Slovakia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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.

Slovakia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSVK
NOCSlovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (in Slovak)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors56 (41 men and 15 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Veronika Velez-Zuzulová (opening)[1]
Petra Vlhová (closing)
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaBiathlonWomen's mass start17 February
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaBiathlonWomen's pursuit12 February
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaBiathlonWomen's individual15 February

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 347
Biathlon 5510
Cross-country skiing 325
Figure skating 123
Ice hockey 25025
Luge 415
Snowboarding 011
Total411556

Alpine skiing
Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matej Falat Combined 1:23.21 53 DNF
Giant slalom 1:14.99 49 1:19.79 61 2:34.78 50
Slalom 51.86 32 DNF
Adam Žampa Combined 1:23.02 51 48.08 9 2:11.10 22
Giant slalom 1:11.40 26 1:10.46 13 2:21.86 25
Slalom 49.91 24 52.36 26 1:42.27 23
Andreas Žampa Super-G N/A 1:28.89 39
Giant slalom 1:10.61 18 DNF
Slalom 54.15 39 59.43 36 1:53.58 35
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Barbara Kantorová Downhill N/A 1:45.99 29
Super-G N/A 1:25.30 35
Combined 1:45.58 21 44.36 18 2:29.94 18
Giant slalom 1:17.74 42 1:15.20 41 2:32.94 41
Slalom 54.62 40 53.81 34 1:48.43 34
Soňa Moravčíková Giant slalom 1:17.88 43 1:14.11 34 2:31.99 37
Slalom DNF
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Slalom 51.46 21 50.61 16 1:42.07 17
Petra Vlhová Downhill N/A DNF
Super-G N/A 1:24.26 32
Combined 1:42.58 13 40.41 2 2:22.99 5
Giant slalom 1:11.71 12 1:10.42 21 2:22.13 13
Slalom 51.12 12 50.46 14 1:41.58 13
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Matej Falat
Adam Žampa
Andreas Žampa
Soňa Moravčíková
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová
Petra Vlhová		 Team  Germany (GER)
L 2–2*		 Did not advance

Biathlon
Main articles: 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
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Šimon Bartko Sprint 26:18.4 5 (2+3) 74
Tomáš Hasilla Sprint 26:10.4 3 (1+2) 70
Individual 58:55.2 9 (3+1+3+2) 86
Matej Kazár Sprint 22:33.7 1 (0+1) 22
Pursuit 36:42.4 5 (1+2+1+1) 31
Individual 51:52.4 2 (0+1+1+0) 34
Martin Otčenáš Sprint 25:39.7 4 (0+4) 52
Pursuit 36:22.5 3 (0+0+3+0) 27
Individual 57:16.0 5 (1+2+0+2) 84
Michal Šíma Individual 57:52.3 6 (1+1+2+2) 85
Šimon Bartko
Tomáš Hasilla
Matej Kazár
Martin Otčenáš		 Team relay LAP 16 (10+6) 18
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Ivona Fialková Sprint 24:48.6 5 (2+3) 74
Individual 48:04.4 6 (1+1+1+3) 64
Paulína Fialková Sprint 21:56.8 1 (1+0) 11
Pursuit 34:33.6 8 (2+2+2+2) 38
Individual 42:09.5 1 (1+0+0+0) 5
Mass start 37:52.6 4 (1+2+0+1) 21
Anastasiya Kuzmina Sprint 22:00.1 3 (2+1) 13
Pursuit 31:04.7 4 (0+1+2+1)
Individual 41:31.9 2 (0+1+1+0)
Mass start 35:23.0 1 (0+0+0+1)
Terézia Poliaková Sprint 25:32.2 5 (1+4) 83
Individual 54:46.3 10 (1+4+3+2) 87
Paulína Fialková
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Terézia Poliaková
Ivona Fialková		 Team relay 1:12:41.8 10 (3+7) 5
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Paulína Fialková
Matej Kazár
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Martin Otčenáš		 Team relay LAP 14 (10+4) 20

Cross-country skiing
Main articles: 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
Athlete Event Total
Time Deficit Rank
Peter Mlynár Men's 15 km freestyle 37:46.2 +4:02.3 67
Men's 50 km classical 2:26:14.7 +17:52.6 51
Andrej Segeč Men's 15 km freestyle 39:13.4 +5:29.5 87
Men's 50 km classical 2:27:44.3 +19:22.2 53
Miroslav Šulek Men's 15 km freestyle 38:44.0 +5:00.1 80
Men's 50 km classical DNF
Alena Procházková Women's 10 km freestyle 28:59.5 +3:59.0 58
Women's 30 km classical 1:36:50.0 +14:32.4 36
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Peter Mlynár Men's sprint 3:16.82 25 Q 3:15.77 5 Did not advance
Andrej Segeč 3:24.84 56 Did not advance
Miroslav Šulek 3:28.74 61 Did not advance
Peter Mlynár
Andrej Segeč		 Men's team sprint N/A 17:34.12 11 Did not advance
Barbora Klementová Women's sprint 3:38.00 53 Did not advance
Alena Procházková 3:24.61 31 Did not advance
Barbora Klementová
Alena Procházková		 Women's team sprint N/A 17:52.14 9 Did not advance

Qualification legend: Q – Qualify on position in heat; q – Qualify on time in round

Figure skating
Main articles: 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]

Athlete Event SP / SD FS / FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Nicole Rajičová Ladies' singles 60.59 13 Q 114.60 15 175.19 14
Lucie Myslivečková / Lukáš Csölley Ice dancing 59.75 19 Q 82.82 20 142.57 20

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Qualification
playoff		 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Slovakia men's Men's tournament Olympic Athletes from Russia
W 3–2		  United States
L 1–2		  Slovenia
L 2–3 GWS		 4  United States
L 1–5		 Did not advance 11

Men's tournament
Main articles: 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
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 25 players

The following is the Slovak roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[7][8]

Head coach: Craig Ramsay     Assistant coaches: Ján Lašák, Vladimír Országh

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
6FLukáš Cingeľ1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)10 June 1992Žilina, Czechoslovakia HK Hradec Králové (ELH)
7DIvan Baranka1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)19 May 1985Ilava, Czechoslovakia HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH)
13FMichal Krištof1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)74 kg (163 lb)11 October 1993Nitra HK Nitra (SVK)
14DPeter Čerešňák1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)97 kg (214 lb)26 January 1993Trenčín HC Škoda Plzeň (ELH)
16DJuraj Valach2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)101 kg (223 lb)1 February 1989Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia Piráti Chomutov (ELH)
17FMiloš Bubela1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)25 August 1992Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica (SVK)
18FAndrej Kudrna1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)97 kg (214 lb)11 May 1991Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia HC Sparta Praha (ELH)
19DTomáš Starosta1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)91 kg (201 lb)20 May 1981Trenčín, Czechoslovakia HK Dukla Trenčín (SVK)
25FMarek Hovorka1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)84 kg (185 lb)8 October 1984Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia HC Košice (SVK)
26DJuraj Mikuš1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb)30 November 1988Trenčín, Czechoslovakia HC Sparta Praha (ELH)
27FLadislav Nagy – A1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)86 kg (190 lb)1 June 1979Šaca, Czechoslovakia HC Košice (SVK)
33GPatrik Rybár1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)83 kg (183 lb)9 November 1993Skalica HK Hradec Králové (ELH)
42GBranislav Konrád1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb)10 October 1987Nitra, Czechoslovakia HC Olomouc (ELH)
43FTomáš Surový – C1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)96 kg (212 lb)24 September 1981Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia HC '05 Banská Bystrica (SVK)
50GJán Laco1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)1 December 1981Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia HC Sparta Praha (ELH)
51DDominik Graňák – A1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)11 June 1983Havířov, Czechoslovakia HK Hradec Králové (ELH)
56DMichal Čajkovský1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)107 kg (236 lb)6 May 1992Skalica, Czechoslovakia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)
63FPatrik Lamper1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)10 March 1993Banská Bystrica HC '05 Banská Bystrica (SVK)
65FTomáš Marcinko1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)11 April 1988Poprad, Czechoslovakia HC Oceláři Třinec (ELH)
67FMatej Paulovič1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb)13 January 1995Topoľčany HK Nitra (SVK)
71DMarek Ďaloga1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)10 March 1989Zvolen, Czechoslovakia HC Sparta Praha (ELH)
83FMartin Bakoš1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)18 April 1990Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH)
85FPeter Ölvecký1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)94 kg (207 lb)11 October 1985Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia HK Dukla Trenčín (SVK)
87FMarcel Haščák1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb)3 February 1987Poprad, Czechoslovakia HC Kometa Brno (ELH)
91FMatúš Sukeľ1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)23 January 1996Liptovský Mikuláš MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš (SVK)
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olympic Athletes from Russia 3 2 0 0 1 14 5 +9 6 Quarterfinals
2  Slovenia 3 0 2 0 1 8 12 −4 4[lower-alpha 1] Qualification playoffs
3  United States 3 1 0 1 1 4 8 −4 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Slovakia 3 1 0 1 1 6 7 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
Notes:
  1. Slovenia 4 Pts; USA 4 Pts; Slovakia 1 Pts. Slovenia defeated USA 3–2 in overtime.
14 February 2018
21:10		Slovakia 3–2
(2–2, 0–0, 1–0)		 Olympic Athletes from RussiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 4,025
16 February 2018
12:10		United States 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 SlovakiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 5,652
17 February 2018
21:10		Slovenia 3–2 GWS
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 SlovakiaKwandong Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 4,085
Qualification playoff
20 February 2018
12:10		United States 5–1
(0–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 SlovakiaGangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 6,391

Luge
Main articles: 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.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jozef Ninis Men's singles 47.833 7 50.014 37 48.095 21 Eliminated 2:25.942 25
Jakub Šimoňák 51.724 38 48.690 30 48.522 27 Eliminated 2:28.936 35
Marek Solčanský
Karol Stuchlák		 Men's doubles 46.780 15 46.811 17 N/A 1:33.591 17
Katarína Šimoňáková Women's singles 47.428 24 47.606 25 47.538 23 Eliminated 2:22.572 23
Mixed team relay
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katarína Šimoňáková
Jozef Ninis
Marek Solčanský
Karol Stuchlák		 Team relay 48.032 11 49.326 11 49.635 10 2:26.993 11

Snowboarding
Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Klaudia Medlová Women's big air 30.75 50.50 50.50 23 Did not advance
Women's slopestyle Canceled[10] 26.16 34.00 CAN 34.00 24

Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

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References
  1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "ISU communication 2119". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. "2018 Winter Olympics". IIHF. iihf.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  7. "VIDEO: Nominácia Slovákov na olympijský hokejový turnaj aj s prekvapeniami". www.aktuality.sport.sk. SITA. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. Team Roster Slovakia
  9. "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  10. "Women's slopestyle qualification canceled". Reuters. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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