Sochi Olympics - the oldest Olympian

• Hubertus von Hohenlohe - Mexico - 55 years old, oldest Olympian
• Ole Einard Bjoerndalen, of Norway, 40 years old, won 7th gold, the oldest Winter Olympic individual gold medalist

Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg is a Mexican Alpine skier, photographer, businessman, and a pop singer known as Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He is descended from the reigning dynasty of a former principality in what is now Germany.
Born: February 2, 1959 (age 55), Mexico City, Mexico
Height: 6' 0" (1.84 m)
Weight: 203 lbs (92 kg)

At 55, the prince is  the second-oldest Winter Olympian in history at Sochi 2014.

The oldest olympian ever was a Swedish curler named Carl August Kronlund, born in 1865, who was 58 when he competed at the inaugural Games of 1924.

Youngest Olympians

• Julia Lipnitskaia, Russian Federation Figure Skating  15 years old
• Marco Ladner, Austria, Freestyle Skiing, 15 years old

2nd oldest

• John Jahr, Germany Curling  48 years

Team USA

Ann Swisshelm, at age 45, is the oldest person of Team USA's 230 Olympic team members in 2014. The youngest is freestyle skier Maggie Voisin, age 15.