Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Slovakia
Slovakia at the Olympic Games
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IOC code	SVK
NOC	Slovak Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.sk (Slovak)
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Competitors	63 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Zdeno Chára (opening); Anastasiya Kuzmina (closing)
	Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
	1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016;
Winter Games
	1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014;
	Other related appearances
	Hungary (1896–1912); Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)

Slovakia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of 63 athletes in 9 sports.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Biathlon	Women's sprint	February 9

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 27 January 2014, Slovakia qualified a total of nine athletes in alpine skiing.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Martin Bendík	Downhill	N/A				2:15.39	45
	Super-G	N/A				1:23.06	43
	Combined	DNF
Matej Falat	Super-G	N/A				1:22.81	42
	Combined	DNF
	Slalom	DNF
Adam Žampa	Super-G	N/A				1:20.95	28
	Combined	1:56.23	27	50.11	1	2:46.34	5
	Giant slalom	1:23.13	20	1:25.28	26	2:48.41	22
	Slalom	49.34	26	53.94	1	1:43.28	6
Andreas Žampa	Super-G	N/A				1:22.42	36
	Giant slalom	1:25.54	36	1:26.08	32	2:51.62	32
	Slalom	58.65	67	DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jana Gantnerová	Combined	1:47.24	27	DNF
Jana Gantnerová	Slalom	59.26	=31	DNF
Barbara Kantorová	Super-G	N/A				1:28.91	22
	Giant slalom	1:24.72	43	1:23.09	36	2:47.81	38
	Slalom	DNF
Barbora Lukáčová	Slalom	DNF
Barbora Lukáčová	Giant slalom	1:25.59	49	1:25.07	44	2:50.66	45
Kristína Saalová	Downhill	N/A				1:45.98	31
	Super-G	N/A				DNF
	Combined	1:48.21	30	DNF
	Giant slalom	DNF
Petra Vlhová	Slalom	56.42	18	53.74	23	1:50.16	19
Petra Vlhová	Giant slalom	1:21.86	27	1:19.83	23	2:41.69	24

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Slovakia qualified 5 men and 5 women.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Tomáš Hasilla	Sprint	27:05.4	3 (2+1)	65
Tomáš Hasilla	Individual	54:16.9	2 (1+1+0+0)	43
Pavol Hurajt	Sprint	26:45.8	0 (0+0)	52
	Pursuit	39:14.3	1 (1+0+0+0)	52
	Individual	52:53.3	1 (0+1+0+0)	28
Matej Kazár	Sprint	26:04.8	3 (2+1)	37
	Pursuit	35:38.4	3 (1+0+1+1)	23
	Individual	51:56.9	2 (1+0+1+0)	19
	Mass start	44:25.6	2 (0+1+1+0)	15
Miroslav Matiaško	Individual	55:58.7	4 (1+1+0+2)	58
Martin Otčenáš	Sprint	27:07.8	3 (1+2)	68
Tomáš Hasilla Pavol Hurajt Matej Kazár Miroslav Matiaško	Team relay	1:15:23.8	10 (1+9)	12

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Martina Chrapánová	Sprint	23:48.3	2 (0+2)	62
Martina Chrapánová	Individual	52:00.5	5 (0+0+1+2)	59
Paulína Fialková	Sprint	24:27.1	5 (3+2)	72
Jana Gereková	Sprint	22:58.0	3 (1+2)	43
	Pursuit	32:57.7	4 (2+0+0+2)	35
	Individual	50:20.8	5 (0+1+1+3)	50
Anastasiya Kuzmina	Sprint	21:06.8	0 (0+0)
	Pursuit	30:29.1	2 (0+1+0+1)	6
	Individual	48:14.1	4 (0+1+0+3)	27
	Mass start	38:50.3	5 (0+2+2+1)	26
Terézia Poliaková	Individual	53:19.8	6 (0+3+1+2)	66
Martina Chrapánová Paulína Fialková Jana Gereková Terézia Poliaková	Team relay	LAP	24 (5+19)	14

