Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Poland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Polish team consisted of 59 athletes in 11 sports, which was the largest ever Polish team till then, surpassing the 56 athletes that competed in 1972.^[4][5] With 4 gold medals won (and 6 medals overall), this was the most successful Winter Olympics for Poland in its history.

Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Sochi
Competitors	59 in 11 sports
Flag bearers	Dawid Kupczyk (opening)[1][2] Zbigniew Bródka (closing)[3]
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kamil Stoch	Ski jumping	Men's normal hill individual	9 February
Gold	Justyna Kowalczyk	Cross-country skiing	Women's 10 kilometre classical	13 February
Gold	Zbigniew Bródka	Speed skating	Men's 1500 metres	15 February
Gold	Kamil Stoch	Ski jumping	Men's large hill individual	15 February
Silver	Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Natalia Czerwonka Luiza Złotkowska Katarzyna Woźniak	Speed skating	Women's team pursuit	22 February
Bronze	Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański	Speed skating	Men's team pursuit	22 February

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Poland qualified six athletes.^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maciej Bydliński	Super-G	—				1:22.51	38
	Slalom	DNF
	Combined	1:57.36	35	DNF
Mateusz Garniewicz	Slalom	54.93	53	DNF
Michał Jasiczek		52.88	45	1:00.60	22	1:53.48	23

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Karolina Chrapek	Downhill	—				1:46.90	33
	Super-G	—				DNF
	Giant slalom	1:23.89	36	1:21.92	32	2:45.81	33
	Slalom	DNF
	Combined	1:47.28	28	54.52	17	2:41.80	17
Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel	Super-G	—				DNF
	Giant slalom	1:23.18	35	1:22.32	34	2:45.50	32
	Slalom	DNF
Aleksandra Kluś	Slalom	DNF

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Poland qualified 5 men and 5 women.^[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Grzegorz Guzik	Sprint	29:17.2	5 (4+1)	85
	Individual	1:00:20.7	4 (1+2+0+1)	86
Krzysztof Pływaczyk	Sprint	27:02.3	1 (0+1)	64
	Individual	58:12.5	5 (3+0+0+1)	77
Rafał Lepel	Sprint	29:25.8	2 (1+1)	86
Łukasz Słonina	Individual	1:00:29.5	3 (0+2+0+1)	87
Łukasz Szczurek	Sprint	27:57.2	2 (2+0)	77
	Individual	55:18.6	1 (0+0+1+0)	51
Rafał Lepel Krzysztof Pływaczyk Łukasz Słonina Łukasz Szczurek	Team relay	LAP	14 (2+12)	19

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Magdalena Gwizdoń	Sprint	22:51.2	2 (1+1)	40
	Pursuit	33:14.3	2 (1+0+1+0)	38
	Individual	48:44.1	2 (1+1+0+0)	32
Monika Hojnisz	Sprint	21:55.1	0 (0+0)	21
	Pursuit	31:14.0	2 (0+0+0+2)	19
	Individual	46:44.3	2 (1+0+0+1)	12
	Mass start	36:20.5	0 (0+0+0+0)	5
Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak	Sprint	21:37.6	1 (1+0)	7
	Pursuit	31:25.4	2 (1+0+1+0)	20
	Individual	48:35.2	4 (1+1+2+0)	31
	Mass start	37:35.9	4 (1+0+2+1)	19
Krystyna Pałka	Sprint	22:27.8	1 (1+0)	33
	Pursuit	32:56.3	3 (1+0+1+1)	34
	Individual	46:27.3	0 (0+0+0+0)	10
	Mass start	37:33.9	2 (1+0+1+0)	18
Magdalena Gwizdoń Monika Hojnisz Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak Krystyna Pałka	Team relay	1:12:34.4	12 (4+8)	10

Mixed

Magdalena Gwizdoń (right)

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Krystyna Pałka Magdalena Gwizdoń Łukasz Szczurek Krzysztof Pływaczyk	Team relay	1:13:36.0	6 (0+6)	13

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Poland had two sleds in qualification position.

