TEAM ARMENIA

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TEAM ARMENIA

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

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See pictures here;

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-athletes/index_cf-PU.html?cat6=&cat1=42992&q=--+Keywords+--

Current time in Vancouver, Canada: February 12, 2010 06:39 Complete Schedule &

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Guess who on the east is sending only 2 and that other on the west a country of 70 million is sending only 5!

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Armenia KHACHATRYAN Kristine

 

Sport:

Cross-Country Skiing

Height:

160 cm (5' 2")

Weight:

55 kg (121 lbs)

Nationality:

Armenia

Date of Birth

November 18, 1989

Age

20



Armenia MIKAYELYAN Sergey

Sport:

Cross-Country Skiing

Height:

180 cm (5' 10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lbs)

Nationality:

Armenia

Date of Birth

April 27, 1992

Age

17



Armenia NERSISYAN Arsen

Sport:

Alpine Skiing

Height:

179 cm (5' 10")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lbs)

Nationality:

Armenia

Date of Birth

July 18, 1987

Age

22



Armenia SEREBRAKIAN Ani-Matilda

Sport:

Alpine Skiing

Height:

163 cm (5' 4")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lbs)

Nationality:

Armenia

Date of Birth

February 7, 1989

Age

21

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Edited February 12, 2010 by Arpa

[Arpa]

Bad news travels fast. No, no it is not us, but close.

The lastest is that he has died of injuries when his luge flew over the barrier and struck a pole.

Poor baby, whosever baby he may be. All those years of training!!!RIP

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-athletes/index_cf-PU.html?cat6=&cat1=43128&q=--+Keywords+--

Georgia KUMARITASHVILI Nodar

Sport:

Luge

Height:

179 cm (5' 10")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lbs)

Nationality:

Georgia

Date of Birth

November 25, 1988

Age

21

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[Zartonk]

That is terrible. Hoqin loosavor Edited February 12, 2010 by Zartonk

[Azat]

I was so sad to see that video. RIP

 

 

I LOVE Vancouver. What an AWESOME city. I love Canada too and for the next two week Im Canadian

[Azat]

so proud of our team. Arsen Nersisyan for Alpine Skiing carrying the flag

[Arpa]

so proud of our team. Arsen Nersisyan for Alpine Skiing carrying the flag

Hi Azat,

By the time I turned it on Team Armenia had already passed.

Do you, or anyone have pictures, be they video or still of it?

Here is one;

http://visualrian.com/images/item/572122

Now tell us which is which and who is who

http://visualrian.com/storage/PreviewWM/5721/22/572122.jpg?1266057572

Edited February 13, 2010 by Arpa

[Zartonk]

Team Armenia Athletes

[Arpa]

Here is a better view of Team Armenia.

It is frame #26 of the right arrow.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/galleryid=412722.html

Is is possible to freeze that frame and post as an image?

[Harut]

source: http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/galleryid=412722.html

[Arpa]

That is wonderful Harut, thank you.

Now I have a job for you. Can we take each of the 4 Armenian athletes and post their portraits? With names etc. of course.Just so we will have them when these sites are removed.

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Kristine Khachatryan

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-cross-country-skiing/athletes/kristine-khachatryan_ath1017609CP.html

http://www.vancouver2010.com/api/athlete/1017609/photo/large.jpg

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Sergey Mikayelyan

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-cross-country-skiing/athletes/sergey-mikayelyan_ath200284lH.html

http://www.vancouver2010.com/api/athlete/200284/photo/large.jpg

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Arsen Nersisyan

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/arsen-nersisyan_ath200285TQ.html

http://www.vancouver2010.com/api/athlete/200285/photo/large.jpg

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Matilda Serebrakian

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/ani-matilda-serebrakian_ath200289mL.html

http://www.vancouver2010.com/api/athlete/200289/photo/large.jpg

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PS. We know, naturally NBC will not feature anything that the US or maybe Canada does not participate in. Does anyone have access to media that may feature them?

