Azerbaijan at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games

Flag of Azerbaijan
IOC code  AZE
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Website www.noc-aze.org (Azerbaijani) (English)
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Competitors 2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Fuat Guliyev
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
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 despite the country not qualifying any skaters.[1]

Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing [edit]

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 [edit]

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]

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