Armenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:ARM
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Armenia
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2010
Website: 
Location:Vancouver
Competitors:4
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Arsen Nersisyan
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1994
See also: (1900–1912)
(1952–1988)
(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

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. 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

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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] He said he was disqualified "because coming out of the starting gate, my skies parted."[10] 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]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalRank
Arsen NersisyanMen's slalomDSQ
Men's giant slalomDNFColspan=3
Ani-Matilda SerebrakianWomen's slalomDSQ
Women's giant slalomDNFColspan=3

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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. 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]

AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Kristine KhachatryanWomen's 10 kilometre freestyle34:17.575
Sergey MikayelyanMen's 15 kilometre freestyle37:58.970

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armenia – Countries – Office of the Historian. United States Department of State. 9 July 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180510113151/https://history.state.gov/countries/armenia. 10 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Armenia – National Olympic Committee (NOC). International Olympic Committee. 9 July 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102002/https://www.olympic.org/armenia. 9 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Armenia. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/. 9 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Armenia at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102002/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/winter/2010/. 9 July 2018.
  5. News: Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers. 12 February 2010. The Vancouver Sun. 29 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html. 16 February 2010.
  6. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony. 28 February 2010. International Olympic Committee. 29 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20100401032223/http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_2010/ClosingCeremonyFlagbearers-eng.pdf. 1 April 2010. dead.
  7. Web site: Arsen Nersisyan Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709102000/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/arsen-nersisyan-1.html. 9 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219150530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-giant-slalom.html. 19 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310202007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/mens-slalom-run-1.html. 10 March 2018.
  10. Web site: Armenian Community in Vancouver Honors Olympians. Dereyan. Antranig. 5 March 2010. The Armenian Weekly. 9 July 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926011417/http://armenianweekly.com/2010/03/05/armenian-community-in-vancouver-honors-olympians/. 26 September 2015.
  11. Web site: Ani-Matilda Serebrakyan Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105453/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/ani-matilda-serebrakyan-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170712180821/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html. 12 July 2017.
  13. Web site: Winter Olympics: Jubilation, then Disappointment for Armenia. Dereyan. Antranig. 27 February 2010. The Armenian Weekly. 9 July 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040326/http://armenianweekly.com/2010/02/27/winter-olympics-jubilation-then-disappointment-for-armenia/. 4 March 2016.
  14. Web site: Sergey Mikayelyan Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711094638/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/sergey-mikayelyan-1.html. 11 July 2017.
  15. Web site: Kristine Khachatryan Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711094850/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/kristine-khachatryan-1.html. 11 July 2017.
  16. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180320170538/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/womens-10-kilometres.html. 20 March 2018.
  17. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres. Sports Reference. 9 July 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205093056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/mens-15-kilometres.html. 5 December 2017.

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