2014 Winter Olympic Competing Nations We list below detailed historial Olympic information for every IOC Member Nation that has previously competed at the Olympic Winter Games and that will compete in Sochi, as of 27 January 2014. There appear to be 88 qualified NOCs that have met IF quota requirements as of 24 January, and have accepted them (the previous record for a Winter Olympics is 82 in 2010 at Vancouver). Unfortunately, after reallocation of some quotas, only the skiing federation (FIS) has published the final quotas as of 26 January. We have tried to list below the sports for which each NOC has qualified but there is a small chance, with reallocations, that there may be minor differences in the final allocation by sport. There are seven nations that will compete in Sochi that have never before competed at the Olympic Winter Games – Dominica, Malta, Paraguay, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tonga, and Zimbabwe. Their factsheets have been published previously on olympstats.com – see http://olympstats.com/2014/01/23/new-winter-olympic-nations-for-sochi/, which came out on 23 January. One problem nation is listed below and that is DPR Korea (North). They have not qualified any athletes for Sochi. They had the 1st and 2nd reserves for pairs figure skating but those do not appear to have been chosen by final reallocation of quota sports by the International Skating Union (ISU). However, yesterday (26 January), DPR Korea has petitioned the IOC for redress to allow them to have Olympic athletes compete in Sochi. So they are included below but it is unknown if they will compete. ALBANIA (ALB) Olympic History: Albania’s Olympic Committee was formed in 1958 and recognized by the IOC in 1959, but it was several years before Albania competed at the Olympic Games. Albania first competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in München. Albania has competed at 2 Olympic Winter Games, as follows: 2006 and 2010. Albania has competed in the following sports/disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games – Men: Alpine Skiing. Albania has qualified to compete in 1 sport/discipline at Sochi, as follows: Alpine Skiing. Affiliation with International Federations: As of November 2013, Albania is a member of the following Winter Sport International Federation: Skiing. Albania – Winter Competitors Totals 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G Men 1 - 1 - - - - Women - - - - - - - Totals 1 - 1 - - - - Albania – Winter Olympic Superlatives Youngest Competitor, Men 19-065 Erjon Tola (ASK-2006, *15 December 1986) Oldest Competitor, Men 23-074 Erjon Tola (ASK-2010, *15 December 1986) 1 ANDORRA (AND) Olympic History: Andorra formed a National Olympic Committee in 1971, which was recognized by the IOC in 1975. Andorra first competed at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1976. They have competed at every Olympics, summer and winter, since. Andorra has competed at 10 Olympic Winter Games, as follows: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Andorra has competed in the following sports/disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games – Men: Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding; Women: Alpine Skiing. Andorra has qualified to compete in 3 sports/disciplines at Sochi, as follows: Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding. Affiliation with International Federations: As of November 2013, Andorra is a member of the following Winter Sport International Federations: Biathlon, Bobsledding, Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating, Skiing. Olympic Candidate Cities Andorra la Vella – 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Andorra – Winter Competitors Totals 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G Men 19 11 6 - 2 - - Women 6 5 - - 1 - - Totals 25 16 6 - 3 - - Andorra – Winter Olympic Superlatives Youngest Competitor, Men 16-009 Carlos Font (ASK-1976, *27 January 1960) Oldest Competitor, Men 31-343 Francesc Soulié (CCS-2010, *22 March 1978) Youngest Competitor, Women 16-316 Vicky Grau (ASK-1992, *8 April 1975) Oldest Competitor, Women 26-321 Vicky Grau (ASK-2002, *8 April 1975) 2 ARGENTINA (ARG) Olympic History: Argentina’s early Olympic history is unusual and not well understood. Argentina was represented on the IOC from its inception in 1894, as Baron de Coubertin named to the committee the Argentine educator, José Benjamin Zubiaur. In 1900, a fencer named Eduardo Camet competed in the epee event, and is listed in French sporting journals as representing Argentina. In 1908 Argentine Henri Torromé, who lived in England, competed at the “Summer” Games in figure skating. In 1920, Rodríguez, a boxer whose first name is uncertain (either António or Ángel), competed in the lightweight class, losing his first match. The Argentine Olympic Committee was formed on 31 December 1923 and was immediately recognized by the IOC. In 1924 Argentina was finally represented at the