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.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Biathlon Women's mass start Biathlon Women's pursuit Biathlon Women's individual
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 3 4 7Biathlon 5 5 10Cross-country skiing 3 2 5Figure skating 1 2 3Ice hockey 25 0 25Luge 4 1 5Snowboarding 0 1 1 Total 41 15 56
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMatej FalatCombined1:23.2153Giant slalom1:14.99491:19.79612:34.7850Slalom51.8632Adam ŽampaCombined1:23.025148.0892:11.1022Giant slalom1:11.40261:10.46132:21.8625Slalom49.9124 52.36 26 1:42.27 24Andreas ŽampaSuper-Gcolspan=4 1:28.8939Giant slalom1:10.6118Slalom54.1539 59.43 36 1:53.58 35
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBarbara KantorováDownhillcolspan=4 1:45.9929Super-Gcolspan=4 1:25.3035Combined1:45.582144.36182:29.9418Giant slalom 1:17.74 42 1:15.20 41 2:32.94 41Slalom54.624053.81341:48.4334Soňa MoravčíkováGiant slalom1:17.88431:14.11342:31.9937SlalomVeronika Velez-ZuzulováSlalom51.462150.61161:42.0717Petra VlhováDownhillcolspan=4 Super-Gcolspan=4 1:24.2632Combined1:42.581340.4122:22.995Giant slalom 1:11.71 12 1:10.42 21 2:22.13 13Slalom51.121250.46141:41.5813
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMatej FalatAdam ŽampaAndreas ŽampaSoňa MoravčíkováVeronika Velez-ZuzulováPetra VlhováTeamL 2–2*Did not advance
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Slovakia has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankŠimon BartkoSprint 26:18.4 5 (2+3) 74Tomáš HasillaSprint 26:10.4 3 (1+2) 70Individual 58:55.2 9 (3+1+3+2) 86Matej KazárSprint 22:33.7 1 (0+1) 22Pursuit 36:42.4 5 (1+2+1+1) 31Individual 51:52.4 2 (0+1+1+0) 34Martin OtčenášSprint 25:39.7 4 (0+4) 52Pursuit 36:22.5 3 (0+0+3+0) 27Individual 57:16.0 5 (1+2+0+2) 84Michal ŠímaIndividual 57:52.3 6 (1+1+2+2) 85Šimon BartkoTomáš HasillaMatej KazárMartin OtčenášTeam relay16 (10+6)18
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankIvona FialkováSprint 24:48.6 5 (2+3) 74Individual 48:04.4 6 (1+1+1+3) 64Paulína FialkováSprint 21:56.8 1 (1+0) 11Pursuit 34:33.6 8 (2+2+2+2) 38Individual 42:09.5 1 (1+0+0+0) 5Mass start 37:52.6 4 (1+2+0+1) 21Anastasiya KuzminaSprint 22:00.1 3 (2+1) 13Pursuit 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 PoliakováSprint 25:32.2 5 (1+4) 83Individual 54:46.3 10 (1+4+3+2) 87 Paulína FialkováAnastasiya KuzminaTerézia PoliakováIvona FialkováTeam relay 1:12:41.8 10 (3+7) 5
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankPaulína FialkováMatej KazárAnastasiya KuzminaMartin OtčenášTeam relay14 (10+4)20
Cross-country skiing
Slovakia has qualified 3 men and 2 women.
Distance AthleteEventTotalTimeDeficitRankPeter MlynárMen's 15 km freestyle37:46.2 +4:02.367Men's 50 km classical2:26:14.7 +17:52.651Andrej SegečMen's 15 km freestyle39:13.4 +5:29.587Men's 50 km classical2:27:44.3 +19:22.253Miroslav ŠulekMen's 15 km freestyle38:44.0 +5:00.180Men's 50 km classicalAlena ProcházkováWomen's 10 km freestyle28:59.5 +3:59.058Women's 30 km classical1:36:50.0 +14:32.436
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPeter MlynárMen's sprint3:16.8225 Q3:15.775Did not advanceAndrej Segeč3:24.8456Did not advanceMiroslav Šulek3:28.7461Did not advancePeter MlynárAndrej SegečMen's team sprintcolspan=4 17:34.1211Did not advanceBarbora KlementováWomen's sprint3:38.0053Did not advanceAlena Procházková3:24.6131Did not advanceBarbora KlementováAlena ProcházkováWomen's team sprintcolspan=4 17:52.149Did not advance Qualification legend: Q – Qualify on position in heat; q – Qualify on time in round
Figure skating
Slovakia qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They additionally qualified one entry in ice dance through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
Athlete Event / / Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankNicole RajičováLadies' singles60.5913 Q114.6015175.1914Lucie Myslivečková / Lukáš CsölleyIce dancing59.7519 Q82.8220142.5720
Ice hockey
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQualificationplayoffQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSlovakia men'sMen's tournament Olympic Athletes from RussiaW 3–2L 1–2L 2–3 GWS4L 1–5Did not advance11
Men's tournament
Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing as one of the top eight teams in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking.
Team roster Men's team event – 1 team of 25 players
Preliminary round
Qualification playoff
Luge
Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Slovakia qualified 4 sleds.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Jozef NinisMen's singles47.833750.0143748.09521Eliminated2:25.94225 Jakub Šimoňák51.7243848.6903048.52227Eliminated2:28.93635 Marek SolčanskýKarol StuchlákMen's doubles 46.780 15 46.811 17colspan=4 1:33.591 17 Katarína ŠimoňákováWomen's singles 47.428 24 47.606 25 47.538 23Eliminated 2:22.572 23
Mixed team relay AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Katarína ŠimoňákováJozef NinisMarek SolčanskýKarol StuchlákTeam relay 48.032 11 49.326 11 49.635 10 2:26.993 11
Snowboarding
Freestyle AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankKlaudia MedlováWomen's big air30.7550.5050.5023Did not advanceWomen's slopestyleCanceled 26.16 34.00 34.00 24 Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
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