page_title: Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics
section_title: Short track speed skating
hierarchical_section_title: Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics / Short track speed skating
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das österreichische Team für die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 - Eisschnellauf und Shorttrack: Vanessa Bittner, Anna Rokita, Veronika Windisch und Betreuer; Empfang bei Bundespräsident Heinz Fischer in der Hofburg in Wien, Österreich. English: Athletes of the Austrian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics - Speed skating and short track: Vanessa Bittner, Anna Rokita, Veronika Windisch and support team with Federal President en:Heinz Fischer; group picture taken at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria.
context_page_description: Austria competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team was composed of 132 athletes in 14 sports, consisting of 90 men and 42 women. The 132 athletes is 27 more than the country's previous largest Winter Olympics team.
  Originally Benjamin Raich was scheduled to carry the flag at the opening ceremony, however he withdrew after he decided to skip the combined competition, thus delaying his arrival in Sochi. Nordic combined athlete Mario Stecher was named his replacement.
  The Austrian Olympic Committee received a Russian letter containing a kidnap threat against Alpine skier Bernadette Schild and skeleton pilot Janine Flock during the Sochi Games.
  On 23 February, skier Johannes Dürr was suspended from the Winter Olympics after testing positive for EPO.
context_section_description: Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013, Austria qualified 1 woman.
  Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
caption: The Austrian short track speed skating team
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