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Jana Gereková Pavol Hurajt Matej Kazár Anastasiya Kuzmina	Team relay	1:11:04.7	10 (0+10)	5

Bobsleigh

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Milan Jagnešák* Lukáš Kozienka Juraj Mokráš Martin Tešovič	Four-man	56.56	27	56.37	25	56.51	26	Did not advance		2:49.44	25

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

Slovakia qualified for the following events according to the quota allocation by the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[4]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Martin Bajčičák	Men's 15 km classical	N/A				40:28.0	+1:58.3	23
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	37:21.7	40	33:07.3	28	1:11:00.1	+2:44.7	31
	Men's 50 km freestyle	N/A				1:47:34.4	+39.2	14
Peter Mlynár	Men's 15 km classical	N/A				42:50.3	+4:20.6	51
Alena Procházková	Women's 10 km classical	N/A				32:08.4	+3:50.6	50

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Peter Mlynár	Men's sprint	3:51.76	66	Did not advance
Martin Bajčičák Peter Mlynár	Men's team sprint	N/A				24:58.06	9	Did not advance
Daniela Kotschová	Women's sprint	2:49.81	55	Did not advance
Alena Procházková	Women's sprint	2:41.95	39	Did not advance
Daniela Kotschová Alena Procházková	Women's team sprint	N/A				18:51.94	7	Did not advance

Figure skating

Slovakia achieved the following quota places:

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nicole Rajičová	Ladies' singles	49.80	21 Q	75.20	24	125.00	24

Freestyle skiing

Slopestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Natália Šlepecká	Women's slopestyle	34.60	32.60	34.60	18	Did not advance
Zuzana Stromková	Women's slopestyle	24.40	20.20	24.40	20	Did not advance

Ice hockey

Slovakia qualified a men's team by being one of the 9 highest ranked teams in the IIHF World Ranking following the 2012 World Championships.^[6]^[7]

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[8] view

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2013–14 team
7	D	Ivan Baranka	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	19 May 1985	Ilava	Avangard Omsk (KHL)
13	F	Tomáš Jurčo	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	28 December 1992	Košice	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
14	D	Andrej Meszároš	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	13 October 1985	Považská Bystrica	Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
19	D	Tomáš Starosta	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	20 May 1981	Trenčín	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (KHL)
23	D	René Vydarený	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	6 May 1981	Bratislava	Hradec Králové (CZE)
26	F	Michal Handzuš – A	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	11 March 1977	Banská Bystrica	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
28	F	Richard Pánik	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	7 February 1991	Martin	Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
31	G	Peter Budaj	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	18 September 1982	Banská Bystrica	Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
33	D	Zdeno Chára – C	206 cm (6 ft 9 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	18 March 1977	Trenčín	Boston Bruins (NHL)
41	G	Jaroslav Halák	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	13 May 1985	Bratislava	St. Louis Blues (NHL)
43	F	Tomáš Surový	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	24 September 1981	Banská Bystrica	Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
44	D	Andrej Sekera	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	8 June 1986	Bojnice	Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
50	G	Ján Laco	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	1 December 1981	Liptovský Mikuláš	Donbass Donetsk (KHL)
52	D	Martin Marinčin	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	18 February 1992	Košice	Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
61	F	Milan Bartovič	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	9 April 1981	Trenčín	Slovan Bratislava (KHL)
65	F	Tomáš Marcinko	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	11 April 1988	Poprad	HC Košice (SVK)
67	F	Tomáš Záborský	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	14 November 1987	Trenčín	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
68	D	Milan Jurčina	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)	114 kg (251 lb)	7 June 1983	Liptovský Mikuláš	TPS Turku (FIN)
81	F	Marián Hossa – A	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	12 January 1979	Stará Ľubovňa	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
82	F	Tomáš Kopecký	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	5 February 1982	Ilava	Florida Panthers (NHL)
85	F	Peter Ölvecký	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	11 October 1985	Nové Zámky	Slovan Bratislava (KHL)
88	F	Marcel Hossa	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	12 October 1981	Ilava	Dinamo Riga (KHL)
90	F	Tomáš Tatar	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	1 December 1990	Ilava	Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
91	F	Michel Miklík	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	31 July 1982	Piešťany	Slovan Bratislava (KHL)
92	F	Branko Radivojevič	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	24 November 1980	Piešťany	Slovan Bratislava (KHL)

