe

|78.20

|80.00

|8 Q

|55.20

|72.60

align=center

|align=left|Beau-James Wells

|76.80

|66.40

|76.80

|10 Q

|62.00

|80.00

align=center

|align=left|Byron Wells

|colspan=4|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jossi Wells

|83.00

|49.40

|83.00

|5 Q

|85.60

|78.40

|85.60

align=center

|align=left|Beau-James Wells

|align=left rowspan=2|Slopestyle

|36.00

|66.60

|21

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jossi Wells

|82.80

|83.40

|10 Q

|60.60

|50.00

|60.60

|11

;Women

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="4"\|Qualification !colspan="4"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank !Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Janina Kuzma \|align=left\|Halfpipe \|73.80 \|75.20 \|75.20 \|7 Q \|77.00 \|74.80 \|77.00 \|5
align=center \|align=left\|Anna Willcox-Silfverberg \|align=left\|Slopestyle \|62.40 \|34.40 \|62.40 \|15 \|colspan=4\|Did not advance

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="4"|Qualification

!colspan="4"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Run 1

!Run 2

!Best

!Rank

!Run 1

!Run 2

!Best

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Janina Kuzma

|align=left|Halfpipe

|73.80

|75.20

|7 Q

|77.00

|74.80

|77.00

align=center

|align=left|Anna Willcox-Silfverberg

|align=left|Slopestyle

|62.40

|34.40

|62.40

|15

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Skeleton

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete ! rowspan="2"\|Event ! colspan="2"\|Run 1 ! colspan="2"\|Run 2 ! colspan="2"\|Run 3 ! colspan="2"\|Run 4 ! colspan="2"\|Total
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Ben Sandford \|align=left\|Men's \|58.00 \|22 \|57.75 \|20 \|57.79 \|18 \|57.67 \|18 \|3:51.21 \|20
align=center \|align=left\|Katharine Eustace \|align=left\|Women's \|59.52 \|14 \|59.46 \|16 \|58.69 \|11 \|58.54 \|13 \|3:56.21 \|=11

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

! rowspan="2"|Event

! colspan="2"|Run 1

! colspan="2"|Run 2

! colspan="2"|Run 3

! colspan="2"|Run 4

! colspan="2"|Total

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!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ben Sandford

|align=left|Men's

|58.00

|22

|57.75

|20

|57.79

|18

|57.67

|18

|3:51.21

|20

align=center

|align=left|Katharine Eustace

|align=left|Women's

|59.52

|14

|59.46

|16

|58.69

|11

|58.54

|13

|3:56.21

|=11

Snowboarding

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="4"\|Qualification !colspan="4"\|Semifinal !colspan="4"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank !Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank !Run 1 !Run 2 !Best !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Rebecca Sinclair \|align=left\|Women's halfpipe \|32.25 \|48.25 \|48.25 \|11 \|colspan=8\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Shelly Gotlieb \|align=left rowspan=4\|Women's slopestyle \|18.00 \|30.75 \|30.75 \|11 QS \|63.25 \|33.75 \|63.25 \|7 \|colspan=4\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Stefi Luxton \|59.75 \|34.25 \|59.75 \|8 QS \|18.25 \|60.25 \|60.25 \|8 \|colspan=4\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Christy Prior \|67.50 \|70.50 \|70.50 \|7 QS \|colspan=4\|{{abbr\|DNS\|Did not start}} \|colspan=4\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Rebecca Torr \|70.75 \|33.75 \|70.75 \|6 QS \|27.25 \|32.50 \|32.50 \|10 \|colspan=4\|Did not advance

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="4"|Qualification

!colspan="4"|Semifinal

!colspan="4"|Final

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!Run 1

!Run 2

!Best

!Rank

!Run 1

!Run 2

!Best

!Rank

!Run 1

!Run 2

!Best

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rebecca Sinclair

|align=left|Women's halfpipe

|32.25

|48.25

|11

|colspan=8|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Shelly Gotlieb

|align=left rowspan=4|Women's slopestyle

|18.00

|30.75

|11 QS

|63.25

|33.75

|63.25

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Stefi Luxton

|59.75

|34.25

|59.75

|8 QS

|18.25

|60.25

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Christy Prior

|67.50

|70.50

|7 QS

|colspan=4|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Rebecca Torr

|70.75

|33.75

|70.75

|6 QS

|27.25

|32.50

|10

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Speed skating

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rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !colspan=2\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left rowspan=2\|Shane Dobbin \|align=left\|Men's 5000 m \|6:26.90 \|14
align=center \|align=left\|Men's 10,000 m \|13:16.42 \|7

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!colspan=2|Final

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!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Shane Dobbin

|align=left|Men's 5000 m

|6:26.90

|14

align=center

|align=left|Men's 10,000 m

|13:16.42

References

External links

[http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-new-zealand New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225153033/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-new-zealand |date=2014-02-25 }}

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