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.
| Armenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ARM |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Armenia |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Arsen Nersisyan |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Background
editArmenia 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
editArsen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsen Nersisyan | Men's slalom | DSQ | |||
| Men's giant slalom | DNF | ||||
| Ani-Matilda Serebrakian | Women's slalom | DSQ | |||
| Women's giant slalom | DNF | ||||
Cross-country skiing
editKristine 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]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Kristine Khachatryan | Women's 10 kilometre freestyle | 34:17.5 | 75 |
| Sergey Mikayelyan | Men's 15 kilometre freestyle | 37:58.9 | 70 |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Armenia". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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- ^ "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.