Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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| At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 in 3 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Iason Abramashvili (Opening) Elene Gedevanishvili (Closing) | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Other related appearances | ||||||||||||
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Georgia participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a team of 8 athletes. On the day of the opening ceremony, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in an accident while practicing for the games.[1]
Alpine skiing[edit]
Alpine skiing| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | |||
| Iason Abramashvili | Men's giant slalom | 1:21.85 | 1:25.38 | 2:47.23 | 46 | |
| Men's slalom | 51.89 | DSQ | ||||
| Jaba Gelashvili | Men's giant slalom | 1:23.61 | 1:26.71 | 2:50.32 | 50 | |
| Men's slalom | DNF | |||||
| Nino Tsiklauri | Women's giant slalom | DNF | ||||
| Women's slalom | 59.77 | 1:02.55 | 2:02.32 | 50 | ||
Figure skating[edit]
Figure skating| Athlete(s) | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Elene Gedevanishvili | Ladies' | 61.92 | 9 | 93.32 | 17 | 155.24 | 14 | ||
| Allison Reed / Otar Japaridze | Ice dancing | 26.65 | 20 | 42.22 | 21 | 63.45 | 22 | 132.32 | 22 |
Luge[edit]
Luge| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
| Levan Gureshidze | Men's singles | withdrew | |||||
| Nodar Kumaritashvili | Men's singles | died in an accident during training | |||||
Fatality[edit]
The Whistler Sliding Centre, which has recorded some of the fastest speeds in luge, has experienced several accidents occurred during training runs leading up to the start of the games.[2] During a training session on February 12, the Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died of injuries caused by a crash in the final turn of the course at speeds of 143 kilometres per hour (89 mph), crashing into the side of the turn, sending him into a steel support pillar. He died at a local hospital shortly after.[3]
The International Luge Federation immediately called an emergency meeting after the incident, and all other training runs were called off for the day.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-athletes/index_cf-PU.html?cat6=&cat1=43128
- ^ a b "Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dies after crash". BBC Sport. February 12, 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Georgian luger killed in training". Toronto Sun: QMI Agency. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
