Azerbaijan at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | AZE |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic |
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in Turin | |
Competitors | 2 (1 man, 1 woman) in 1 sport |
Flag bearers | Mikhail Rakimov (opening)
[1] Teymur Jafarov (closing) |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Soviet Union (1956–1988) |
Azerbaijan sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy from 10–26 February 2006. The nation was making its third appearance at a Winter Olympics. The Azerbaijani delegation consisted of two athletes, an ice dancing team of American-born Kristin Fraser and Russian-born Igor Lukanin. They finished the competition in 19th place. As of the conclusion of these Olympics, Azerbaijan has never won a Winter Olympics medal.
The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic was created in 1992 [2] following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1993. [3] Azerbaijan has sent delegations to every Olympics since the 1996 Summer Olympics, first entering the Winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998. [4] While the nation has won many medals in the Summer Olympics, they have never won a medal in the Winter Olympics. [4] The Azerbaijani delegation to Turin consisted of a single ice dancing team, Kristin Fraser and Igor Lukanin. [5] Teymur Jafarov, an assistant of the National Olympic Committee, carried the flag for the closing ceremony. [6]
Kristin Frasier is from in Montclair, New Jersey, while Igor Lukanin was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. [7] They had previously, as a team, represented Azerbaijan at the 2002 Winter Olympics. [8] At the time of the Turin Olympics, Frasier was 25 years old, and Lukanin was 30 years old. [5] The ice dancing event took place over three phases, each held on a separate days. There were 24 teams taking part in the competition. [9] On 17 February, in the compulsory dance, the Azerbaijanis scored 27.27 points. [10] Two nights later, they scored 43.83 points in the original dance, [11] while the following evening they scored 77.14 points in the free dance. [12] Their combined score of 148.24 points put the Azerbajiani team in 19th place. [9]
Athlete | Event | CD | OD | FD | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kristin Fraser Igor Lukanin |
Ice dance | 27.27 | 20 | 43.83 | 19 | 77.14 | 17 | 148.24 | 19 [13] |
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, OD = Original Dance