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Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Dominica at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeDMA
NOCDominica Olympic Committee
Websitewww.doc.dm
in Sochi
Competitors2 in 1 sport
Flag bearers Gary di Silvestri (opening
and closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Dominica competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The country's participation in Sochi marked its debut appearance in the Winter Olympics.

Dominica was represented by two athletes who competed in a single sport. Gary di Silvestri served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening and closing ceremonies. Dominica did not win any medals in the Games.

Background

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The Dominica Olympic Committee was formed in 1986 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1987.[1][2] The nation made its first Olympics appearance as an independent nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3] The current edition marked its debut appearance at the Winter Olympic Games.[2]

The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia between 7 and 23 February 2014.[4] Dominica was represented by two athletes competing in a single sport.[2][5] Gary di Silvestri served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening,[6] and closing ceremony.[7] Dominica did not win a medal in the Games.[8]

Competitors

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Dominica was represented by two athletes.[8]

Sport Men Women Total
Cross-country skiing 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Cross-country skiing

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

As per the qualification criteria, athletes with a maximum of 100 distance points were allowed to compete in both the sprint and distance events. They were also allowed to compete in the distance event provided that their distance points did not exceed 300. NOCs which did not have any athlete meeting the "A" standard were allowed to enter one competitor of each sex (known as the basic quota) in the sprint event or the distance event provided that they satisfied the "B" standard of having a maximum of 300 distance points at the end of qualifying on 20 January 2014. A maximum of 20 athletes (maximum of 12 male or 12 female athletes) from a single participating NOC were allowed to compete and the remaining quotas were allocated further to athletes satisfying the "B" standard criteria from other NOCs.[9]

The couple of Angelica di Silvestri and Gary di Silvestri qualified for the games.[10][11] Both the athletes resided in the United States, and did not have any familial ties to Dominica. They had visited the country rarely and received the Dominican citizenship as a part of an investment program run by the government.[12][13][14] Their participation raised concerns on the acquisition of Dominican citizenship and on the qualification process for the Winter Olympics.[15][16]

The main event was held at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex.[17] Angelica did not start her race after an injury during training.[18] Had she competed in her race, she would have become the oldest woman to compete in a cross-country skiing race at the Winter Olympics, surpassing Norway's Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, who competed as a 41-year-old at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[19] Gary also did not finish the event due to illness.[20][21]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Gary di Silvestri Men's 15 km classical DNF
Angelica di Silvestri Women's 10 km classical DNS


References

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  1. ^ "Dominica – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Dominica at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Dominica at the Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ^ "2014 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Dominica at 2014 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Dominica at the 2014 Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  10. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (23 January 2014). "Staten Island man, 46, and wife will ski for Dominica at Sochi Olympics". NBC. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2022". International Ski Federation. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  12. ^ Levenson, Eric (25 February 2014). "A Guide to Scamming Your Way into the Olympics, À La Dominica's Ski Team". The Atlantic.
  13. ^ "Do Dominica's Adorable Skiers Deserve A Gold Medal In Tax Dodging?". Deadspin. 13 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Did Dominica couple game the Games?". 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
  15. ^ Daniels, Tim. "Gary, Angelica Di Silvestri's Timeline as Controversial Dominica Olympic Skiers". Bleacher Report.
  16. ^ "Dominica's Fake Ski Team Scammed The Olympics And The Press". Deadspin. 24 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Final Results - Men's 15km classical" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  18. ^ Basu, Anand (13 February 2014). "Olympics-Cross Country-Women's 10 km classic result". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  19. ^ Clarey, Christopher (6 February 2014). "Caribbean Newcomers Dip Their Toes in the Snow". The New York Times. Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Russia. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Cross-country 15km classical, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  21. ^ Waggoner, Jim (14 February 2014). "Winter Olympics 2014: A physical nightmare for Staten Islander Gary di Silvestri and wife in Sochi". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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