Slovakia at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:SVK
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Slovakia
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Website: 
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:56
Competitors Men:41
Competitors Women:15
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (opening)[1]
Petra Vlhová (closing)
Rank:17
Gold:1
Silver:2
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also:auto

Slovakia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 56 competitors in 7 sports. Biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina was the country's sole medalist, taking one gold and two silver medals, earning Slovakia 17th place in the overall medal table.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing3 4 7
Biathlon5 5 10
Cross-country skiing3 2 5
Figure skating1 2 3
Ice hockey25 0 25
Luge4 1 5
Snowboarding0 1 1
Total 41 15 56

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=3Matej FalatCombined1:23.2153
Giant slalom1:14.99491:19.79612:34.7850
Slalom51.8632
align=left rowspan=3Adam ŽampaCombined1:23.025148.0892:11.1022
Giant slalom1:11.40261:10.46132:21.8625
Slalom49.912452.36261:42.2724
align=left rowspan=3Andreas ŽampaSuper-G1:28.8939
Giant slalom1:10.6118
Slalom54.153959.43361:53.5835
Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=5Barbara KantorováDownhill1:45.9929
Super-G1:25.3035
Combined1:45.582144.36182:29.9418
Giant slalom1:17.74421:15.20412:32.9441
Slalom54.624053.81341:48.4334
align=left rowspan=2Soňa MoravčíkováGiant slalom1:17.88431:14.11342:31.9937
Slalom
Veronika Velez-ZuzulováSlalom51.462150.61161:42.0717
align=left rowspan=5Petra VlhováDownhill
Super-G1:24.2632
Combined1:42.581340.4122:22.995
Giant slalom1:11.71121:10.42212:22.1313
Slalom51.121250.46141:41.5813
Mixed

Biathlon

See main article: article, Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Slovakia has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.[2] [3]

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left Šimon BartkoSprint26:18.45 (2+3)74
align=left rowspan=2 Tomáš HasillaSprint26:10.43 (1+2)70
Individual58:55.29 (3+1+3+2)86
align=left rowspan=3Matej KazárSprint22:33.71 (0+1)22
Pursuit36:42.45 (1+2+1+1)31
Individual51:52.42 (0+1+1+0)34
align=left rowspan=3Martin OtčenášSprint25:39.74 (0+4)52
Pursuit36:22.53 (0+0+3+0)27
Individual57:16.05 (1+2+0+2)84
Michal ŠímaIndividual57:52.36 (1+1+2+2)85
Šimon Bartko
Tomáš Hasilla
Matej Kazár
Martin Otčenáš		Team relay16 (10+6)18
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=2 Ivona FialkováSprint24:48.65 (2+3)74
Individual48:04.46 (1+1+1+3)64
align=left rowspan=4 Paulína FialkováSprint21:56.81 (1+0)11
Pursuit34:33.68 (2+2+2+2)38
Individual42:09.51 (1+0+0+0)5
Mass start37:52.64 (1+2+0+1)21
align=left rowspan=4Anastasiya KuzminaSprint22:00.13 (2+1)13
Pursuit31:04.74 (0+1+2+1)
Individual41:31.92 (0+1+1+0)
Mass start35:23.01 (0+0+0+1)
align=left rowspan=2Terézia PoliakováSprint25:32.25 (1+4)83
Individual54:46.310 (1+4+3+2)87
Paulína Fialková
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Terézia Poliaková
Ivona Fialková		Team relay1:12:41.810 (3+7)5
Mixed

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Slovakia has qualified 3 men and 2 women.

Distance
AthleteEventTotal
TimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=2Peter MlynárMen's 15 km freestyle37:46.2+4:02.367
Men's 50 km classical2:26:14.7+17:52.651
align=left rowspan=2Andrej SegečMen's 15 km freestyle39:13.4+5:29.587
Men's 50 km classical2:27:44.3+19:22.253
align=left rowspan=2Miroslav ŠulekMen's 15 km freestyle38:44.0+5:00.180
Men's 50 km classical
align=left rowspan=2Alena ProcházkováWomen's 10 km freestyle28:59.5+3:59.058
Women's 30 km classical1:36:50.0+14:32.436
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Peter Mlynáralign=left rowspan=3Men's sprint3:16.8225 Q3:15.775Did not advance
Andrej Segeč3:24.8456Did not advance
Miroslav Šulek3:28.7461Did not advance
Peter Mlynár
Andrej Segeč		Men's team sprint17:34.1211Did not advance
Barbora Klementováalign=left rowspan=2Women's sprint3:38.0053Did not advance
Alena Procházková3:24.6131Did not advance
Barbora Klementová
Alena Procházková		Women's team sprint17:52.149Did not advance
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify on position in heat; q – Qualify on time in round

Figure skating

See main article: article, Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Slovakia qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[4] They additionally qualified one entry in ice dance through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[5]

AthleteEvent / / Total
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Nicole RajičováLadies' singles60.5913 Q114.6015175.1914
Lucie Myslivečková / Lukáš CsölleyIce dancing59.7519 Q82.8220142.5720

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Summary

Men's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification. Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing as one of the top eight teams in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking.[6]

Team roster
Preliminary round

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Qualification playoff

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Slovakia qualified 4 sleds.[7]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jozef Ninisalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles47.833750.0143748.09521Eliminated2:25.94225
Jakub Šimoňák51.7243848.6903048.52227Eliminated2:28.93635
Marek Solčanský
Karol Stuchlák		Men's doubles46.7801546.811171:33.59117
Katarína ŠimoňákováWomen's singles47.4282447.6062547.53823Eliminated2:22.57223
Mixed team relay

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
align=left rowspan=2 Klaudia MedlováWomen's big air30.7550.5050.5023Did not advance
Women's slopestyleCanceled[8] 26.1634.0034.0024
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018. 9 February 2018. olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 10 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Men's Nation Cup Score . 5 March 2017. www.docs.google.com/ . International Biathlon Union (IBU) . 28 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Women's Nation Cup Score . 5 March 2017. www.docs.google.com/ . International Biathlon Union (IBU). 28 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 . 4 April 2017 . www.isu.org/ . . 28 July 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170723214404/http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/news/2017/04/figure-skating-quota-places-for-the-xxiii-olympic-winter-games-2018 . 23 July 2017 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: ISU communication 2119 . www.isu.org/ . . 21 October 2017.
  6. News: 2018 Winter Olympics. 23 August 2016. IIHF. iihf.com.
  7. Web site: Ranking list . fil-luge.org . December 19, 2017.
  8. News: Women's slopestyle qualification canceled. 11 February 2018. Reuters. 11 February 2018.

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