110 athletes from 24 nations were participating. Both
Kazakhstan and
Tonga (also making its
Winter Olympics debut) marked their first Olympic appearances in the sport.
India's athlete competed as an Independent Olympic Participants, as the
Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the
International Olympic Committee; the suspension was later lifted, but not before India's athlete had already competed under the Independent Olympic Participant banner. IOC decision to disqualify Russia was nullified by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ==References==