# Slovakia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Slovakia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 56 competitors in 7 sports. Biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina was the country's sole medalist, taking one gold and two silver medals, earning Slovakia 17th place in the overall medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Biathlon | Women's mass start | 17 February |
| Silver | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Biathlon | Women's pursuit | 12 February |
| Silver | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Biathlon | Women's individual | 15 February |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Cross-country skiing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ice hockey | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Luge | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 56 |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Matej Falat | Combined | 1:23.21 | 53 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Matej Falat | Giant slalom | 1:14.99 | 49 | 1:19.79 | 61 | 2:34.78 | 50 |
| Matej Falat | Slalom | 51.86 | 32 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Adam Žampa | Combined | 1:23.02 | 51 | 48.08 | 9 | 2:11.10 | 22 |
| Adam Žampa | Giant slalom | 1:11.40 | 26 | 1:10.46 | 13 | 2:21.86 | 25 |
| Adam Žampa | Slalom | 49.91 | 24 | 52.36 | 26 | 1:42.27 | 24 |
| Andreas Žampa | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:28.89 | 39 |
| Andreas Žampa | Giant slalom | 1:10.61 | 18 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Andreas Žampa | Slalom | 54.15 | 39 | 59.43 | 36 | 1:53.58 | 35 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Barbara Kantorová | Downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:45.99 | 29 |
| Barbara Kantorová | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:25.30 | 35 |
| Barbara Kantorová | Combined | 1:45.58 | 21 | 44.36 | 18 | 2:29.94 | 18 |
| Barbara Kantorová | Giant slalom | 1:17.74 | 42 | 1:15.20 | 41 | 2:32.94 | 41 |
| Barbara Kantorová | Slalom | 54.62 | 40 | 53.81 | 34 | 1:48.43 | 34 |
| Soňa Moravčíková | Giant slalom | 1:17.88 | 43 | 1:14.11 | 34 | 2:31.99 | 37 |
| Soňa Moravčíková | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Veronika Velez-Zuzulová | Slalom | 51.46 | 21 | 50.61 | 16 | 1:42.07 | 17 |
| Petra Vlhová | Downhill | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Petra Vlhová | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:24.26 | 32 |
| Petra Vlhová | Combined | 1:42.58 | 13 | 40.41 | 2 | 2:22.99 | 5 |
| Petra Vlhová | Giant slalom | 1:11.71 | 12 | 1:10.42 | 21 | 2:22.13 | 13 |
| Petra Vlhová | Slalom | 51.12 | 12 | 50.46 | 14 | 1:41.58 | 13 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Matej Falat Adam Žampa Andreas Žampa Soňa Moravčíková Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Petra Vlhová | Team | Germany (GER) L 2–2* | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Slovakia has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Šimon Bartko | Sprint | 26:18.4 | 5 (2+3) | 74 |
| Tomáš Hasilla | Sprint | 26:10.4 | 3 (1+2) | 70 |
| Tomáš Hasilla | Individual | 58:55.2 | 9 (3+1+3+2) | 86 |
| Matej Kazár | Sprint | 22:33.7 | 1 (0+1) | 22 |
| Matej Kazár | Pursuit | 36:42.4 | 5 (1+2+1+1) | 31 |
| Matej Kazár | Individual | 51:52.4 | 2 (0+1+1+0) | 34 |
| Martin Otčenáš | Sprint | 25:39.7 | 4 (0+4) | 52 |
| Martin Otčenáš | Pursuit | 36:22.5 | 3 (0+0+3+0) | 27 |
| Martin Otčenáš | Individual | 57:16.0 | 5 (1+2+0+2) | 84 |
| Michal Šíma | Individual | 57:52.3 | 6 (1+1+2+2) | 85 |
| Šimon Bartko Tomáš Hasilla Matej Kazár Martin Otčenáš | Team relay | LAP | 16 (10+6) | 18 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Ivona Fialková | Sprint | 24:48.6 | 5 (2+3) | 74 |
| Ivona Fialková | Individual | 48:04.4 | 6 (1+1+1+3) | 64 |
| Paulína Fialková | Sprint | 21:56.8 | 1 (1+0) | 11 |
| Paulína Fialková | Pursuit | 34:33.6 | 8 (2+2+2+2) | 38 |
| Paulína Fialková | Individual | 42:09.5 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | 5 |
| Paulína Fialková | Mass start | 37:52.6 | 4 (1+2+0+1) | 21 |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Sprint | 22:00.1 | 3 (2+1) | 13 |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Pursuit | 31:04.7 | 4 (0+1+2+1) | |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Individual | 41:31.9 | 2 (0+1+1+0) | |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Mass start | 35:23.0 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | |
| Terézia Poliaková | Sprint | 25:32.2 | 5 (1+4) | 83 |
| Terézia Poliaková | Individual | 54:46.3 | 10 (1+4+3+2) | 87 |
| Paulína Fialková Anastasiya Kuzmina Terézia Poliaková Ivona Fialková | Team relay | 1:12:41.8 | 10 (3+7) | 5 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Paulína Fialková Matej Kazár Anastasiya Kuzmina Martin Otčenáš | Team relay | LAP | 14 (10+4) | 20 |

