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{{Infobox country at games
| NOC = IOP
| NOCname = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 2014
| flagcaption = 
| oldcode = 
| website = {{url|www.olympic.ind.in}}
| location = [[Sochi]], '''Russia'''
| competitors = 3
| sports = 3
| flagbearer = Volunteer – Olympic flag ([[2014 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations|opening]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Opening_Ceremony.pdf |title=Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony&nbsp;— Flagbearers |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 February 2014 |website=olympic.org |publisher=[[Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee]] |access-date=7 February 2014}}</ref><br/>[[Himanshu Thakur]] ([[2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers|closing]])<ref>{{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=23 February 2014 |access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref>
| rank = 
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials = 
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 2014
| app_end_year = 
| summerappearances = 
| winterappearances = 
| seealso = {{flagIOC|IND}}
}}

Three athletes represented [[India]] at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]] from 7 to 23 February 2014. They initially entered the competition as [[Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games|Independent Olympic Participants]], competing under the Olympic flag, as the [[Indian Olympic Association]] had been suspended by the [[IOC]] since 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shiva Kesavan hopes India's suspension lifted before Sochi Olympics |url=http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/shiva-kesavan-hopes-india-suspension-lifted-before-sochi-olympics-30984.html |newspaper=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |agency=Associated Press |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=31 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129111156/http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/shiva-kesavan-hopes-india-suspension-lifted-before-sochi-olympics-30984.html |archive-date=29 January 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="d">{{cite news |date=10 January 2014 |title=Three Indians to take part in Sochi Winter Games |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/2014-sochi-winter-olympics/Three-Indians-to-take-part-in-Sochi-Winter-Games/articleshow/28596848.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 January 2014}}</ref> However, on 11 February 2014 the IOC reinstated the India's NOC after they held an election, allowing the two athletes that still had competitions planned to compete under the Indian flag rather than as independent athletes.<ref name=reinstate/> India still has yet to win its first Winter Olympic medal.

==Background==
India's [[National Olympic Committee]], the [[Indian Olympic Association]], was suspended by the [[International Olympic Committee]] due to government interference in the autonomy of the country's NOC in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 December 2012 |title=IOC bans India from Olympics |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/ioc-bans-india-from-olympics-1.1272480 |publisher=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> It was announced on 31 December 2013 that India would be competing under the [[Olympic flag]] in Sochi. Elections by the Indian Olympic Association were scheduled two days after the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], which would not provide enough time for the suspension to be lifted.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 December 2013 |title=Sochi Games: Four Indian skiers to go as independent athletes |url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/sochi-games-four-indian-skiers-to-go-as-independent-athletes_777046.html |publisher=[[Zee news]] |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> The IOC ultimately reinstated the Indian Olympic Association after [[Narayana Ramachandran]], the president of the World Squash Federation, was voted in as its new president. The remaining athletes at the Sochi Games were able to compete for India instead of independently; this was the first time such a reinstatement of an NOC occurred as an Olympic Games were underway.<ref name=reinstate>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/11/world/asia/sochi-olympics-india-reinstated/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 |title=International Olympic Committee reinstates India at Sochi after ban - CNN.com |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=2014-02-11 |access-date=2014-02-11}}</ref>

==Alpine skiing==
{{See|Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics}}
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, India had one athlete in qualification position.<ref name="quota">{{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 |date=20 January 2014 |website=www.fis-ski.com |publisher=[[International Ski Federation|FIS]] |access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref> [[Himanshu Thakur]] finished the [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics&nbsp;– Men's giant slalom|giant slalom]] competition in last place out of the competitors who finished the race.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=India end 2014 Winter Olympics campaign as skier Himanshu Thakur finishes last |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/221120-india-end-2014-winter-olympics-campaign-as-skier-himanshu-thakur-finishes-last |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |location=[[Sochi]], [[Russia]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=20 February 2014 |access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref>

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|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Run 1
!colspan=2|Run 2
!colspan=2|Total
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Himanshu Thakur]]<ref name="d"/>
|align=left|[[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics&nbsp;– Men's giant slalom|Men's giant slalom]]
|1:47.86
|71
|1:49.69
|72
|3:37.55
|72
|}

==Cross-country skiing==
{{see|Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics}}
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, India had one athlete in qualification position.<ref name="quota"/> Iqbal became the first athlete from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to qualify for the Winter Olympics.<ref name="s">{{cite news |date=13 February 2014 |title=Nadeem first soldier from J&K to qualify for Winter Olympics |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/2014-sochi-winter-olympics/Nadeem-first-soldier-from-JK-to-qualify-for-Winter-Olympics/articleshow/30352825.cms |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |location=[[Srinagar]], [[India]] |access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> Iqbal finished the race in 85th position (out of 87 competitors who completed the race) nearly 17 minutes behind the winner [[Dario Cologna]] of [[Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sochi 2014: Cross-country skier Nadeem Iqbal finishes 85th in men's 15km classic run event at Winter Olympics |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/220893-sochi-2014-cross-country-skier-nadeem-iqbal-finishes-85th-in-mens-15km-classic-run-event-at-winter-olympics |newspaper=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=[[Sochi]], [[Russia]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=14 February 2014 |access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref>

;Distance
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="3"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Deficit
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Nadeem Iqbal]]<ref name="s"/>
|align=left|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics&nbsp;– Men's 15 kilometre classical|Men's 15 km classical]]
|55:12.5
| +16:42.8
|85
|}

==Luge==
[[File:Shiva keshavan.JPG|thumb|[[Shiva Keshavan]] finished 37th in the men's singles luge event.]]
{{see|Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics}}
India qualified a place in the men's singles when [[Shiva Keshavan]] finished in the top 40 (with a maximum of three per nation qualifying) during the [[2013–14 Luge World Cup]]. As Keshavan performed during the first weekend of the Games, he competed as an "[[Independent Olympic Participant]]". Keshavan finished the four runs of the event in 37th position out of 39, marking his worst ever performance at the [[Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sochi 2014: India's Shiva Keshavan registers worst Winter Olympics performance, finishes 37th |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/220693-sochi-2014-indias-shiva-keshavan-registers-worst-winter-olympics-performance-finishes-37th |newspaper=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=[[Sochi]], [[Russia]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=10 February 2014 |access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref>

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|-
! rowspan="2"|Athlete
! rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Run 1
!colspan=2|Run 2
!colspan=2|Run 3
!colspan=2|Run 4
!colspan=2|Total
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Shiva Keshavan]]
|align=left|[[Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics&nbsp;– Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|53.905
|35
|55.203
|38
|54.706
|37
|53.335
|34
|3:37.149
|37
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
Independent Olympic Participants:
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225063024/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-independent-olympic-participant |date=25 February 2014 |title=Independent Olympic Participants at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com)}}
* {{SR/Olympics country at games|archive=20160314155822}}
India:
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225063029/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/team-india |date=25 February 2014 |title=India at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com)}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092540/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/winter/2014/ India at the 2014 Winter Olympics] at [[SR/Olympics]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160305125546/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/winter/2014/ archive])

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