title: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics
text: # Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics
  
  Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The events were held between 13 and 15 February 2014. A total of two skeleton events were held.
  
  ## Competition schedule
  
  The following is the competition schedule for all events.
  
  All times are (UTC+4).
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | 13 February | 11:30 | Women's singles runs 1 and 2 |
  | 14 February | 16:30 | Men's singles runs 1 and 2 |
  | 14 February | 16:30 | Women's singles runs 3 and 4 |
  | 15 February | 18:45 | Men's singles runs 3 and 4 |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Russia)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia (RUS)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 4 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  
  ### Medalist
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's details | Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia | 3:44.29 | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 3:45.10 | Matthew Antoine United States | 3:47.26 |
  | Women's details | Lizzy Yarnold Great Britain | 3:52.89 | Noelle Pikus-Pace United States | 3:53.86 | Elena Nikitina Russia | 3:54.30 |
  
  * $^a$ On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr Tretyakov was stripped of his gold medal. On 1 February 2018, his results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.
  * $^b$ On 22 November 2017, bronze medalist Elena Nikitina was stripped of her medal. On 1 February 2018, her results were restored as a result of the successful appeal.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  A total of 50 quota spots were availabled to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum 30 men and 20 women might qualify. The qualification was based on the world rankings of 19 January 2014.
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  47 athletes from 17 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses.
  
  * Australia (3)
  * Austria (3)
  * Canada (4)
  * Germany (5)
  * Great Britain (4)
  * Greece (1)
  * Ireland (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Japan (3)
  * Latvia (3)
  * New Zealand (2)
  * Romania (2)
  * Russia (6)
  * South Korea (2)
  * Spain (1)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * United States (5)
  