Uzbekistan at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Uzbekistan became an independent country in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and competed with the Unified Team made up of several former Soviet Republics during the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympics.[1] The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993, and beginning with the 1994 Winter Olympics Uzbekistan began competing as an independent country.[2] The country has participated in every Olympics, Summer and Winter, since 1994.[3] The only Uzbekistani Winter Olympics medal was won by Lina Cheryazova, a freestyle skier, in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.[3] The delegation sent to Vancouver in 2010 consisted of three competitors; two alpine skiers, Kseniya Grigoreva and Oleg Shamaev, and one figure skater, Anastasia Gimazetdinova.[4] Shamaev was chosen as the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.[5][6]

Kseniya Grigoreva was 22 years old at the time she competed in the Vancouver Olympics.[4] She was entered into two events, the women's slalom and giant slalom.[7] In the giant slalom, held from 24–25 February due to bad weather, she posted run times of 1 minute and 31 seconds[8] and, the next day, 1 minute and 25 seconds.[9] Her combined time was 2 minutes and 57 seconds, which ranked her 58th out of 60 competitors who finished both runs of the race.[10] On 26 February, she failed to finish the first leg of the race in the slalom.[11]

Oleg Shamaev, who was 27 years old at the time, took part in the men's giant slalom and the slalom.[12] The giant slalom was held on 23 February, and Shamaev posted run times of 1 minute and 32 seconds and 1 minute and 36 seconds.[13][14] His combined time ranked him 77th out of 81 competitors who finished both legs of the race.[15] On 27 February, he participated in the slalom, posting run times of 57 seconds and 1 minute.[16][17] His combined time placed him 42nd out of 48 competitors who finished both runs of the race.[18]

Anastasia Gimazetdinova was 29 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics, and was the oldest competitor in the ladies' singles.[19][4] She had previously competed for Uzbekistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing in 29th place in the short program, and not advancing to the second stage of Olympic competition, the free skate.[20] In Vancouver, she scored a 49.02 for her short program, which put her in 24th place, the last position to qualify for the free skate.[21] Gimazetdinova scored an 82.63 on her free skate, placing her 23rd in that round.[22] Her total score, the sum of the short and free programs, was 131.65, placing her 23rd for the competition.[23]

• Uzbekistan at the Olympics
• Uzbekistan at the 2014 Winter Paralympics