The 2014 Games marked the first time a Norwegian Olympic team competed in Russia, as Norway and 64 western countries took part at the American-led boycott in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet–Afghan War.

[4] Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Norway qualified 6 men and 6 women.

Norway was awarded a total quota of twenty athletes by International Ski Federation (FIS), based on qualification points awarded in races within the FIS Calendar during the period of July 2012 – 19 January 2014.

National quotas per each Olympic event were allocated according to points awarded in these competitions.

Norway received the following start quotas Torstein Horgmo qualified for the men's slopestyle, and was considered to be one of the medal contenders, however, while practicing in Sochi, he fell and broke a clavicle, which forced him to miss the Olympics.