Azerbaijan at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Azerbaijan at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Flag of Azerbaijan
IOC code AZE
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Website www.olympic.az
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors1 (1 man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Patrick Brachner
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Azerbaijan competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, which were from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country's participation in Pyeongchang marked its sixth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in 1998. The athlete delegation of the country was composed of one athlete, Austrian-born Patrick Brachner in alpine skiing. He was the nation's flagbearer at the opening and closing ceremonies.

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Brachner competed in the men's slalom on 22 February. He did not finish his first run and did not progress further. Thus, Azerbaijan has yet to win a Winter Olympic medal.

Background

The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. [1] This edition marked the nation's sixth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The nation had never won a medal at the Winter Olympics, with its best performance coming from ice dancers Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov placing 12th in the ice dance competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. [2]

Delegation and ceremonies

The Azerbaijan Mountain Ski Federation's spokesperson, Afaq Zeynalova, had announced that the nation would send Austrian-born alpine skier Patrick Brachner, who had also competed for the nation at the 2014 Winter Games. Due to personal concerns, it was stated that he might not compete at the games and would instead send Andorran-born alpine skier Robert Solsona. Brachner would then go on to compete at the 2018 Winter Games. [3]

Brachner was designated as the nation's flagbearer for the opening ceremony. [4] The Azerbaijani delegation came in 49th out of the 91 National Olympic Committees in the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations within the opening ceremony. [5] Brachner solely held the flag for the delegation in the parade. [6] At the closing ceremony, hhe held the flag again. [7]

Competitors

List of Azerbaijani competitors at the 2018 Winter Olympics
SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Total101

Alpine skiing

Azerbaijan qualified one single male skier. [8] Brachner's race was in the men's slalom on 22 February, which was held at the Yongpyong Alpine Centre. He did not finish his first run and could not progress further. André Myhrer of Sweden won with a combined time of 1:38.99. [9]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Patrick Brachner Men's slalom DNF

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PyeongChang 2018". International Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Azerbaijan Overview". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Patrick Brachner to represent Azerbaijan in 2018 Winter Olympics". Report Information Agency . 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Azerbaijan's flag-bearer in Winter Olympics named". Report Information Agency . 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee . 9 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Dunphy, Mark (10 February 2018). "What every country wore to the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony". Boston.com . Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Closing Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee . Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". International Ski Federation. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Slalom, Men". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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