Azerbaijan at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Azerbaijan at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	AZE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Website	www.olympic.az  (in Azerbaijani and English)
in Sochi
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Flag bearers	Rahman Khalilov (opening) [1] Alexei Sitnikov (closing) [2]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

The Azerbaijani team at the opening ceremony

Azerbaijan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Even though all the athletes that competed for Azerbaijan were 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).^{[ citation needed ]}

Rahman Khalilov, president of the country's winter sport federation carried the flag during the opening ceremony. ^[1]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Azerbaijan has qualified two athletes. ^[4] Gaia Bassani Antivari had to withdraw from competition, because she sustained an injury during training. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		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

Main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Azerbaijan has achieved the following quota places: ^[6]

Athlete	Event	OD		FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Julia Zlobina Alexei Sitnikov	Ice dancing	58.15	14 Q	90.48	11	148.63	12

References

1. Timman (7 February 2014). "Opening Ceremony Recap". tvgrapevine.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. 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. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
4. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
5. "Injured Azerbaijani skier halts Olympic adventure". Day.az . 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
6. Osborne, Paul (27 December 2013). "Azerbaijan unveils Sochi 2014 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremony uniforms". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

External links

• Azerbaijan at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 February 2014)
• Azerbaijan at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)