Azerbaijan at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Rahman Khalilov (opening)[1] Alexei Sitnikov (closing)[2] |
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| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
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| Other related appearances | ||||||||||||
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Azerbaijan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from the 7th to 23rd February 2014. Even though all the athletes that competed for Azerbaijan werere foreign-born, the head of the Azerbaijani delegation at the Sochi Olympics Kenul Nurullayeva said: "if Azerbaijan is mentioned, at least for three times during the opening ceremony of the Olympics, it will be a big deal for us. What else do we need besides the publicity? We work for this".[3]
At the 2014 Winter Olympics Azerbaijan offered the biggest bonuses for medal-winning athletes among other competing countries ($510,000 for gold, $255,000 for silver and $130,000 for bronze medal).[4]
Rahman Khalilov, president of the country's winter sport federation carried the flag during the opening ceremony.[1]
Alpine skiing[edit]
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Azerbaijan has qualified two athletes.[5] Gaia Bassani Antivari had to withdraw from competition, because she sustained an injury during training.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrick Brachner | Men's giant slalom | 1:31.32 | 60 | 1:32.31 | 53 | 3:03.63 | 53 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Gaia Bassani Antivari | Women's slalom | DNS | |||||
Figure skating[edit]
Azerbaijan has achieved the following quota places:[7]
| Athlete | Event | OD | FD | Total | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov | Ice dancing | 58.15 | 14 Q | 90.48 | 11 | 148.63 | 12 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Timman (7 February 2014). "Opening Ceremony Recap". http://www.tvgrapevine.com/. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers". The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Javadova, Khanim (16 January 2014). "BBC: Only foreign athletes will leave for Sochi to present Azerbaijan, but even that does not give Baku much hope for victory". BBC (bbc.co.uk). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Jeffrey Strain (11 Feb 2014). "What Different Countries Pay Athletes for Olympic Gold Medals". SavingAdvice.com. Retrieved 12 Feb 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Injured Azerbaijani skier halts Olympic adventure". Day.az. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Osborne, Paul (27 December 2013). "Azerbaijan unveils Sochi 2014 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremony uniforms". http://www.insidethegames.biz/. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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