Andrei Drygin, born June 12, 1977, is a Tajik

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

 alpine skier

Alpine skiing

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Drygin was the flag-bearer and only representative

Tajikistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Tajikistan was represented by one man at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.- Alpine skiing:Andrei Drygin, Tajikistan's lone competitor in Turin, finished last in each of the first two downhill training runs, but had a better result in the race itself, finishing ahead of two other skiers...

 of Tajikistan at the 2002

2002 Winter Olympics

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 and 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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. He also competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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 as the only competitor again but was not the flag bearer. In 2002, he competed in the giant slalom and Super-G, and failed to finish in either event. In 2006, he finished 51st in the downhill event, with a time of 1:59.41, failed to finish the giant slalom, and finished 51st in the Super-G, with a time of 1:37.85.

External links

• "In Praise of the Lone Olympians", Amanda Bauer, Time
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  , February 21, 2002