Polish two-man sled

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dawid Kupczyk* Paweł Mróz	Two-man	57.90	26	58.07	28	57.98	27	Did not advance		2:53.95	27
Dawid Kupczyk* Paweł Mróz Michał Kasperowicz Daniel Zalewski	Four-man	56.57	28	56.45	27	56.47	25	Did not advance		DSQ	DSQ

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

The Four Man Bobsleigh Sled was disqualified.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, eight athletes from Poland qualified.^[6]

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Jan Antolec	30 km skiathlon	41:32.2	68	36:12.8	57	1:18:18.8	+10:03.4	64
Sebastian Gazurek	15 km classical	—				43:06.7	+4:37.0	55
Maciej Kreczmer	15 km classical	—				40:58.7	+2:29.0	29
	30 km skiathlon	37:07.5	35	34:05.5	40	1:11:47.6	+3:32.2	39
Maciej Staręga	15 km classical	—				44:07.1	+5:37.4	66
Paweł Klisz	15 km classical	—				43:51.6	+5:21.9	64
	30 km skiathlon	40:09.3	61	36:39.5	62	1:17:18.5	+9:03.1	61
Maciej Kreczmer Sebastian Gazurek Maciej Staręga Jan Antolec	4×10 km relay	—				1:35:46.5	+7:04.5	15

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Sylwia Jaśkowiec	30 km freestyle	—				1:15:47.6	+4:42.4	33
Justyna Kowalczyk	10 km classical	—				28:17.8	0.0
	15 km skiathlon	19:12.9	6	19:37.2	10	39:29.7	+56.1	6
	30 km freestyle	—				DNF
Kornelia Kubińska	10 km classical	—				30:43.5	+2:25.7	26
	15 km skiathlon	20:23.5	39	20:20.7	31	41:19.4	+2:45.8	34
	30 km freestyle	—				1:19:57.7	+8:52.5	43
Paulina Maciuszek	10 km classical	—				31:25.8	+3:08.0	39
	15 km skiathlon	20:15.0	32	20:09.2	25	41:00.6	+2:27.0	29
	30 km freestyle	—				1:18:44.7	+7:39.5	41
Agnieszka Szymańczak	15 km skiathlon	20:42.9	47	21:03.1	45	42:22.3	+3:48.7	45
Kornelia Kubińska Justyna Kowalczyk Sylwia Jaśkowiec Paulina Maciuszek	4×5 km relay	—				54:38.9	+1:36.2	6

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sebastian Gazurek	Sprint	3:46.12	57	Did not advance
Maciej Staręga		3:51.84	67	Did not advance
Maciej Kreczmer Maciej Staręga	Team sprint	—				23:53.09	8	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sylwia Jaśkowiec	Sprint	3:01.21	63	Did not advance
Agnieszka Szymańczak		2:43.06	41	Did not advance
Sylwia Jaśkowiec Justyna Kowalczyk	Team sprint	—				16:49.43	2 Q	16:35.54	5

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, one athlete from Poland qualified.^[6]

Ski cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Karolina Riemen-Żerebecka	Women's ski cross	1:24.86	18	2 Q	DNF	Did not advance		15

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Poland achieved the following quota places:

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maciej Kurowski	Men's singles	53.234	25	52.988	24	52.637	23	52.538	20	3:31.397	23
Karol Mikrut Patryk Poręba	Men's doubles	51.010	17	51.170	15	—				1:42.180	15
Ewa Kuls	Women's singles	51.362	22	51.031	18	51.424	21	51.550	22	3:25.367	21
Natalia Wojtuściszyn		51.138	16	51.168	22	51.141	19	51.199	18	3:24.646	16
Maciej Kurowski Karol Mikrut Patryk Poręba Natalia Wojtuściszyn	Team relay	54.937	7	56.737	9	58.079	10	—		2:49.753	8

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Poland qualified one athlete.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping			Cross-country		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adam Cieślar	Normal hill/10 km	90.5	104.1	42	25:18.7	35	27:08.7	39
	Large hill/10 km	122.0	97.8	32	24:10.8	36	26:15.8	37

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Poland qualified one skater for the women's 500 m and 1000 m events for the Olympics during the two World Cup events in November 2013.

