Alisher Qudratov (born January 11, 1986, in

Varzob Varzob ( tg, Варзоб) is a settlement in Varzob District, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan, in central Asia. It is the administrative center for the Varzob District. Geography Varzob is located on the left (east) bank of the ...

) is an alpine skier from

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. Kudratov was Tajikistan's flag bearer during the

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despite not being slated to compete in the Games themselves. He competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

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. He also carried the Tajik flag during the

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in Sochi.

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Biography/Results 1986 births Living people Tajikistani male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Tajikistan Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Alpine skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games {{Tajikistan-alpine-skiing-bio-stub