# Slovakia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Slovakia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Marek Hrivík and Katarina Šimoňáková were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile hockey player Peter Cehlárik was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
Vlhova's gold was the first ever alpine skiing medal for the nation. Also, the hockey team made headlines around the world after upsetting the USA in the quarterfinals.

## Medalists

The following Slovak competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Petra Vlhová | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom | 9 February |
| Bronze | Slovak national men's ice hockey team Branislav KonrádPatrik RybárMatej TomekMichal ČajkovskýPeter ČerešňákMarek ĎalogaMartin GernátSamuel KňažkoMartin MarinčinŠimon NemecMislav RosandićPeter CehlárikMarko DaňoAdrián HolešinskýMarek HrivíkLibor HudáčekTomáš JurčoMiloš KelemenMichal KrištofKristián PospíšilPavol RegendaMiloš RomanJuraj SlafkovskýSamuel TakáčPeter Zuzin | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | 19 February |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Bobsleigh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ice hockey | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Luge | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 13 | 50 |

## Alpine skiing

Slovakia qualified two male and three female alpine skiers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Adam Žampa | Slalom | 57.76 | 32 | 53.25 | 25 | 1:51.01 | 25 |
| Adam Žampa | Giant slalom | 1:05.86 | 21 | 1:08.05 | 16 | 2:14.31 | 15 |
| Andreas Žampa | Slalom | 58.06 | 33 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Andreas Žampa | Giant slalom | 1:06.15 | 23 | 1:08.16 | 17 | 2:14.31 | 16 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rebeka Jančová | Giant slalom | 1:06.56 | 48 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Petra Vlhová | Giant slalom | 59.34 | 13 | 58.81 | 16 | 1:58.15 | 14 |
| Rebeka Jančová | Slalom | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Petra Vlhová | Slalom | 52.89 | 8 | 52.09 | 1 | 1:44.98 | |
| Petra Hromcová | Super-G | — | 1:20.11 | 38 |
| Rebeka Jančová | Super-G | — | 1:20.18 | 39 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Adam Žampa Andreas Žampa Petra Hromcová Rebeka Jančová | Team | United States (USA) L 1–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Šimon Bartko | Sprint | 26:58.8 | 3 (2+1) | 65 |
| Šimon Bartko | Individual | 59:47.8 | 7 (2+3+1+1) | 88 |
| Tomáš Sklenárik | Sprint | 27:46.3 | 3 (1+2) | 87 |
| Tomáš Sklenárik | Individual | 58:08.1 | 5 (2+2+1+0) | 80 |
| Matej Baloga | Sprint | 27:41.3 | 1 (0+1) | 85 |
| Matej Baloga | Individual | 58:47.1 | 4 (0+1+1+2) | 84 |
| Michal Šíma | Sprint | 27:02.3 | 1 (1+0) | 68 |
| Michal Šíma | Individual | 54:09.0 | 2 (0+1+0+1) | 43 |
| Šimon Bartko Tomáš Sklenárik Matej Baloga Michal Šíma | Team relay | LAP | LAP | 21 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Ivona Fialková | Individual | 49:54.2 | 6 (0+4+1+1) | 46 |
| Paulína Fialková | Individual | 49:10.7 | 4 (0+2+1+1) | 42 |
| Henrieta Horvátová | Individual | 52:16.1 | 3 (0+1+1+1) | 68 |
| Veronika Machyniaková | Individual | 55:21.7 | 5 (1+2+0+2) | 83 |
| Paulína Fialková | Mass start | 44:04.8 | 8 (0+3+1+4) | 26 |
| Ivona Fialková | Pursuit | 40:06.3 | 7 (0+4+1+2) | 36 |
| Paulína Fialková | Pursuit | 37:25.7 | 2 (0+2+0+0) | 10 |
| Ivona Fialková | Sprint | 23:11.8 | 4 (1+3) | 41 |
| Paulína Fialková | Sprint | 22:12.0 | 1 (0+1) | 14 |
| Henrieta Horvátová | Sprint | 24:20.7 | 1 (1+0) | 72 |
| Veronika Machyniaková | Sprint | 26:13.2 | 3 (2+1) | 88 |
| Paulína Fialková Veronika Machyniaková Henrieta Horvátová Ivona Fialková | Team relay | LAP | LAP | 19 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Ivona Fialková Paulína Fialková Michal Šíma Tomáš Sklenárik | Relay | LAP | 9+13 | 17 |

## 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 |
| Viktória Čerňanská | Women's monobob | 1:05.75 | 12 | 1:06.41 | 15 | 1:06.62 | 18 | 1:06.47 | 15 | 4:25.25 | 17 |

## Cross-country skiing

Slovakia qualified two male and three female cross-country skiers.

