The Netherlands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014.
The Netherlands delegation consisted of seven competitors, all of which were competing in sports under the alpine skiing banner.
Bibian Mentel won the nation's only medal at these Paralympics, a gold in women's snowboard cross.
[4] Bibian Mentel was chosen as the Dutch flagbearer for the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.
[6] Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.
[9] Kees-Jan van der Klooster was born in 1977, and broke his back in 2001, leaving him a paraplegic.
[11] He competed in three events, however, he failed to complete any of them, falling in both the downhill and the super-G,[12][13] recording three DNF's over his Paralympics.
[21] The slalom was contested the next day, over two legs, with both run times being added together to determine final standing.
For the 2014 Winter Paralympics, snowboard cross was considered a discipline of alpine skiing, rather than a separate sport.
[33] Mentel fared much better than her teammate, she posted the best time in each run, and won the gold medal.