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Patrycja Maliszewska	500 m	44.154	3	Did not advance					18
	1000 m	1:32.975	2 Q	1:32.376	4	Did not advance			14

Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Poland qualified five athletes.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Maciej Kot	Men's normal hill	98.5	123.7	5 Q	101.5	131.6	7 Q	98.5	124.2	14	255.8	7
Dawid Kubacki		95.5	115.7	13 Q	97.5	118.3	31	Did not advance
Kamil Stoch		BYE			105.5	142.0	1 Q	103.5	134.7	1	278.0
Jan Ziobro		95.0	113.2	22 Q	101.0	130.6	9 Q	99.0	121.8	17	252.4	13
Maciej Kot	Men's large hill	126.0	115.4	9 Q	126.0	125.4	12 Q	123.5	125.0	12	250.4	12
Kamil Stoch		BYE			139.0	143.4	1 Q	132.5	135.3	4	278.7
Jan Ziobro		123.0	109.0	13 Q	128.5	122.1	16 Q	129.5	124.5	13	246.6	15
Piotr Żyła		118.0	101.3	27 Q	118.0	108.7	34	Did not advance
Maciej Kot Piotr Żyła Jan Ziobro Kamil Stoch	Men's team large hill	—			513.5	489.2	4 Q	529.0	522.6	1	1011.8	4

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Poland qualified five athletes.^[6]

Alpine

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Aleksandra Król	Women's giant slalom	DSQ		Did not advance
	Women's slalom	1:07.42	30	Did not advance
Karolina Sztokfisz	Women's giant slalom	2:08.40	28	Did not advance
	Women's slalom	1:06.01	25	Did not advance

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Semifinal				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Michał Ligocki	Men's halfpipe	4.50	55.00	55.00	16	Did not advance
Joanna Zając	Women's halfpipe	47.75	39.75	47.75	11	Did not advance

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

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Maciej Jodko	Men's snowboard cross	CAN		4	Did not advance			=25
Mateusz Ligocki		CAN		5	Did not advance			=33

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Poland earned the following start quotas:

Men

Zbigniew Bródka won gold in the 1500 m

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Artur Nogal	500 m	35.83	38	35.66	33	71.49	36
Artur Waś		35.01	8	35.19	12	70.20	9
Konrad Niedźwiedzki	1000 m	—				1:09.76	16
Zbigniew Bródka		—				1:09.66	14
Konrad Niedźwiedzki	1500 m	—				1:47.77	20
Zbigniew Bródka		—				1:45.006
Jan Szymański		—				1:46.86	15
Sebastian Druszkiewicz	5000 m	—				6:37.16	23
Jan Szymański		—				6:26.35	13
Sebastian Druszkiewicz	10000 m	—				13:45.31	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Natalia Czerwonka	1000 m	1:17.933	23
Luiza Złotkowska		1:18.38	29
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś	1500 m	1:57.18	6
Natalia Czerwonka		1:58.46	15
Luiza Złotkowska		1:58.18	11
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś	3000 m	DSQ
Natalia Czerwonka		4:13.26	16
Luiza Złotkowska		4:14.19	18
Katarzyna Woźniak	5000 m	7:28.53	15

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Zbigniew Bródka Konrad Niedźwiedzki Jan Szymański	Men's team pursuit	Norway (NOR) W 3:42.78	Netherlands (NED) L 3:52.08	Final B  Canada (CAN) W 3:41.94
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś Natalia Czerwonka Luiza Złotkowska Katarzyna Woźniak	Women's team pursuit	Norway (NOR) W 3:02.12	Russia (RUS) W 3:00.60	Final A  Netherlands (NED) L 3:05.55

See also

• Poland at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics