Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Georgia at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Flag of Georgia.svg
IOC code GEO
NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee
Website www.geonoc.org.ge  (in Georgian and English)
in Vancouver
Competitors8 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Iason Abramashvili (Opening) Elene Gedevanishvili (Closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1956–1988)
Iason Abramashvili carrying the Georgian flag into the Opening Ceremonies 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony - Georgia entering cropped.jpg
Iason Abramashvili carrying the Georgian flag into the Opening Ceremonies

Georgia participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It marked the fifth time since gaining independence that Georgia sent a delegation, though it had previously competed since 1952 as a member of the Soviet Union. Eight athletes competed in three sports, with none of them winning a medal. On the day of the opening ceremony, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in an accident while practicing for the games. [1]

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Alpine skiing

Three athletes competed in skiing events: Iason Abramashvili and Jaba Gelashvili in both men's giant slalom and slalom, and Nino Tsiklauri in women's giant slalom and slalom.

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Iason Abramashvili Men's giant slalom 1:21.851:25.382:47.2346
Men's slalom 51.89DSQ
Jaba Gelashvili Men's giant slalom 1:23.611:26.712:50.3250
Men's slalom DNF
Nino Tsiklauri Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom 59.771:02.552:02.3250

Figure skating

Three athletes competed in two figure skating events for Georgia: Elene Gedevanishvili competed in ladies' singles, while Allison Reed and Otar Japaridze competed in ice dancing.

Reed and Japaridze qualified for the Olympics at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed twelfth. [2] Reed, originally from the United States, became a Georgian citizen in January 2010. [3] They finished 22nd overall at the Olympics.

Athlete(s)EventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Elene Gedevanishvili Ladies' 61.92993.3217155.2414
Allison Reed / Otar Japaridze Ice dancing 26.652042.222163.4522132.3222

Luge

Two athletes were qualified for the luge, with both Levan Gureshidze and Nodar Kumaritashvili set to make their Olympics' debut. However, on February 12, the day of the Opening Ceremony, Kumaritashvili crashed during a training run and was killed. The Whistler Sliding Centre, which recorded some of the fastest speeds in luge, experienced several accidents occurred during training runs leading up to the start of the games. [4] Going into the final turn of the course at speeds of 143 kilometres per hour (89 mph), he crashed into the side of the turn, sending him into a steel support pillar, and died shortly after. [5] The International Luge Federation immediately called an emergency meeting after the incident, and all other training runs were called off for the day. [4] Saying he "couldn't go on," Gureshidze withdrew from the competition out of respect for his teammate. [6]

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRank
Levan Gureshidze Men's singles withdrew
Nodar Kumaritashvili Men's singles died in an accident during training

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