Slovakia competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
Tomáš Tatar and Viktória Čerňanská were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Jakub Šiarnik and Rebeka Cully were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
For the first time since 2002, Slovakia failed to secure a single Winter Olympic medal. However, the men's ice hockey team made headlines around the world after finishing 4th in the men's ice hockey tournament.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing134Biathlon246Bobsleigh022Cross-country skiing213Figure skating101Freestyle skiing011Ice hockey25025Luge325Short-track speed skating011Ski jumping112Ski mountaineering123 Total361753
Alpine skiing
Slovakia qualified one male and three female alpine skiers through the basic and additional quota.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAndreas ŽampaMen's giant slalom1:16.64171:11.80252:28.4421Rebeka JančováWomen's giant slalomWomen's super-Gcolspan=4 1:28.5121Katarína ŠrobováWomen's slalomPetra VlhováWomen's slalom49.992952.71121:42.7020Katarína ŠrobováPetra VlhováWomen's team combined1:46.6626
Biathlon
Slovakia qualified two male and four female competitors through their 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankŠimon AdamovIndividual1:03:01.47 (0+4+1+2)82Sprint26:32.02 (1+1)75Jakub BorguľaPursuit38:16.04 (1+1+1+1)56Sprint25:55.01 (0+1)58
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankPaulína FialkováIndividual45:18.23 (0+1+1+1)40Pursuit32:54.13 (0+1+1+1)25Sprint22:50.63 (1+2)40Anastasiya KuzminaIndividual46:11.81 (0+0+1+1)46Pursuit34:45.65 (1+1+2+1)49Sprint22:40.61 (0+1)36Mária RemeňováIndividual50:01.74 (2+2+0+2)82Pursuit34:01.52 (0+1+0+1)38Sprint23:01.81 (1+0)51Ema KapustováIndividual46:14.31 (1+0+0+0)48Pursuit35:07.34 (1+1+2+0)52Sprint23:03.51 (0+1)53 Paulína FialkováAnastasiya KuzminaEma KapustováMária RemeňováTeam relay1:14:03.50 (0+10)10
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankAnastasiya KuzminaPaulína FialkováJakub BorguľaŠimon AdamovRelay1:09:06.512 (1+11)19
Bobsleigh
Slovakia qualified two female athletes through quota alocation.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankViktória ČerňanskáWomen's monobob1:00.83211:00.81201:00.55201:00.65194:02.8420Viktória ČerňanskáLucia MokrášováTwo-woman57.941857.861558.582158.31193:52.6919
Cross-country skiing
Slovakia qualified two male and one female cross-country skier through the basic quota. Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Slovakia qualified a further one male athlete.
Distance AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankPeter HindsMen's 10 km freestylecolspan=2 23:40.864colspan=3 Men's 20 km skiathlon 27:24.8 63 25:46.8 52 53:44.7 +7:33.7 60Men's 50 km classical2:25:05.538colspan=5 Tomáš CenekMen's 10 km freestylecolspan=226:07.990colspan=3 Mária DanielováWomen's 10 km freestylecolspan=2 31:20.8102colspan=3
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPeter HindsMen's sprint3:25.7849Did not advanceTomáš Cenek3:28.3458Did not advanceMária DanielováWomen's sprint4:08.2760Did not advanceTomáš CenekPeter HindsMen's team sprint6:15.1820colspan=4 Did not advance
Figure skating
In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Slovakia secured one quota in each of the men's singles.
AthleteEvent//TotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankAdam HagaraMen's singles80.3020 Q 122.0824 202.3824
Freestyle skiing
Ski cross AthleteEventSeedingRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankNikola FričováWomen's ski cross1:20.24284Did not advance28
Ice hockey
Summary Key: OT – Overtime GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout TeamEventGroup stageQualificationplayoffQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSlovakia men'sMen's tournamentW 4–1W 3–2L 5–31 QW 6–2L 2–6L 1–64th
Men's tournament
Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by winning a final qualification tournament.
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Luge
Based on the results from the Olympic test event and the fall World Cups during the 2025–26 Luge World Cup season, Slovakia earned the following start quotas:
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJozef NinisMen's singles53.9861954.0972053.8241853.693153:35.60019Christián BosmanBruno MickMen's doubles53.1211353.00412colspan=4 1:46.12512Viktória PraxováDesana ŠpitzováWomen's doubles56.2271155.28611colspan=4 1:51.51311
Short-track speed skating
Slovakia qualified one female short-track speed skater after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLea PopovičováWomen's 500 m46.1014Did not advance
Ski jumping
Slovakia qualified one male and one female athlete through quota.
Men AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankHektor KapustíkNormal hill102.0124.62295.5121.128245.728Large hill131.5121.230132.0127.117248.3=21
Women AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankKira Mária KapustíkováNormal hill89.0100.941 Did not advanceLarge hill105.579.743 Did not advance
Ski mountaineering
Slovakia qualified two female and one male ski mountaineer through the Olympic ranking lists.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJakub ŠiarnikMen's sprint3:02.296Did not advance18Rebeka CullyWomen's sprint3:31.246Did not advance16Marianna Jagerčíková3:15.323 Q3:26.806Did not advance11Jakub ŠiarnikMarianna JagerčíkováMixed relaycolspan=4 30:36.2311
See also Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
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