Edited February 15, 2010 by Arpa

[Arpa]

Ani-Matilda Serebrakian is from Novato, north of San Francisco, Marin County Ca. USA?

http://www.vancouver2010.com/api/athlete/200289/photo/large.jpg

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/13/SPSQ1C1CQ1.DTL

USF student competing in Olympic slalom

John Crumpacker, Chronicle Staff Writer

Sunday, February 14, 2010

 

(02-14) 04:00 PST Vancouver, British Columbia --

As it turns out, father does know best, at least when the father is Dr. Armen Serebrakian of Novato.

The exercises and drills that the good ear, nose and throat doctor put his son and daughter through as children led, in due time, to daughter Ani making it to the Winter Olympics as a member of Armenia's four-member team.

"It's kind of funny," 21-year-old Ani Serebrakian said. "My classmates said this day was coming."

It's here. Ani marched in Friday night's Opening Ceremonies at BC Place Stadium with her three teammates, the sixth country in a roll call of 82 countries to have their moment in the indoor spotlight.

Serebrakian, a sophomore at USF and a Marin Catholic High graduate, will race under the colors of Armenia in the women's giant slalom on Feb. 24 and the slalom on Feb. 26 at Whistler. Her Armenian parents were born in neighboring Iran and emigrated to the U.S. more than 30 years ago.

Armenia, competing as an independent nation since 1994 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, has never won a Winter Olympic medal. Serebrakian does not expect to be the first.

"I'm kind of still in awe that I'm here," she said. "I'm not surprised, but it hasn't hit me yet. I'm just really enjoying the whole thing. My whole goal was to make it to the Olympics. Qualifying for it, I feel I've achieved so much already. I'm excited to ski with the best in the world and do my best."

Reaction to tragedy

Like other athletes in Vancouver - and, really, anyone involved in the Olympics - Serebrakian was saddened to hear of the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died Friday in a training accident.

"We were so upset and sad when we heard," she said. "It was great that they even came to the ceremonies. We're going to go over to their team and offer our condolences."

After marching into the stadium and taking her seat, Serebrakian said she was so moved by the events of the day that "I sat down and cried."

Serebrakian's two slalom events are considered safe by skiing standards as they require technical skill in negotiating around the gates with proper form and efficiency, rather than a healthy dose of courage.

"Slalom is my favorite," she said. "I just really enjoy the whole thing. It's very quick. You're hitting the gates. It's very therapeutic to me. It's almost like boxing, because you're hitting the gates as you go downhill. Just like boxing with any kind of aggression or anger, you want to win, so you put it out there."

Starting early

The young woman seen smiling and holding a small Armenian flag in the Opening Ceremonies has been preparing for this moment since she was 2 years old, when her father put her and her brother Armon, now 22, on tyke skis at Northstar-at-Tahoe. Dad had his kids racing when they were 5.

Once she mastered the kids' hill at Northstar, Serebrakian moved on to Squaw Valley, where she continues to train.

"My dad got my brother and I skiing as soon as possible," she said. "He himself was a skier. He's a very athletic person. One of the things he liked about skiing was it was for the whole family. Eventually, he saw we were good enough learning to ski that we started racing at age 5."

As kids, Ani and Armon were running up a hill outside their elementary school at their father's urging and later going through drills in their middle school gym before the first bell rang.

"They would open it specifically for us so we could use it," she said. "We'd whine, but we'd go. He'd get us doughnuts afterward."

Armenian roots

Serebrakian grew up American in every sense, a Marin County girl excelling in school and on the tennis courts. However, a recent visit to the old country kindled in her a sense of what it is to be Armenian.

"The whole idea to go for the Armenian team began two years ago when we visited the country for the first time," she said. "We kind of fell in love with it. That brought us to qualifying for the Olympics and here I am."

Serebrakian said her brother, who lives in Boulder, Colo., is also an accomplished skier. He fell short of qualifying for the Armenian team, however, spoiling what would have been a great story of skiing siblings.

"I'm very privileged. Very privileged," Serebrakian said.