Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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. Alpine skiing. According to the quota allocation released on 24 January 2014, Austria qualified a total quota of twenty-two athletes in alpine skiing. Joachim Puchner and Nicole Schmidhofer were selected to the team but did not compete in any races. Biathlon. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Austria qualified 6 men and 4 women. Bobsleigh. Cross-country  skiing. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Austria had eight athletes in qualification position. Figure skating. Austria achieved the following quota places: Ice hockey. Austria qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament. ---- Austria finished the tournament on the 10th rank. Luge. Austria earned the maximum quota of ten spots. Nordic combined. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Austria qualified a maximum quota of five athletes and a spot in the team large hill relay. Short track speed skating. Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in  November 2013, Austria qualified 1 woman. Ski jumping. Austria received the following start quotas: Speed skating. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Austria earned the following start quotas: