Monday, February 3, 2014

Armenian Winter Olympics Team - Sochi, Russia 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia between the 7th to the 23rd of February, 2014. Armenia will send a small squad to Sochi to compete on behalf of their country, that consists of four athletes from two sports.


Winter Olympics - Sochi, Russia 2014
Competitors
Arman Serebrakian will compete in the Alpine Skiing event, whilst Sergey Mikayelyan, Artur Yeghoyan, and Katya Galstyan will compete in the cross country skiing. The male skiers qualified for their events whilst Katya Galstyan received a wildcard entry.

Alpine Skiing
The Alpine Skiing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held at the famous Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort which is located near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. A total of ten events will be run between 9th and 22nd of February, 2014. The events in this category include the Combined, Downhill, Giant slalom, Slalom and the Super-G.

The men’s Down Hill will commence the Alpine Skiing event on the 9th of February. Arman Serebrakian will have his work cut out for him to be amongst the medals, as this year’s roster of the very best skiers from around the world is one the most competitive in the history of Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics.

At this year’s Alpine Skiing event, 332 athletes from 74 nations will compete and Malta, Timor-Leste, Togo and Zimbabwe are competing in the Alpine event for the first time.

Cross Country Skiing
The Cross Country Skiing event will be held at the Laura Biathlon and Ski Complex which is located near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. A total of ten evens will be run from 8th and 23rd of February, 2014. The events in the Distance category include the Classical, Skiathlon, Mass Start and the Relay whilst in the Sprint category there are the Individual and Team events.

The Woman’s Skiathlon will commence on the Cross Country Skiing event on the 8th of February, 2014. Sergey Mikayelyan, Artur Yeghoyan, and Katya Galstyan are considered to be potential medal winners in this year’s competitive field.

This year, 310 athletes from 54 nations will compete at this year’s Cross Country Skiing event, with Chile making their Olympic debut in the event.

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