| Cyprus at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CYP |
| NOC | Cyprus Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inLillehammer | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Karolina Fotiadou |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Cyprus sent a delegation to compete at the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer,Norway from 12–27 February 1994. This was Cyprus' fifth consecutive appearance at aWinter Olympic Games since their debut in the1980 Winter Olympics. The delegation sent to Lillehammer by Cyprus consisted of a singlealpine skier,Karolina Fotiadou. In thewomen's super-G she came in 46th place.
TheCyprus Olympic Committee was first recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee in 1978,[1] and the nation has participated in everySummer Olympics andWinter Olympic Games since their debut in 1980.[2] The 1994 Winter Olympics were held from 12–27 February 1994, a total of 1,737 athletes took part, representing 67National Olympic Committees.[3] This was Cyprus' fifth consecutive Winter Olympics appearance.[2] The only athlete sent to Lillehammer by Cyprus was alpine skierKarolina Fotiadou.[4] She was chosen as the flag bearer for theopening ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Karolina Fotiadou was 23 years old at the time of the Lillehammer Olympics.[6] She was a veteran of the1988 Winter Olympics,[7] and the1992 Winter Olympics.[6] Her only event in Lillehammer was thewomen's super-G.[6] On 15 February, she finished the single run race in a time of 1 minute and 43.97 seconds, which put her 46th and last among competitors who finished the race.[8] The gold medal was won byDiann Roffe-Steinrotter of theUnited States in a time of 1 minute and 22.15 seconds, silver was won bySvetlana Gladysheva ofRussia, and bronze was taken byIsolde Kostner ofItaly.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Karolina Fotiadou | Women's super-G | 1:43.97 | 46 |
