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Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. 163 athletes were participating, making it the largest team Switzerland has ever sent to the Olympic Winter Games. The four-time Olympic gold medalist Simon Ammann was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

The Swiss Olympic selection committee named the following 21 athletes to the Winter Olympic team. Both Silvan Zurbriggen and Nadja Kamer were selected to the team but did not compete in any race.

Men
Women

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Switzerland qualified 5 men and 4 women.

Men
Women
Mixed

Bobsleigh

Switzerland qualified a total of thirteen athletes in the following sleds. The qualification was based on the world rankings as of 20 January 2014.

Men

<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes the driver of each sled</small>

Women

<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> – Denotes the driver of each sled</small>

Cross-country skiing

Distance
Men
Women
Sprint
Men
Women

Curling

Based on results from 2012 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and based on the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship, Switzerland qualified a women's team and a men's team (consisting of five athletes) as one of the seven highest ranked nations.

Men's tournament

Preliminary round
Round-robin
Draw 1

Monday, 10 February, 9:00 am

Draw 2

Monday, 10 February, 7:00 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, 12 February, 9:00 am

Draw 5

Wednesday, 12 February, 7:00 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, 14 February, 2:00 pm

Draw 8

Friday, 14 February, 7:00 pm

Draw 9

Saturday, 15 February, 2:00 pm

Draw 11

Sunday, 16 February, 7:00 pm

Draw 12

Monday, 17 February, 2:00 pm

Women's tournament

Preliminary round
Round-robin
Draw 1

Monday, 10 February, 2:00 pm

Draw 2

Tuesday, 11 February, 9:00 am

Draw 3

Tuesday, 11 February, 7:00 pm

Draw 5

Thursday, 13 February, 9:00 am

Draw 6

Thursday, 13 February, 7:00 pm

Draw 7

Friday, 14 February, 2:00 pm

Draw 9

Saturday, 15 February, 7:00 pm

Draw 10

Sunday, 16 February, 2:00 pm

Draw 12

Monday, 17 February, 7:00 pm

Semifinal

Wednesday, 19 February, 2:00 pm

Bronze medal game

Thursday, 20 February, 12:30 pm

Freestyle skiing

24 Swiss freestyle skiers (10 women and 14 men) were competing in 4 disciplines. On 22 January 2014, the Swiss Olympic committee selected 5 athletes for the Aerials team. Thomas Lambert and Renato Ulrich were competing in their third consecutive Winter Olympics. On 23 January 2014, 6 athletes joined the slopestyle team, a sport that made its first appearance at the Olympics. On 27 January 2014, 7 athletes were selected for the ski cross team. The 2010 Olympic champion Michael Schmid and the 2013 World champion Fanny Smith were competing for the second time. 6 athletes were selected for the Halfpipe team, a sport that was also part of the Winter Olympics for the first time.

Aerials
Halfpipe
Ski cross

<small>Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round</small>

Slopestyle

Ice hockey

Switzerland qualified a men's team by being one of the 9 highest ranked teams in the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 World Championships. The women's team qualified by being one of the 5 highest ranked teams in the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 Women's World Championships.

Men's tournament

Roster
Group stage


Qualification playoffs

Women's tournament

Roster
Group stage


Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Luge

Switzerland qualified two athletes (one man and one woman) in the luge.

Nordic combined

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

24 Swiss snowboarders were competing in 5 disciplines, including the new events of parallel slalom and slopestyle. It will be the largest team competing in Sochi along with Canada and the United States. The two-time Olympic champion Philipp Schoch will be competing in his third Olympics, while his brother Simon Schoch, the 2006 silver medalist, will be participating in his fourth consecutive Games.

Alpine
Men
Women
Freestyle
Halfpipe

<small>Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal</small>

Slopestyle

<small>Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal</small>

Snowboard cross

<small>Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round<br/> <nowiki>*</nowiki> Qualify immediately to consolation round after being disqualified in the semifinals</small>

References

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