According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Macedonia had two athletes in qualification position.[5][6] Damjanovski finished the men's classical race in 81st position out of 92 athletes,[7] besting his performance from four years prior (where he finished 85th). Meanwhile, 16-year-old Kolaroska finished in 74th out of 76 competitors in her Olympic debut.[8] Damjanovski also took part in the sprint competition and failed to make it out of the qualification round.