Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,

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from 7 to 23 February 2014. Even though all the athletes that competed for Azerbaijan were foreign-born, the head of the Azerbaijani delegation at the Sochi Olympics Kenul Nurullayeva said: "if Azerbaijan is mentioned, at least for three times during the opening ceremony of the Olympics, it will be a big deal for us. What else do we need besides the publicity? We work for this". At the 2014 Winter Olympics Azerbaijan offered the biggest bonuses for

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-winning athletes among other competing countries ($510,000 for gold, $255,000 for silver and $130,000 for bronze medal). Rahman Khalilov, president of the country's winter sport federation carried the flag during the opening ceremony.

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Azerbaijan has qualified two athletes. Gaia Bassani Antivari had to withdraw from competition, because she sustained an injury during training.

Figure skating

Azerbaijan has achieved the following quota places:

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