Belarus competed in the Winter Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, Belarusian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Speed skating Men's 1000 metres 18 February Biathlon Women's sprint 23 February
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics SportMenWomenTotalBiathlon 6 5 11Cross-country skiing 5 4 9Figure skating 3 2 5Freestyle skiing 3 1 4Nordic combined 1 – 1Ski jumping 1 – 1Speed skating 2 0 2 Total 21 12 33
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventFinalTimePen.RankIgor Khokhryakov10 km Sprint31:50.7445Viktor Maigourov10 km Sprint31:09.233720 km Individual1:00:42.7423Eugeni Redkine20 km Individual1:03:34.9653Alexandr Popov10 km Sprint29:38.501020 km Individual57:53.104Oleg Ryzhenkov10 km Sprint30:11.0317Vadim Sashurin20 km Individual1:01:09.8228Viktor MaigourovIgor KhokhryakovOleg RyzhenkovAlexandr Popov4 × 7.5 kilometres relay1:32:57.204
Women AthleteEventFinalTimePen.RankIrina Kokuyeva7.5 km Sprint26:38.42 615 km Individual56:12.0628Lyudmila Lysenko7.5 km Sprint29:23.93 50Svetlana Paramygina7.5 km Sprint26:09.92 15 km Individual53:21.344Nataliya Permyakova7.5 km Sprint28:26.94 3815 km Individual53:39.227Nataliya Ryzhenkova15 km Individual59:26.9949Irina KokuyevaNataliya PermyakovaNataliya RyzhenkovaSvetlana Paramygina4× 7.5 km Relay1:54:55.186
Cross-country skiing
Men AthleteEventFinalStartRankTimeRankTotalRankSergei Dolidovich10 km Classical28:02.87015 km Free Pursuit+03:427039:28.545+7:21.75130 km Free1:20:36.537Vasily Gorbachyov30 km Free1:24:17.95750 km Classical2:21:31.343Viktor Kamotsky10 km Classical26:22.62815 km Free PursuitDNS30 km Free1:19:47.73150 km Classical2:15:02.921Igor Obukhov10 km Classical27:29.26215 km Free Pursuit+03:096239:24.542+6:44.74650 km Classical2:17:08.425Vyacheslav Plaksunov10 km Classical27:12.15315 km Free Pursuit+02:525337:23.212+4:26.42130 km Free1:18:57.727Igor ObukhovViktor KamotskySergei DolidovichVyacheslav Plaksunov4 × 10 km relay1:49:23.712
Women AthleteEventFinalStartRankTimeRankTotalRankLyudmila Dideleva5 km Classical15:57.73710 km Free Pursuit+01:493731:58.948+6:17.845Yelena Piiraynen5 km Classical16:25.04410 km Free Pursuit+02:174431:49.445+6:36.34915 km Free48:45.351Svetlana Kamotskaya5 km Classical16:25.84510 km Free PursuitDNS15 km Free47:56.55030 km Classical1:36:51.044Yelena Sinkevich5 km Classical15:50.23410 km Free PursuitDNF15 km Free45:45.43330 km Classical1:31:47.822Yelena PiiraynenSvetlana KamotskayaLyudmila DidelevaYelena Sinkevich4 × 5 km relay1:04:25.814
Figure skating
Men AthleteFinalShort ProgramRankFree SkatingTotalRankAlexander Murashko12.024 23.035.023
Pairs AthleteFinalShort ProgramRankFree SkatingTotalRankYelena GrigoryevaSergey Sheyko9.018 17.026.017
Ice Dancing AthleteFinalCompulsory Dance 1RankCompulsory Dance 2RankOriginal DanceRankFree DanceTotalRankTatiana NavkaSamvel Gezalian2.211 2.2116.61111.022.011
Freestyle skiing
Men AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankAleksey ParfenkovAerials228.491 Q178.4812Aleksandr PeniginMoguls19.4128Did Not AdvanceVasily VorobyovAerials188.9213Did Not Advance Women AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankYuliya RakovichAerials152.105 Q135.53 10
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankSergey ZakharenkoIndividual146.55053:44.350
Ski jumping
AthleteEventFirst RoundFinalPointsRankPointsTotalRankAleksandr SinyavskyLarge hill22.75746.969.654Normal hill93.54485.5179.038
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankVitali Novichenko1500 metres1:57.50355000 metres7:17.5532Igor Zhelezovski500 metres36.73101000 metres1:12.72
Trivia As of 2022, this is the only Olympic Games that Belarus competed under the tricolour white-red-white flag. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, the current national flag of green, red, and a red on white ornamental pattern was used.
References
Sources Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1994, full results by sports-reference.com