Moldova at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Moldova at the 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| IOC code | MDA | ||||||||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 4 in 4 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Victor Pinzaru (opening and closing) |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Romania (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Moldova competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Moldova's team consists of four athletes in four sports.
Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Moldova had two athletes in qualification position. However naturalized Italian alpine skier Mirko Deflorian withdrew from the team citing poor results.
Pending reallocation of quotas, will allow Moldova to enter one female athlete. Alexandra Camenscic also competed in cross-country skiing.
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Moldova had two athletes in qualification position. The team was officially named on 22 January 2014.
Moldova qualified a place in the men's singles when Bogdan Macovei finished in the top 38 (with a maximum of three per nation qualifying) during the 2013–14 Luge World Cup. The team was officially named on 22 January 2014.
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