Slovenia participated at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, held between 8 and 23 February 1992. The country's participation in the Games marked its first appearance at the Winter Olympics after its independence from Yugoslavia.
The Slovenian team consisted of 27 athletes who competed across six sports. Franci Petek served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Slovenia did not win any medals in the Games.
Background Slovenian athletes competed as a part of Yugoslavia till 1988. The National Olympic Committee of Slovenia was founded on 15 October 1991. The Olympic Committee of Slovenia was provisionally granted approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 17 January 1992 and was fully recognized on 5 February 1992. The 1992 Winter Olympics marked Slovenia's first participation in the Winter Olympics.
The 1992 Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France between 8 and 23 February 1992. The Slovenian team consisted of 27 athletes who competed across six sports. Franci Petek served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Slovenia did not win any medals in the Games.
Competitors The Slovenian team consisted of 27 athletes including seven women who competed across six sports. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 5 6 11Biathlon 5 0 5Cross-country skiing 2 0 2Figure skating 1 1 2Freestyle skiing 2 0 2Ski jumping 5 0 5 Total 20 7 27
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing competitions for men were held at Val d’Isère and Les Menuires while the women's competitions were held at Méribel. Eleven athletes including six women participated across the eight events in alpine skiing. In the men's individual events, only Gregor Grilc in giant slalom, and Andrej Miklavc and Jure Košir in the slalom events recorded top 20 finishes. In the women's events, Urška Hrovat was ranked 10th in the slalom event, while Nataša Bokal and Katjuša Pušnik finished in the giant slalom and slalom top 20 in the events respectively.
Men AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankGregor GrilcSuper-G rowspan="3" colspan="2"1:15.7120Jure Košir1:16.5629Mitja Kunc1:16.4927Andrej MiklavcGiant slalom1:07.911:05.042:12.9524Gregor Grilc1:06.801:04.702:11.5016Jure Košir1:07.411:04.822:12.2322Mitja Kunc1:07.481:05.402:12.8823Andrej MiklavcSlalom55.0254.451:49.4717Gregor Grilc54.7355.221:49.9522Jure Košir54.8854.611:49.4919Klemen Bergant56.2756.251:52.5224
AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotalTimeTime 1Time 2PointsRankJure KoširCombined1:49.6051.3251.9559.7813
Women AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankBarbara BrlecSuper-G rowspan="4" colspan="2"–Nataša Bokal1:27.4232Špela Pretnar–Urška Hrovat–Barbara BrlecGiant slalom 1:09.50–Katjuša Pušnik1:08.99–Nataša Bokal1:07.201:08.442:15.6413Špela Pretnar––Katjuša PušnikSlalom 50.0646.391:36.4516Nataša Bokal48.62–Urška Hrovat49.0445.461:34.5010Veronika Šarec––
AthleteEventDownhillSlalomTotalTimeTime 1Time 2PointsRankNataša BokalCombined1:29.0235.0534.6042.607
Biathlon
Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies between 9 and 11 February. Five Slovenian athletes participated across the five events in biathlon. The biathlon events consisted of a skiing a specific course multiple times depending on the length of the competition, with intermediate shooting at various positions. For every shot missed, a penalty of one minute is applied in individual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events. Sašo Grajf and Boštjan Lekan registered the best finish amongst the Slovenians in the men's sprint and individual events respectively.
AthleteEventTimeMisses 1Adjusted Time 2RankBoštjan LekanMen's 10 km sprint28:42.41rowspan="4" 51Janez Ožbolt28:31.1043Sašo Grajf27:58.8033Uroš Velepec29:54.3268Boštjan LekanMen's 20 km59:26.811'00:26.821Janez Ožbolt1'00:47.211'01:47.233Jure Velepec1'02:12.621'04:12.656Sašo Grajf57:39.231'00:39.224Boštjan LekanJanez OžboltJure VelepecUroš VelepecMen's relay1'39:03.2620
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing events were held between 9 and 22 February at Les Saisies. Jožko Kavalar and Robert Kerštajn represented the nation, and competed in four events. Kavalar achieved a best place finish of 24th in the Men's 50 km freestyle event.
EventAthleteRaceTimeRankJožko KavalarMen's 10 km classical32:49.671Robert Kerštajn33:37.574Jožko KavalarMen's 15 km freestyle pursuit146:36.962Robert Kerštajn48:05.367Jožko KavalarMen's 30 km classical1'35:16.365Robert Kerštajn1'32:17.650Jožko KavalarMen's 50 km freestyle2'13:17.924Robert Kerštajn2'26:26.358
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
Figure skating
Figure skating events were held at La halle de glace Olympique. Luka Klasinc and Mojca Kopač participated in the men's singles and women's singles categories. Both of them were eliminated in the first round and did not advance to the free skate round.
Athlete Event Short program Free skating FinalLuka KlasincMen's singles26colspan="2" Mojca KopačLadies' singles26colspan="2"
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing events were held between 9 and 16 February. Aleksander Peternel and Marko Jemec represented Slovenia, and both of them did not advance to the finals.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimePointsRankTimePointsRankAleksander PeternelMen's moguls38.2518.7028rowspan="2" colspan="3" Marko Jemec36.7816.9235
Ski jumping
Ski jumping competitions were held at Stade de Saut in Courcheval. Five Slovenian athletes participated across the three events in Ski jumping. Flag-bearer Franci Petek recorded the only top ten result in the individual events. In the team event, where each of the four member team did two jumps, the Slovenian team finished sixth with a combined tally of 543.3 points.
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankFranci PetekNormal hill79.593.783.099.8193.521Matjaž Zupan82.597.583.099.8197.318Primož Kopač82.098.279.091.4189.626Samo Gostiša84.0101.484.0100.4201.812Damjan FrasLarge hill101.579.684.050.6130.242Franci Petek107.094.899.582.3177.18Matjaž Zupan101.581.696.072.4154.027Samo Gostiša97.572.5103.586.4158.922Franci PetekMatjaž ZupanPrimož KopačSamo GostišaLarge hill team1colspan="4" 543.36
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
See also Croatia at the 1992 Winter Olympics Yugoslavia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
References
External links Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com