## Cross-country skiing

Slovakia has qualified 3 men and 2 women.

### Distance

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Deficit | Rank |
| Peter Mlynár | Men's 15 km freestyle | 37:46.2 | +4:02.3 | 67 |
| Peter Mlynár | Men's 50 km classical | 2:26:14.7 | +17:52.6 | 51 |
| Andrej Segeč | Men's 15 km freestyle | 39:13.4 | +5:29.5 | 87 |
| Andrej Segeč | Men's 50 km classical | 2:27:44.3 | +19:22.2 | 53 |
| Miroslav Šulek | Men's 15 km freestyle | 38:44.0 | +5:00.1 | 80 |
| Miroslav Šulek | Men's 50 km classical | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Alena Procházková | Women's 10 km freestyle | 28:59.5 | +3:59.0 | 58 |
| Alena Procházková | Women's 30 km classical | 1:36:50.0 | +14:32.4 | 36 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Peter Mlynár | Men's sprint | 3:16.82 | 25 Q | 3:15.77 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrej Segeč | Men's sprint | 3:24.84 | 56 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miroslav Šulek | Men's sprint | 3:28.74 | 61 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Mlynár Andrej Segeč | Men's team sprint | — | — | — | — | 17:34.12 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barbora Klementová | Women's sprint | 3:38.00 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alena Procházková | Women's sprint | 3:24.61 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barbora Klementová Alena Procházková | Women's team sprint | — | — | — | — | 17:52.14 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify on position in heat; q – Qualify on time in round

## Figure skating

Slovakia qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They additionally qualified one entry in ice dance through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
| Athlete | Event | SP / SD | SP / SD | FS / FD | FS / FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nicole Rajičová | Ladies' singles | 60.59 | 13 Q | 114.60 | 15 | 175.19 | 14 |
| Lucie Myslivečková / Lukáš Csölley | Ice dancing | 59.75 | 19 Q | 82.82 | 20 | 142.57 | 20 |

## Ice hockey
### Summary

Key:
* OT – Overtime
* GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Qualification playoff | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Slovakia men's | Men's tournament | Olympic Athletes from Russia W 3–2 | United States L 1–2 | Slovenia L 2–3 GWS | 4 | United States L 1–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |

### Men's tournament

Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing as one of the top eight teams in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking.

