Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics
# Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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.

### Men

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

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jana Gantnerová | Combined | 1:47.24 | 27 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Jana Gantnerová | Slalom | 59.26 | =31 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Barbara Kantorová | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:28.91 | 22 |
| Barbara Kantorová | Giant slalom | 1:24.72 | 43 | 1:23.09 | 36 | 2:47.81 | 38 |
| Barbara Kantorová | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Barbora Lukáčová | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Barbora Lukáčová | Giant slalom | 1:25.59 | 49 | 1:25.07 | 44 | 2:50.66 | 45 |
| Kristína Saalová | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:45.98 | 31 |
| Kristína Saalová | Super-G | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Kristína Saalová | Combined | 1:48.21 | 30 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Kristína Saalová | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 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.

### 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 |
| Pavol Hurajt | Pursuit | 39:14.3 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | 52 |
| Pavol Hurajt | Individual | 52:53.3 | 1 (0+1+0+0) | 28 |
| Matej Kazár | Sprint | 26:04.8 | 3 (2+1) | 37 |
| Matej Kazár | Pursuit | 35:38.4 | 3 (1+0+1+1) | 23 |
| Matej Kazár | Individual | 51:56.9 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | 19 |
| Matej Kazár | 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 |
| Jana Gereková | Pursuit | 32:57.7 | 4 (2+0+0+2) | 35 |
| Jana Gereková | Individual | 50:20.8 | 5 (0+1+1+3) | 50 |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Sprint | 21:06.8 | 0 (0+0) | |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Pursuit | 30:29.1 | 2 (0+1+0+1) | 6 |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Individual | 48:14.1 | 4 (0+1+0+3) | 27 |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | 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 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | 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 | 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).

### Distance

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

### Sprint

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

## Figure skating

Slovakia achieved the following quota places:

| Athlete | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | 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 | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zuzana Stromková | Women's slopestyle | 24.40 | 20.20 | 24.40 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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.

### Men's tournament

**Roster**

The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

| 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) |

Forward Marian Gaborik was also selected but was unable to play due to injury.

**Group stage**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 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 | |

## Luge

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

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | 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 | — | — | — | — | 1:40.957 | 12 |
| Marek Solčanský Karol Stuchlák | Men's doubles | 50.904 | 16 | 51.481 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | 2:50.165 | 10 |

## Short track speed skating

### Women

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