Azerbaijan at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Azerbaijan at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
IOC code AZE
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Website www.noc-aze.org  (in Azerbaijani and English)
in Sochi
Competitors4 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)
Other related appearances
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The Azerbaijani team at the opening ceremony Azerbaijan at the Opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games (2).jpg
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]

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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

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

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Patrick Brachner Men's giant slalom 1:31.32601:32.31533:03.6353
Men's slalom DNF
Gaia Bassani Antivari Women's slalom DNS

Figure skating

Azerbaijan has achieved the following quota places: [6]

AthleteEventODFDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Julia Zlobina
Alexei Sitnikov
Ice dancing 58.1514 Q90.4811148.6312

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References

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  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 . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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