Group stage

Team v t e	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	0	15	4	+11	8
Russia	3	1	1	1	0	8	5	+3	6
Slovenia	3	1	0	0	2	6	11	−5	3
Slovakia	3	0	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1

13 February 2014
16:30

Slovakia

1–7
(0–1, 1–6, 0–0)

United States

Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 4,119


Jaroslav Halák Peter Budaj	Goalies	Jonathan Quick	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Mark Wheler Jesse Wilmot
T. Tatar (M. Hossa) – 20:24	0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 1–7	14:27 – J. Carlson (P. Kessel, J. van Riemsdyk) 21:26 – R. Kesler (P. Kane) 22:32 – P. Stastny (M. Pacioretty, T. Oshie) 28:16 – D. Backes (P. Kessel) 33:30 – P. Stastny (K. Shattenkirk, T. Oshie) 34:20 – P. Kessel (R. Kesler, J. van Riemsdyk) 35:17 – D. Brown (J. Carlson, P. Kane)
4 min	Penalties	2 min
23	Shots	33

15 February 2014
12:00

Slovakia

1–3
(0–0, 0–0, 1–3)

Slovenia

Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 7,438


Jaroslav Halák	Goalies	Robert Kristan	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Tim Peel Linesmen: Derek Amell Ivan Dedioulia
T. Jurčo (T. Záborský, Z. Chára) – 59:42	0-1 0–2 0–3 1-3	43:23 – R. Tičar (Ž. Jeglič, R. Sabolič) (PP) 48:59 – T. Razingar (J. Urbas, M. Rodman) 49:22 – A. Kopitar (J. Muršak)
8 min	Penalties	10 min
28	Shots	31

16 February 2014
16:30

Russia

1–0 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO 1–0)

Slovakia

Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 11,097


Semyon Varlamov	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Chris Carlson Andy McElman
A. Radulov GOAL I. Kovalchuk GOAL	Shootout:	M. Handzuš T. Tatar
4 min	Penalties	10 min
37	Shots	27

Qualification Play-offs

18 February 2014
21:00

Czech Republic

5–3
(3–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Slovakia

Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 3,628


Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Ján Laco	Referees: Tim Peel Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron Sakari Suominen
A. Hemský (T. Kaberle, J. Voráček) (PP) – 06:53 R. Červenka (J. Jágr, T. Plekanec) – 07:22 D. Krejčí (T. Kaberle, R. Gudas) (PP) – 17:03 R. Červenka – 35:41 T. Plekanec (D. Krejčí) (ENG, PP) – 59:21	1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 4–3 5–3	38:57 – M. Hossa (A. Sekera, M. Handzuš) 47:20 – M. Hossa (T. Tatar, M. Handzuš) 48:51 – T. Surový (A. Sekera, M. Bartovič)
2 min	Penalties	10 min
29	Shots	32

Luge

Slovakia qualified a total of six athletes, and a spot in the team relay.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jozef Ninis	Men's singles	53.143	22	52.932	21	52.492	20	52.564	21	3:31.131	20
Jozef Petrulák Marián Zemaník	Men's doubles	50.548	13	50.409	12	N/A				1:40.957	12
Marek Solčanský Karol Stuchlák	Men's doubles	50.904	16	51.481	18	N/A				1:42.385	16
Viera Gburova	Women's singles	51.928	27	51.422	23	51.782	25	51.565	23	3:26.697	23
Viera Gburova Jozef Ninis Jozef Petrulák Marián Zemaník	Mixed team relay	55.757	11	56.472	8	57.936	9	N/A		2:50.165	10

Short track speed skating

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tatiana Bodova	1500 m	2:31.788	5	Did not advance			29

References

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Medalists

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating

Freestyle skiing

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Luge

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