#### Team roster

* Men's team event – 1 team of 25 players
The following is the Slovak roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Head coach: Craig Ramsay Assistant coaches: Ján Lašák, Vladimír Országh
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2017–18 team |
| 6 | F | Lukáš Cingeľ | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 10 June 1992 | Žilina, Czechoslovakia | HK Hradec Králové (ELH) |
| 7 | D | Ivan Baranka | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 19 May 1985 | Ilava, Czechoslovakia | HC Vítkovice Ridera (ELH) |
| 13 | F | Michal Krištof | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 11 October 1993 | Nitra | HK Nitra (SVK) |
| 14 | D | Peter Čerešňák | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 26 January 1993 | Trenčín | HC Škoda Plzeň (ELH) |
| 16 | D | Juraj Valach | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 1 February 1989 | Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia | Piráti Chomutov (ELH) |
| 17 | F | Miloš Bubela | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 25 August 1992 | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | HC '05 Banská Bystrica (SVK) |
| 18 | F | Andrej Kudrna | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 11 May 1991 | Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) |
| 19 | D | Tomáš Starosta | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 20 May 1981 | Trenčín, Czechoslovakia | HK Dukla Trenčín (SVK) |
| 25 | F | Marek Hovorka | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 8 October 1984 | Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia | HC Košice (SVK) |
| 26 | D | Juraj Mikuš | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 30 November 1988 | Trenčín, Czechoslovakia | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) |
| 27 | F | Ladislav Nagy – A | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 1 June 1979 | Šaca, Czechoslovakia | HC Košice (SVK) |
| 33 | G | Patrik Rybár | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 9 November 1993 | Skalica | HK Hradec Králové (ELH) |
| 42 | G | Branislav Konrád | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 10 October 1987 | Nitra, Czechoslovakia | HC Olomouc (ELH) |
| 43 | F | Tomáš Surový – C | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 24 September 1981 | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | HC '05 Banská Bystrica (SVK) |
| 50 | G | Ján Laco | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 1 December 1981 | Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) |
| 51 | D | Dominik Graňák – A | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 11 June 1983 | Havířov, Czechoslovakia | HK Hradec Králové (ELH) |
| 56 | D | Michal Čajkovský | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 107 kg (236 lb) | 6 May 1992 | Skalica, Czechoslovakia | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) |
| 63 | F | Patrik Lamper | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 10 March 1993 | Banská Bystrica | HC '05 Banská Bystrica (SVK) |
| 65 | F | Tomáš Marcinko | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 11 April 1988 | Poprad, Czechoslovakia | HC Oceláři Třinec (ELH) |
| 67 | F | Matej Paulovič | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 13 January 1995 | Topoľčany | HK Nitra (SVK) |
| 71 | D | Marek Ďaloga | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 10 March 1989 | Zvolen, Czechoslovakia | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) |
| 83 | F | Martin Bakoš | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 18 April 1990 | Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH) |
| 85 | F | Peter Ölvecký | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 11 October 1985 | Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia | HK Dukla Trenčín (SVK) |
| 87 | F | Marcel Haščák | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 3 February 1987 | Poprad, Czechoslovakia | HC Kometa Brno (ELH) |
| 91 | F | Matúš Sukeľ | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 23 January 1996 | Liptovský Mikuláš | MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš (SVK) |

#### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | Qualification playoffs |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | Qualification playoffs |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Qualification playoffs |
* 1 2 3 Slovenia 4 Pts; USA 4 Pts; Slovakia 1 Pts. Slovenia defeated USA 3–2 in overtime.

#### Qualification playoff
## Luge

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Slovakia qualified 4 sleds.
| 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 | 47.833 | 7 | 50.014 | 37 | 48.095 | 21 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 2:25.942 | 25 |
| Jakub Šimoňák | Men's singles | 51.724 | 38 | 48.690 | 30 | 48.522 | 27 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 2:28.936 | 35 |
| Marek Solčanský Karol Stuchlák | Men's doubles | 46.780 | 15 | 46.811 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1:33.591 | 17 |
| Katarína Šimoňáková | Women's singles | 47.428 | 24 | 47.606 | 25 | 47.538 | 23 | Eliminated | Eliminated | 2:22.572 | 23 |

### Mixed team relay

| 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 Marek Solčanský Karol Stuchlák | Team relay | 48.032 | 11 | 49.326 | 11 | 49.635 | 10 | 2:26.993 | 11 |

## Snowboarding
### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
| Klaudia Medlová | Women's big air | 30.75 | 50.50 | 50.50 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Klaudia Medlová | Women's slopestyle | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | 26.16 | 34.00 | CAN | 34.00 | 24 |
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal