Azerbaijan at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Azerbaijan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Azerbaijan at the
2022 Winter Olympics
IOC codeAZE
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Websitewww.olympic.az
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Vladimir Litvintsev
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

The Azerbaijani team consisted of two athletes (one per gender) in figure skating.[3]

On January 18, 2022, Figure skater Vladimir Litvintsev was named as the opening ceremony flag bearer.[4][5][6] A volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7]

Competitors

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The following is a list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Figure skating 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Figure skating

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In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Azerbaijan secured one quota in the ladies' singles competition.[8] Later in 2021, at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, Azerbaijan qualified an additional berth in the men's singles.[9]

Singles
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Vladimir Litvintsev Men's 84.15 18 Q 155.04 19 239.19 18
Ekaterina Ryabova Women's 61.82 16 Q 118.15 15 179.97 15

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ Ismayilova, Laman (19 January 2022). "Sportswear for Olympic team presented in Baku". AzerNEWS. Baku, Azerbaijan. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan announces its flag bearer for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ Ismayilova, Laman (19 January 2022). "National flag bearer for Winter Olympics named". Azerbaijan Times. Baku, Azerbaijan. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Communication No. 2428: Olympic Winter Games 2022 – Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance". www.isu.org. International Skating Union. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.