British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics

The British Virgin Islands sent a team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The games took place from 7–23 February 2014.

This was the second time the British Virgin Islands joined the Winter Olympic Games. They first joined in the 1984 Winter Olympics.

The team had one athlete. His name was Peter Crook. He was a freestyle skier and the second person from the British Virgin Islands to ever compete in the Winter Olympics.

Peter took part in the men's halfpipe event. He finished in 27th place. It was a proud moment for the British Virgin Islands to see one of their own compete in a big international event.

Background

The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee joined the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1981. The British Virgin Islands first joined the Winter Olympics at the 1984 Winter Olympics and have been in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Before 2014, they had only been in the Winter Olympics once, in Sarajevo in 1984.

In 2014, the British Virgin Islands sent one athlete, freestyle skier Peter Crook, to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Peter Crook was only the second person from the British Virgin Islands to ever compete in the Winter Olympics. Mark Chapman, a chartered accountant, led the team as the chef de mission. Peter Crook carried the flag for the British Virgin Islands during both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

The British Virgin Islands had one athlete, Peter Crook, who was 21 years old during the Sochi Olympics. On February 18, he took part in the qualifying round of the men's halfpipe event. Each skier got two runs, and the best run decided who moved on to the next stage. Peter scored 24.20 points in his first run and 25.20 points in his second run, but this placed him 27th overall, so he did not advance. The British Virgin Islands did not win any medals at these Games.