Olympic Winter Games 2010 / Participant (Georgia)

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Entry of the Georgian delegation

Georgia registered eight athletes to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada . On the first day of the Games, before the opening ceremony, tobogganist Nodar Kumaritashvili died after falling during training. The Georgian team initially considered staying away from the games, but then decided to participate. Only the second reported toboggan runner , Lewan Gureschidze , did not start. The opening ceremony was held in memory of the crashed toboggan runner, he was remembered during the opening speeches and a minute's silence was observed in his honor.

Participants by sport

figure skating

Men

• Otar Japaridze (ice dance, 22nd place)

Women

• Elene Gedewanishvili (individual, 14th place)
• Allison Reed (Ice Dance, 22nd place)

Alpine skiing

Men

• Iasson Abramashvili (giant slalom 46th place, slalom eliminated in the 2nd run)
• Dschaba Gelashvili (giant slalom 50th place, slalom eliminated in the 1st run)

Women

• Nino Ziklauri (giant slalom eliminated in 1st run, slalom 50th place)

Luge

Men

• Levan Gureschidze ( canceled his participation after the death of his teammate)
• Nodar Kumaritashvili (died on February 12, 2010 during the final training session on the Olympic track in the Whistler Sliding Center )

Web links

• Georgian National Olympic Committee

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Georgian tobogganer dies after a serious fall , Badische Zeitung , accessed on February 12, 2010.