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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}{{infobox country at games
| NOC = DMA
| NOCname = Dominica Olympic Committee
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 2014
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.doc.dm }}
| location = Sochi
| competitors = 2
| sports = 1
| flagbearer = Gary di Silvestri (opening[1][1]
and closing)[2]
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 2014
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}Dominica competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014, in its Winter Olympics debut.[3] The team consisted of two athletes in one sport, cross-country skiing.[3][4]Competitors| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|---|
Cross-country skiing {{main|Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics}}According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Dominica has two athlete in qualification position.[5] The nation was represented by the husband and wife team, Angelica and Gary di Silvestri. Both visited the island nation about seven years prior and did philanthropic work on the island. For their work the Silvestris were given Dominican citizenship as a token of gratitude. In late 2012 the International Olympic Committee approached the Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) to see if it had any athletes to enter into the games. The DOC asked the Silvestris knowing they were skiers. The Silvestris created the Dominica Ski Federation and managed to qualify for the Games in late 2013 (Gary) and in January 2014 in her last chance (Angelica).[6] The Silvestris do not have residence in the country and took up the challenge to represent the country, both so the island could get noticed and to establish a winter sports following amongst the youth of Dominica.[7][8] Angelica did not start her race,[9] after breaking her nose during training. Gary did not finish after starting his race because he was suffering from gastroenteritis.[10][11][12] Had Angelica competed in her race, she would have become the oldest women 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, Italy.[13] - Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final |
|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank |
|---|
| Gary di Silvestri | Men's 15 km classical | {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | | Angelica di Silvestri | Women's 10 km classical | {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} |
|date=7 February 2014 |website=olympic.org |publisher=Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee |accessdate=7 February 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Closing_Ceremony.pdf|publisher=The International Olympic Committee (IOC)|date=February 23, 2014|accessdate=23 February 2014}}
3. ^1 {{cite news |last= |first= |date=16 January 2014 |title=Bend XC coach named Dominica Nordic Ski Team head coach |url=http://m.ktvz.com/news/bend-xc-coach-named-dominica-nordic-ski-team-head-coach/-/22832702/23971026/-/bpjk0l/-/index.html |newspaper=KTVZ |location= |publisher= |accessdate=17 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201144518/http://m.ktvz.com/news/bend-xc-coach-named-dominica-nordic-ski-team-head-coach/-/22832702/23971026/-/bpjk0l/-/index.html |archivedate=1 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
4. ^{{cite news|last=Volz|first=Matt|date=31 January 2014|title=Island of Dominica competes in first Winter Games|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/island-dominica-competes-first-winter-195739347--spt.html|newspaper=Yahoo|location=Big Sky, Montana|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2 February 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/media/olympic-games/quota-20-01-2014-6.pdf |title=Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=20 January 2014 |website=www.fis-ski.com |publisher=FIS |accessdate=31 January 2014}}
6. ^1 {{cite news |last=Zaccardi |first=Nick |date=23 January 2014 |title=Staten Island man, 46, and wife will ski for Dominica at Sochi Olympics|url=http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/23/gary-di-silvestri-sochi-olympics-dominica-cross-country-skiing/ |newspaper=NBC |location= |publisher= |accessdate=23 January 2014 }}
7. ^{{cite news |author= |title=Dominica's first Winter Olympians took unorthodox road to Sochi |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/dominica-s-first-winter-olympians-took-unorthodox-road-to-sochi-020814 |newspaper=Associated Press |location= |publisher=Fox Sports |date=8 February 2014 |accessdate=9 February 2014 }}
8. ^{{cite news |last=|first= |date=28 January 2014 |title=Skiers To Represent Dominica In Sochi|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140128/sports/sports93.html|newspaper=The Gleaner |location= |publisher=Gleaner Company|accessdate=28 January 2014 }}
9. ^{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Anand |date=13 February 2014 |title=Olympics-Cross Country-Women's 10 km classic result |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/olympics-crosscountry-women-classic-resu-idUSL3N0LI34G20140213 |newspaper=Reuters |location= |publisher= |accessdate=14 February 2014 }}
10. ^{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Anand |date=14 February 2014 |title=Olympics-Cross Country-Men's 15 km classic result |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/14/olympics-crosscountry-men-classic-result-idUSL3N0LI50J20140214 |newspaper=Reuters |location= |publisher= |accessdate=14 February 2014 }}
11. ^{{cite news |author= |title=UPDATE: Dominican skier fails to finish race; wife did not start |url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/sports/update-dominican-skier-fails-to-finish-race-wife-did-not-start/ |newspaper=Dominica News Online |location= |publisher= |date=14 February 2014 |accessdate=14 February 2014 }}
12. ^{{cite news |last= Waggoner |first=Jim |date=14 February 2014 |title=Winter Olympics 2014: A physical nightmare for Staten Islander Gary di Silvestri and wife in Sochi |url=http://www.silive.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/02/winter_olympics_2014_a_physica.html |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |location= |publisher= |accessdate=15 February 2014 }}
13. ^{{cite news |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=6 February 2014 |title=Caribbean Newcomers Dip Their Toes in the Snow |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/sports/olympics/caribbean-newcomers-dip-their-toes-in-sochis-snow.html |newspaper=New York Times |location=Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Russia |publisher= |accessdate=14 February 2014}}
External links - {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225062952/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-dominica |title=Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com)}}
- {{SR/Olympics country at games|archive=20160305071455}}
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