Croatia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
The Croatian team consisted of 11 athletes (four men and seven women).
Zrinka Ljutić and Marko Skender were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, cross-country skier Tena Hadžic was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing3 3 6Cross-country skiing1 2 3Short track speed skating0 1 1Snowboarding0 1 1 Total 4 7 11
Alpine skiing
Croatia qualified three male and two female alpine skiers, then added one more female quota through reallocation. They also qualified for the team event but declined to participate. AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSamuel KolegaMen's giant slalom1:06.53241:10.75232:17.2821Filip Zubčić1:04.69151:07.4092:12.0910Samuel KolegaMen's slalom55.541850.4261:45.9615Matej Vidović56.572650.79141:47.3620Filip Zubčić55.792150.89171:46.6818Andrea KomšićWomen's giant slalomDid not advanceZrinka Ljutić1:02.50351:01.27272:03.7728Andrea KomšićWomen's slalomDid not advanceZrinka Ljutić55.032653.88231:48.9125Leona Popović55.313053.11121:48.4223
Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards Croatia has qualified one male and one female cross-country skier. An additional female skier is added by virtue of a top 33 placing in the Nations ranking as of December 11, 2021.
Distance AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRankMarko SkenderMen's 15 km classical48:30.8 +10:36.085Men's 50 km freestyle1:30:34.5 +19:01.857Tena HadžićWomen's 10 km classical36:27.5 +8:21.283Vedrana MalecWomen's 10 km classical34:31.6 +6:25.373Women's 30 km freestyle1:41:18.6 +16:24.652
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarko SkenderMen's sprint3:06.8669Did not advanceTena HadžićWomen's sprint3:45.6071Did not advanceVedrana Malec3:33.1253Did not advanceTena HadžićVedrana MalecWomen's team sprintcolspan=4 26:29.2310Did not advance20
Short track speed skating
Croatia has qualified one female short track speed skater. This will mark the country's sport debut at the Winter Olympics.
Valentina Aščić was named to the team on January 18, whilst an additional starting place for the 1500 m event was received through the reallocation process.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankValentina AščićWomen's 500 m44.6813Did not advance23Women's 1500 mcolspan=2 2:21.4565Did not advance26
Snowboarding
Croatia qualified one athlete for the women's big air and slopestyle competitions, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since Sochi 2014.
Freestyle AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankLea JugovacWomen's big air9.2515.0010.0024.2528Did not advanceWomen's slopestyleDid not advance
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