Azerbaijan at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Azerbaijan at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC code AZE
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Website www.noc-aze.org (Azerbaijani) (English)
in Vancouver
Competitors 2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Fuad Guliyev
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)
Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver 2010 was Azerbaijan's fourth Olympic Winter Games, having appeared in each Winter Games since Nagano 1998. Azerbaijan's flag bearer was the president of the country's figure skating association and a skating official despite the country not qualifying any skaters.[1]

Alpine skiing

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Jedrij Notz Men's giant slalom 1:30.78 1:35.20 3:05.98 72
Men's slalom DNF
Gaia Bassani Antivari Women's giant slalom 1:30.82 1:26.05 2:56.87 57
Women's slalom DNF

Fashion

Azerbaijani team at the opening ceremony.

Azerbaijan's bright uniform and colorful paisley pants was one of the highlights of 2010 Winter Olympics.[2] According to many designers, paisley pants brought new trend to world's olympic fashion market.[3] Another publication noted that "Azerbaijan has no chance of winning at the Winter Olympics, however, country had already left its mark on the games".[4][5]

References

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