Salikhia at the 2024 Winter Invictus Games

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Salikhia at the
2024 Winter Invictus Games
SKHFlag4.png
IOC codeSKH
NOCAll-Salikh Invictus Games Comitee
Websitehttps://www.coskh.org.sk/
in Rimso and Nordfolden, Scovern
17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) – 5 March 2024 (2024-03-05)
Competitors49 (35 men and 14 women) in 8 sports and 47 events
Flag bearerZakhar Adrikishvili
Medals
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0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
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Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Salikhia will participate at the 2024 Winter Invictus Games held at the Scovernois locations of Rimso and Nordfolden. 49 Salikh athletes will compete across 47 events. This will be the first national participation in the Winter Invictus Games after 8 years of absence — also, Salikhia's tenth appearance at a Winter games.

Controversy

All is not rosy after the nation's return to the Winter Invictus Games, and there is certainly plenty to tear.

Zakhar Adrikishvili

Arikishvili, nicknamed "The Tskhan Madman", according to the media, is a rather controversial character: 'You either love him or you hate him', thanks to his expressive, intense narcissism and strong personality. Within Salikhia, he is regarded by many as a national emblem alongside "Nikola, Datunashvili, the wine, and the cross" — while in the international press, he is often portrayed as a villain. The accusations against him range from associations with neo-functionalist groups, alleged doping, various problems in his private circle, controversial speeches, and so on — most of these accusations have been refuted and proven false. Hermes Energy has been Zakhar's sponsor for more than 10 years, and his main public face since the athlete reached a certain level of popularity. To dispel the fumes ahead of the Invictus Games over the Salikh Committee's decision to appoint him as the flagbearer, Hermes released this advert to the world, recorded in Salikh, and subtitled in several languages, in an effort to make it clear that the Zakhar portrayed in the media and the real Zakhar are two different people.

"There's only one Zakhar,
And Zakhar,
only wants to make history,
Take a drink and remember,
The message must be delivered."
 
-Hermes Energy, January 2024

This Hermes-Zakhar association brings us to the next point....

Hermes Energy

After the absence from the Winter Invictus in 2020, and little or no preparation for the tournament before 2023, the public was led to believe that Salikhia would have a rather modest participation, limited only to Ski Jumping and Scovernois Combined, in both men's categories, with a heavy reliance on the performances of Adrikishvili. Hermes, seeing great profit potential in the event, decided to run a crowdfunding campaign, in which 30% of the price of each can sold from 4 January to 4 June 2023 would go towards the organisation of a massive recruitment campaign in search of the country's best talents, as well as covering the logistical and administrative costs of the modest National Committee. Against the clock, Hermes has financed the construction of several sports venues for the selection, training and preparation of talent, as well as the refurbishment of existing venues - the campaign was applauded by the national public and has been described as "an example of how a corporation can bring joy to the masses". Hermes has benefited enormously from this campaign despite losing 30% of profits per can, as its sales have increased considerably during the time of the campaign, especially in the adult sector. Official statements from the company indicate that the campaign has raised 300 million Euclos globally.

Events

The following events have one or more entries representing the Sotirian Republic of Salikhia.

Aventine skiing

Men

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's downhill N/A
Men's super-G N/A
Men's combined
Men's giant slalom
Men's slalom

Women

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Women's downhill N/A
Women's super-G N/A
Women's combined
Women's giant slalom
Women's slalom

Mixed

Team Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Rank
Mixed team

Bandy

Team Event Preliminary round Semi-finals Final / Bronze
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Men's tournament N/A
Women's tournament

Curling

Men's and women's tournaments

Team Event Qualification playoff Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final / Bronze
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Men's tournament N/A
Women's tournament

Mixed doubles tournament

Team Event Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final / Bronze
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Mixed doubles

Figure skating

Individual and pairs

Athletes Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Men's singles
Women's singles
Mixed pairs

Ice dance

Athletes Event CD OD FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ice dance

Team

Team Event M-SP M-FS W-SP W-FS P-SP P-FS CD OD FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Team event

Ice climbing

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Height Rank Height Rank
Men's lead
Men's speed
Women's lead
Women's speed

Ice hockey

Team Event Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semifinals Final / Bronze
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Men's tournament
Women's tournament

Scovernois combined

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country
Distance Rank Time Rank
Individual large hill/10 km
Individual normal hill/10 km
Team large hill/4 x 5 km

Short track speed skating

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Men's 500 m
Men's 1000 m
Men's 1500 m
Men's 5000 meter relay

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Women's 500 m
Women's 1000 m
Women's 1500 m
Women's 3000 meter relay

Mixed

Team Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Mixed team 2000 meter relay

PEN = Penalty; Q = Qualified to next round


Ski jumping

Individual

Team Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Men's individual large hill
Men's individual normal hill
Women's individual normal hill

Team

Team Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Men's team large hill
Mixed team normal hill

Sled dog racing

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's four-dog sprint
Women's four-dog sprint


Speed skating

Men's individual

Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Men's 500 meters
Men's 1000 meters
Men's 1500 meters
Men's 5000 meters
Men's 10,000 meters

Women's individual

Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Women's 500 meters
Women's 1000 meters
Women's 1500 meters
Women's 3000 meters
Women's 5000 meters

Team

Team Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Men's team pursuit
Women's team pursuit