Iason Abramashvili ( , ; born 26 April 1988 ) is a Georgian alpine skier from Bakuriani . He competed for Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom . Abramashvili was Georgia 's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony . After the death of fellow Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili , who was also from Bakuriani , he initially considered withdrawing , but decided to stay in Vancouver to compete in honor of his fallen comrade
2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Iason Abramashvili