### Distance

| Athlete | Event | Classical | Classical | Freestyle | Freestyle | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank |
| Peter Mlynár | Men's 15 km classical | — | — | — | — | 42:49.9 | +4:55.1 | 58 |
| Ján Koristek | Men's 30 km skiathlon | 44:06.1 | 51 | 40:54.9 | 32 | 1:25:38.7 | +9:28.9 | 45 |
| Ján Koristek | Men's 50 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 1:17:26.0 | +5:53.3 | 40 |
| Alena Procházková | Women's 10 km classical | — | — | — | — | 33:18.2 | +5:11.9 | 65 |
| Barbora Klementová | Women's 10 km classical | — | — | — | — | 34:59.2 | +6:52.9 | 77 |
| Kristína Sivoková | Women's 10 km classical | — | — | — | — | 36:12.6 | +8:06.3 | 81 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alena Procházková | Women's sprint | 3:36.84 | 63 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barbora Klementová | Women's sprint | 3:34.87 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kristína Sivoková | Women's sprint | 3:46.25 | 72 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Ice hockey
### Summary

Key:
* OT – Overtime
* GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Qualification playoff | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Slovakia men's | Men's tournament | Finland L 2–6 | Sweden L 1–4 | Latvia W 5–2 | — | 3 Q | Germany W 4–0 | United States W 3–2 GWS | Finland L 0–2 | Sweden W 4–0 | |
Slovakia has qualified 25 male competitors to the ice hockey tournament.

### Men's tournament

Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament.

#### Team roster

The roster was announced on 18 January 2022.
Head coach: Craig Ramsay
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| 5 | D | Šimon Nemec | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (2004-02-15)15 February 2004 (aged 17) | HK Nitra |
| 12 | F | Miloš Kelemen | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1999-07-06)6 July 1999 (aged 22) | Mladá Boleslav |
| 13 | F | Tomáš Jurčo | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 29) | Barys Nur-Sultan |
| 14 | D | Peter Čerešňák (A) | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 29) | HC Plzeň |
| 19 | F | Michal Krištof | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 28) | Kometa Brno |
| 20 | F | Juraj Slafkovský | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | (2004-03-30)30 March 2004 (aged 17) | HC TPS |
| 22 | D | Samuel Kňažko | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (aged 19) | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| 24 | G | Patrik Rybár | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | (1993-11-09)9 November 1993 (aged 28) | Dinamo Minsk |
| 25 | F | Peter Zuzin | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | (1990-09-04)4 September 1990 (aged 31) | HKM Zvolen |
| 27 | F | Marek Hrivík (C) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 30) | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| 28 | D | Martin Gernát | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | (1993-04-11)11 April 1993 (aged 28) | Lausanne HC |
| 30 | G | Matej Tomek | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | (1997-05-24)24 May 1997 (aged 24) | Kometa Brno |
| 34 | F | Peter Cehlárik (A) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 26) | Avangard Omsk |
| 40 | F | Miloš Roman | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1999-11-06)6 November 1999 (aged 22) | Oceláři Třinec |
| 42 | G | Branislav Konrád | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 34) | HC Olomouc |
| 44 | D | Mislav Rosandić | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 26) | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
| 49 | F | Samuel Takáč | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | (1991-12-03)3 December 1991 (aged 30) | Slovan Bratislava |
| 52 | D | Martin Marinčin | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 29) | Oceláři Třinec |
| 56 | F | Marko Daňo | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 27) | Oceláři Třinec |
| 65 | D | Michal Čajkovský | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 29) | Sibir Novosibirsk |
| 71 | D | Marek Ďaloga | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 32) | Kometa Brno |
| 79 | F | Libor Hudáček | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 31) | Dinamo Minsk |
| 87 | F | Pavol Regenda | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | (1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 22) | HK Dukla Michalovce |
| 88 | F | Kristián Pospíšil | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1996-04-22)22 April 1996 (aged 25) | HC Davos |
| 89 | F | Adrián Holešinský | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 25) | HK Nitra |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 | Playoffs |

#### Bronze medal game
## Luge

| 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 | 58.205 | 18 | 58.764 | 19 | 58.856 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:55.825 | 21 |
| Marián Skupek | Men's singles | 58.956 | 26 | 58.976 | 23 | 59.051 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:56.983 | 26 |
| Tomáš Vaverčák Matej Zmij | Men's doubles | 1:00.138 | 15 | 59.704 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1:59.842 | 13 |
| Katarína Šimoňáková | Women's singles | 1:00.124 | 27 | 59.851 | 24 | 59.761 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:59.736 | 25 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Katarína Šimoňáková Jozef Ninis Tomáš Vaverčák / Matej Zmij | Team relay | 1:01.579 | 11 | 1:02.338 | 8 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Snowboarding
### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
| Klaudia Medlová | Women's big air | 62.25 | 51.00 | 29.75 | 113.25 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Klaudia Medlová | Women's slopestyle | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |