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[[Armenia]] sent a delegation to compete at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]] from 12 |
[[Armenia]] sent a delegation to compete at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]] from 12 to 28 February 2010. This marked the nation's fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics as an independent country. The Armenian delegation consisted of four athletes, two in [[alpine skiing]] and two in [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]. The team's best finish in any event was a 70th place mark by [[Sergey Mikayelyan]] in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle|men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country]] event. |
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[[File:2010 Opening Ceremony - Armenia entering.jpg|thumb|right|The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.]] |
[[File:2010 Opening Ceremony - Armenia entering.jpg|thumb|right|The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.]] |
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==Background== |
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Armenia became an independent nation again following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/armenia|title=Armenia – Countries – Office of the Historian|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510113151/https://history.state.gov/countries/armenia|archive-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> The [[National Olympic Committee of Armenia]] was recognized by the [[International Olympic Committee]] on 31 December 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/armenia|title=Armenia – National Olympic Committee (NOC)|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102002/https://www.olympic.org/armenia|archive-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> Armenia participated in their first Olympics in [[Lillehammer]] at the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], and has sent a delegation to every Summer and Winter Olympics since.<ref name="ARMSR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/|title=Armenia|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/|archive-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> While Armenia has won multiple medals at the [[Summer Olympics]], they had never won a Winter Olympics medal as of the close of these Vancouver Olympics.<ref name="ARMSR" /> The Armenian delegation to Vancouver consisted of four athletes, two in alpine skiing and two in cross-country skiing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/winter/2010/|title=Armenia at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102002/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/winter/2010/|archive-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> Alpine skier [[Arsen Nersisyan]] was chosen as the flag bearer for the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], while cross-country skier [[Sergey Mikayelyan]] was chosen as flag bearer for the [[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Complete+list+2010+Vancouver+Winter+Olympic+flag+bearers/2558064/story.html|title=Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers|date=12 February 2010|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html|archive-date=16 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_2010/ClosingCeremonyFlagbearers-eng.pdf|title=The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony|date=28 February 2010|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401032223/http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_2010/ClosingCeremonyFlagbearers-eng.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Armenia became an independent nation following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991. The [[National Olympic Committee of Armenia]] was recognized by the [[International Olympic Committee]] on 31 December 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/armenia|title=Armenia - National Olympic Committee (NOC)|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref> |
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== Alpine skiing == |
== Alpine skiing == |
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[[Arsen Nersisyan]] was 22 at the time of the Vancouver Olympics and was making his Olympic debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/arsen-nersisyan-1.html|title=Arsen Nersisyan Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102000/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/arsen-nersisyan-1.html|archive-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> On 23 February, he failed to finish the first run of the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|giant slalom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-giant-slalom.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219150530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-giant-slalom.html|archive-date=19 February 2018}}</ref> On 27 February, he participated in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|slalom]], but after skiing a first run time of 1 minute and 5 seconds, he was disqualified from the competition for "improper gate movement".<ref name="ArmeniaWeekly" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom-run-1.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310202007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom-run-1.html|archive-date=10 March 2018}}</ref> He said he was disqualified "because coming out of the starting gate, my skies parted."<ref name=ArmeniaWeekly>{{cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2010/03/05/armenian-community-in-vancouver-honors-olympians/|title=Armenian Community in Vancouver Honors Olympians|last=Dereyan|first=Antranig|date=5 March 2010|work=The Armenian Weekly|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926011417/http://armenianweekly.com/2010/03/05/armenian-community-in-vancouver-honors-olympians/|archive-date=26 September 2015}}</ref> [[Ani-Matilda Serebrakian]] was 21 years old at the time of these Games, and was also making her first Olympics appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/ani-matilda-serebrakyan-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105453/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/ani-matilda-serebrakyan-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Ani-Matilda Serebrakyan Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> On 24 February, in challenging weather conditions, she did not finish the first leg of the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom|giant slalom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html|title=Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712180821/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html|archive-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> Two days later, she was disqualified from the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom|Women's slalom]], reportedly for using skis that fell outside of the allowed size tolerances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2010/02/27/winter-olympics-jubilation-then-disappointment-for-armenia/|title=Winter Olympics: Jubilation, then Disappointment for Armenia|last=Dereyan|first=Antranig|date=27 February 2010|work=The Armenian Weekly|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040326/http://armenianweekly.com/2010/02/27/winter-olympics-jubilation-then-disappointment-for-armenia/|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> |
