Slovenia first joined Paralympic competition as an independent nation in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, and their first Winter Paralympics appearance was at the 1998 Winter Paralympics. They have competed in every Paralympics since those respective debuts except the 2002 Winter Paralympics, and have never sent more than one athlete to a Winter Paralympics. While Slovenia had won 20 medals at the Summer Paralympics, they have never won one at the winter version. The Slovenian delegation to Sochi consisted of a single athlete, the alpine skier Gal Jakic. Jakic was the Slovenian flag-bearer for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony, and for the closing ceremony.