CREATE TABLE table_204_266 (id DECIMAL, "#" DECIMAL, "event year" DECIMAL, "season" TEXT, "flag bearer" TEXT)

name the flag bearer directly before zviadauri .
SELECT "flag bearer" FROM table_204_266 WHERE "event year" < (SELECT "event year" FROM table_204_266 WHERE "flag bearer" = 'zurab zviadauri') ORDER BY "event year" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "flag bearer" FROM "table_204_266" WHERE "event year" < (SELECT "event year" FROM "table_204_266" WHERE "flag bearer" = 'zurab zviadauri') ORDER BY "event year" DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 1