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|align="center"|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|Men's slalom]] |
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|align="center"|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|Men's giant slalom]] |
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|rowspan=2|[[Ani-Matilda Serebrakian]] |
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|align="center"|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom|Women's slalom]] |
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|align="center"|[[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom|Women's giant slalom]] |
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== Cross-country skiing == |
== Cross-country skiing == |
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[[Kristine Khachatryan]] was 20 years old at the time of the Games, while [[Sergey Mikayelyan]] was 17; both were making their first Olympic appearances.<ref name="Sergey">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/sergey-mikayelyan-1.html|title=Sergey Mikayelyan Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711094638/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/sergey-mikayelyan-1.html|archive-date=11 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/kristine-khachatryan-1.html|title=Kristine Khachatryan Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711094850/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/kristine-khachatryan-1.html|archive-date=11 July 2017}}</ref> Mikayelyan would later go on to represent [[Armenia at the 2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], Russia.<ref name="Sergey" /> O n 15 February, Khachatryan competed in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle|women's 10 kilometre freestyle]] event, finishing in a time of 23 minutes and 17 seconds, which put her in 75th place out of 77 classified finishers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/womens-10-kilometres.html|title=Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320170538/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/womens-10-kilometres.html|archive-date=20 March 2018}}</ref> That same day, Mikayelyan skied the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle|men's 15 kilometre freestyle]], finishing in a time of 37 minutes and 59 seconds, which was Armenia's best finish of the games; 70th place out of 95 finishers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/mens-15-kilometres.html|title=Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205093056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/mens-15-kilometres.html|archive-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> |
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IOC code | ARM |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Armenia |
Website | www |
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Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Arsen Nersisyan |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Soviet Union (1956–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Armenia sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12 to 28 February 2010. This marked the nation's fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics as an independent country. The Armenian delegation consisted of four athletes, two in alpine skiing and two in cross-country skiing. The team's best finish in any event was a 70th place mark by Sergey Mikayelyan in the men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country event.
Background
[edit]Armenia became an independent nation again following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.[1] The National Olympic Committee of Armenia was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1992.[2] Armenia participated in their first Olympics in Lillehammer at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and has sent a delegation to every Summer and Winter Olympics since.[3] While Armenia has won multiple medals at the Summer Olympics, they had never won a Winter Olympics medal as of the close of these Vancouver Olympics.[3] The Armenian delegation to Vancouver consisted of four athletes, two in alpine skiing and two in cross-country skiing.[4] Alpine skier Arsen Nersisyan was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony, while cross-country skier Sergey Mikayelyan was chosen as flag bearer for the closing ceremony.[5][6]
Alpine skiing
[edit]Arsen Nersisyan was 22 at the time of the Vancouver Olympics and was making his Olympic debut.[7] On 23 February, he failed to finish the first run of the giant slalom.[8] On 27 February, he participated in the slalom, but after skiing a first run time of 1 minute and 5 seconds, he was disqualified from the competition for "improper gate movement".[9][10] He said he was disqualified "because coming out of the starting gate, my skies parted."[9] Ani-Matilda Serebrakian was 21 years old at the time of these Games, and was also making her first Olympics appearance.[11] On 24 February, in challenging weather conditions, she did not finish the first leg of the giant slalom.[12] Two days later, she was disqualified from the Women's slalom, reportedly for using skis that fell outside of the allowed size tolerances.[13]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
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Arsen Nersisyan | Men's slalom | DSQ | |||
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Ani-Matilda Serebrakian | Women's slalom | DSQ | |||
Women's giant slalom | DNF |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Kristine Khachatryan was 20 years old at the time of the Games, while Sergey Mikayelyan was 17; both were making their first Olympic appearances.[14][15] Mikayelyan would later go on to represent Armenia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[14] O n 15 February, Khachatryan competed in the women's 10 kilometre freestyle event, finishing in a time of 23 minutes and 17 seconds, which put her in 75th place out of 77 classified finishers.[16] That same day, Mikayelyan skied the men's 15 kilometre freestyle, finishing in a time of 37 minutes and 59 seconds, which was Armenia's best finish of the games; 70th place out of 95 finishers.[17]
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Kristine Khachatryan | Women's 10 kilometre freestyle | 34:17.5 | 75 |
Sergey Mikayelyan | Men's 15 kilometre freestyle | 37:58.9 | 70 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Armenia – Countries – Office of the Historian". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Armenia – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Armenia". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Armenia at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". The Vancouver Sun. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Arsen Nersisyan Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b Dereyan, Antranig (5 March 2010). "Armenian Community in Vancouver Honors Olympians". The Armenian Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Ani-Matilda Serebrakyan Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Dereyan, Antranig (27 February 2010). "Winter Olympics: Jubilation, then Disappointment for Armenia". The Armenian Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Sergey Mikayelyan Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Kristine Khachatryan Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018.