Slovakia at the 2022 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:SVK
Nocname:Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2022
Flagcaption:Flag of Slovakia
Website: 
Date:4–20 February 2022
Location:Beijing, China
Competitors:50
Competitors Men:37
Competitors Women:13
Sports:7
Flagbearer Open:Marek Hrivík
Katarína Šimoňáková
Flagbearer Close:Peter Cehlárik
Rank:21
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

Slovakia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] [2]

Marek Hrivík and Katarina Šimoňáková were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[3] Meanwhile hockey player Peter Cehlárik was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4]

Vlhova's gold was the first ever alpine skiing medal for the nation. Also, the hockey team made headlines around the world after upsetting the USA in the quarterfinals.

Medalists

The following Slovak competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

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

width=140Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing2 3 5
Biathlon4 4 8
Bobsleigh0 1 1
Cross-country skiing2 3 5
Ice hockey25 0 25
Luge4 1 5
Snowboarding0 1 1
Total 37 13 50

Alpine skiing

See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Slovakia qualified two male and three female alpine skiers.[5]

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Adam Žampa57.763253.25251:51.0125
1:05.86 211:08.05162:14.3115
align=left rowspan=2Andreas Žampa58.0633
1:06.15 231:08.16172:14.3116
Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rebeka Jančováalign=left rowspan=21:06.5648
Petra Vlhová59.341358.81161:58.1514
Rebeka Jančováalign=left rowspan=2Did not advance
Petra Vlhová52.89852.0911:44.98
Petra Hromcováalign=left rowspan=21:20.1138
Rebeka Jančová1:20.1839
Mixed

Biathlon

See main article: article, Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=2 Šimon BartkoSprint26:58.83 (2+1)65
Individual59:47.87 (2+3+1+1)88
align=left rowspan=2Tomáš SklenárikSprint27:46.33 (1+2)87
Individual58:08.15 (2+2+1+0)80
align=left rowspan=2Matej BalogaSprint27:41.31 (0+1)85
Individual58:47.14 (0+1+1+2)84
align=left rowspan=2Michal ŠímaSprint27:02.31 (1+0)68
Individual54:09.02 (0+1+0+1)43
Šimon Bartko
Tomáš Sklenárik
Matej Baloga
Michal Šíma
Team relay21
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Ivona Fialkováalign=left rowspan=4Individual49:54.26 (0+4+1+1)46
Paulína Fialková49:10.74 (0+2+1+1)42
Henrieta Horvátová52:16.13 (0+1+1+1)68
Veronika Machyniaková55:21.75 (1+2+0+2)83
Paulína FialkováMass start44:04.88 (0+3+1+4)26
Ivona Fialkováalign=left rowspan=2Pursuit40:06.37 (0+4+1+2)36
Paulína Fialková37:25.72 (0+2+0+0)10
Ivona Fialkováalign=left rowspan=4Sprint23:11.84 (1+3)41
Paulína Fialková22:12.01 (0+1)14
Henrieta Horvátová24:20.71 (1+0)72
Veronika Machyniaková26:13.23 (2+1)88
Paulína Fialková
Veronika Machyniaková
Henrieta Horvátová
Ivona Fialková
Team relay19
Mixed

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Cross-country skiing

See main article: article, Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Slovakia qualified two male and three female cross-country skiers.[6]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Peter MlynárMen's 15 km classical42:49.9+4:55.158
align=left rowspan=2Ján KoristekMen's 30 km skiathlon44:06.15140:54.9321:25:38.7+9:28.945
Men's 50 km freestyle1:17:26.0+5:53.340
Alena Procházkováalign=left rowspan=3Women's 10 km classical33:18.2+5:11.965
Barbora Klementová34:59.2+6:52.977
Kristína Sivoková36:12.6+8:06.381
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alena Procházkováalign=left rowspan=3Women's sprint3:36.8463Did not advance
Barbora Klementová3:34.8757Did not advance
Kristína Sivoková3:46.2572Did not advance

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

SummaryKey:

Slovakia has qualified 25 male competitors to the ice hockey tournament.[7]

Men's tournament

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament. Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament.[8]

Team roster
Group play--------
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jozef Ninisalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles58.2051858.7641958.85623Did not advance2:55.82521
Marián Skupek58.9562658.9762359.05127Did not advance2:56.98326
Tomáš Vaverčák
Matej Zmij
Men's doubles1:00.1381559.704131:59.84213
Katarína ŠimoňákováWomen's singles1:00.1242759.8512459.76126Did not advance2:59.73625
Mixed

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
align=left rowspan=2Klaudia MedlováWomen's big air62.2551.0029.75113.2516Did not advance
Women's slopestyleDid not advance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NOCs List Beijing 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022.
  2. News: 4 February 2022. Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list. The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 4 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 20 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
  5. Web site: ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 . 15 June 2021 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 2 July 2021 . 9 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182408/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022 . dead .
  6. Web site: CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022 . 15 June 2021 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 2 July 2021 . 28 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528152302/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/cc/2022 . dead .
  7. News: Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 . 4 May 2020 . 20 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220202620/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Peking_2022/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/Beijing_2022_-_Qualification_System_-_Ice_Hockey_V1.1_20200108.pdf . dead .
  8. News: Slovaks are Beijing-bound. 29 August 2021. iihf.com.