Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	MLT
NOC	Malta Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocmalta.org
in Sochi
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Élise Pellegrin (opening[1][2] and closing)[3]
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
2014

Malta competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Malta made its debut at the Winter Olympics.^[4][5][6]

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	0	1	1
Total	0	1	1

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Malta had qualified one athlete.^[7] Élise Pellegrin's great-grandfather had moved to France from Malta, giving her the opportunity to compete for the country.^[4] On February 18, Pellegrin finished the giant slalom race in 65th position (out of 67 skiers who completed both runs).^[8] On February 21, she finished the slalom race in 42nd position (out of 49 skiers who completed both runs).^[9]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elise Pellegrin	Women's giant slalom	1:36.85	72	1:36.27	64	3:13.12	65
	Women's slalom	1:07.10	52	1:02.73	39	2:09.83	42

References

1. Thiriau, Clément (30 December 2013). "Une skieuse vosgienne aux JO sous les couleurs de... Malte !". magnumlaradio.com (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
3. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
4. Ameen, Juan (31 January 2013). "Malta gets a Winter Olympian". The Times (Malta). Retrieved 5 January 2014.
5. "Malta skier Pellegrin in action on February 18". The Times (Malta). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
6. "Maltese flag debuts in Winter Olympics". Xinhua. Valletta, Malta: People's Daily. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
7. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
8. "Malta makes its Winter Games debut today:Elise Pellegrin finishes in bottom places". The Malta Independent. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
9. "Sochi 2014: Women's slalom results". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

External links

• Malta at the 2014 Olympics