2014 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations was part of the
opening ceremony at the
2014 Winter Olympics. The national team from each nation participating in the Olympic Games was preceded by their national flag
flag bearer into
Fisht Olympic Stadium in the host city of
Sochi, Russia. The flag bearer was an athlete of each national delegation chosen, to represent the athletes, either by the
National Olympic Committee or by the national team.
The order of the parade was by Olympic tradition with
Greece, originator of the modern games, entering first. The host nation,
Russia, entered last. The nations entered in Russian alphabetic order. As each national team entered their name was announced by
IOC guidelines in the official languages and customs: French, then English and Russian.[1]
List
Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC.[2]
^Staff (November 2005).
"Technical Manual on Ceremonies"(PDF).
International Olympic Committee. p. 38_107. Retrieved 5 February 2014. Announcements must be presented in this order: first in English, second in French, and third in the host country's language (if it is other than English or French).
^Wyrwa, Michał (21 January 2014).
"Pilot bobsleja chorążym Polski w Soczi" [Bobsleigh rider is Poland's flag bearer in Sochi]. sport.fakt.pl/ (in Polish).
Fakt. Archived from
the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^Dragović, Srđan (29 January 2014).
"Hadžić i Bulatović na Zimskoj olimpijadi" [Hadžić and Bulatović at Winter Olympics]. RTCG (Montenegro) (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
2014 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations was part of the
opening ceremony at the
2014 Winter Olympics. The national team from each nation participating in the Olympic Games was preceded by their national flag
flag bearer into
Fisht Olympic Stadium in the host city of
Sochi, Russia. The flag bearer was an athlete of each national delegation chosen, to represent the athletes, either by the
National Olympic Committee or by the national team.
The order of the parade was by Olympic tradition with
Greece, originator of the modern games, entering first. The host nation,
Russia, entered last. The nations entered in Russian alphabetic order. As each national team entered their name was announced by
IOC guidelines in the official languages and customs: French, then English and Russian.[1]
List
Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC.[2]
^Staff (November 2005).
"Technical Manual on Ceremonies"(PDF).
International Olympic Committee. p. 38_107. Retrieved 5 February 2014. Announcements must be presented in this order: first in English, second in French, and third in the host country's language (if it is other than English or French).
^Wyrwa, Michał (21 January 2014).
"Pilot bobsleja chorążym Polski w Soczi" [Bobsleigh rider is Poland's flag bearer in Sochi]. sport.fakt.pl/ (in Polish).
Fakt. Archived from
the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^Dragović, Srđan (29 January 2014).
"Hadžić i Bulatović na Zimskoj olimpijadi" [Hadžić and Bulatović at Winter Olympics]. RTCG (Montenegro) (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2014.