Azerbaijan at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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. BackgroundThe National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan 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] Figure skatingKristin 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]
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, OD = Original Dance References
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