Olympics in Paris with a full team. They have since competed at every summer Games with the exception of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Argentina has competed at 17 Olympic Winter Games, as follows: 1928, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Argentina also competed in figure skating at the 1908 Olympic Games. Argentina has competed in the following sports/disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games – Men: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsledding, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Luge, Skeleton, Snowboarding, Snowboarding; Women: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Luge. Argentina has qualified to compete in 2 sports/disciplines at Sochi, as follows: Alpine Skiing, Cross- Country Skiing. Affiliation with International Federations: As of November 2013, Argentina is a member of the following Winter Sport International Federations: Biathlon, Bobsledding, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating, Skiing. Olympic Candidate Cities Buenos Aires – 1936 Olympic Games, 1940 Olympic Games, 1956 Olympic Games, 1956 Olympic Equestrian Games, 1968 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee Members José Benjamin Zubiaur (1894-1907) Manuel de la Quintana (1907-1910) Marcelo T. de Alvear (1921-1932) Ricardo Camillo Aldao (1923-1949) Horacio Bustos Moron (1932-1952) Enrique Alberdi (1952-1959) Mario Luis Jose Negri (1960-1974) Roberto Guillermo Peper (1977-1988) António Rodríguez (1990-2006) Gerardo Werthein (2011-date) Argentina – Winter Competitors Totals 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G Men 104 82 17 4 1 - - Women 28 20 6 2 - - - Totals 132 102 23 6 1 - - Argentina – Winter Olympic Superlatives Youngest Competitor, Men 16-124 Carlos Perner (ASK-1964, *1 October 1947) Oldest Competitor, Men 53-217 Matiás Stinnes (LUG-1964, *27 June 1910) Youngest Competitor, Women 3 16-177 Geraldina Bobbio (ASK-1984, *20 August 1967) Oldest Competitor, Women 27-192 María Belén Simari Birkner (ASK-2010, *18 August 1982) 4 ARMENIA (ARM) Olympic History: As a former member of the Soviet Union, many Armenian athletes competed from 1952-1988 for the Soviet Union. The most famous of these were Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (ATH), Albert Azaryan and his son, Eduard (both GYM), Igor Novikov (MOP), Yurik Vardanyan (WLT), and the wrestling brothers, Israil and Vartan Militosyan. After the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona as a member of the Unified Team, representing the Commonwealth of Independent States. As an independent nation, Armenia first competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Prior to its annexation by the Soviet Union, Armenia planned to compete at the Antwerp Olympic Games of 1920, but this eventually did not happen. However, when Armenia first competed at the Olympics as a separate nation, in 1994 at Lillehammer, with a bobsled team, the team wore a similar costume to that planned for the opening ceremony in 1920. Armenia has competed at 5 Olympic Winter Games, as follows: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Armenia has competed in the following sports/disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games – Men: Alpine Skiing, Bobsledding, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing; Women: Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating. Armenia has qualified to compete in 2 sports/disciplines at Sochi, as follows: Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing. Affiliation with International Federations: As of November 2013, Armenia is a member of the following Winter Sport International Federations: Biathlon, Bobsledding, Curling, Ice Hockey, Skating, Skiing. Armenia – Winter Competitors Totals 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G Men 16 15 1 - - - - Women 9 8 1 - - - - Totals 25 23 2 - - - - Armenia – Winter Olympic Superlatives Youngest Competitor, Men 17-294 Sergey Mikayelyan (CCS-2010, *27 April 1992) Oldest Competitor, Men 33-344 Arsen Harutyunyan (ASK-2002, *16 March 1968) Youngest Competitor, Women 16-084 Maria Krasiltseva (FSK-1998, *16 November 1981) Oldest Competitor, Women 28-063 Alla Mikayelyan (CCS-1998, *19 December 1969) 5 AUSTRALIA (AUS) Olympic History: Australia has competed at every summer Olympic Games, one of only five nations to do so. In 1908 and 1912 they competed as Australasia in a combined team with New Zealand. Australia has competed at 17 Olympic Winter Games, as follows: 1936, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Australia has competed in the following sports/disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games – Men: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsledding, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Nordic Combined, Short-Track Speedskating, Skeleton, Snowboarding, Speedskating; Women: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsledding, Cross-Country Skiing,