Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Slovakia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Slovakia
IOC code  SVK
NOC Slovak Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (Slovak)
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Competitors 73 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Žigmund Pálffy[1] (opening)
Pavol Hurajt (closing)
Medals
Rank: 17		 Gold
1		 Silver
1		 Bronze
1		 Total
3
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Slovakia competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Slovak athletes earned their first gold medal ever in the Winter Olympics with Anastasiya Kuzmina's gold in the women's biathlon sprint event.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Kuzmina, AnastasiyaAnastasiya Kuzmina Biathlon Women's sprint 13 February
 Silver Kuzmina, AnastasiyaAnastasiya Kuzmina Biathlon Women's pursuit 16 February
 Bronze Hurajt, PavolPavol Hurajt Biathlon Men's mass start 21 February
The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Jaroslav Babušiak Combined DNF DNF
Downhill 1:59.99 52
Giant slalom 1:22.22 1:24.90 2:47.12 44
Slalom 52.10 54.76 1:46.86 30
Super-G 1:35.25 37
Women
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Jana Gantnerová Giant slalom 1:20.00 1:15.73 2:35.73 35
Slalom 53.54 53.92 1:47.46 24
Veronika Zuzulová Giant slalom 1:18.96 DNS
Slalom 52.11 53.03 1:45.14 10

Biathlon

Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Pavol Hurajt Sprint 25:15.0 1 (0+1) 7
Pursuit 35:12.8 3 (1+0+0+2) 16
Mass start 35:52.3 0 3rd
Individual 49:39.0 1 (0+0+1+0) 5
Marek Matiaško Sprint 27:37.4 3 (1+2) 66
Individual 52:47.9 2 (0+1+0+1) 33
Miroslav Matiaško Sprint 28:15.9 4 (1+3) 76
Individual 53:29.2 3 (1+1+0+1) 47
Dušan Šimočko Sprint 28:11.4 3 (1+2) 75
Individual 51:20.6 2 (0+0+2+0) 18
Men's relay
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Miroslav Matiaško
Marek Matiaško
Dušan Šimočko
Pavol Hurajt		 4 x 7.5 km relay 1:28:54.1 14 (2+12) 15
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Jana Gereková Sprint 21:54.0 3 (1+2) 40
Pursuit 34:17.4 4 (0+3+0+1) 40
Individual 45:46.4 4 (1+0+1+2) 46
Martina Halinárová Sprint 22:19.0 2 (1+1) 54
Pursuit LAP 6 (1+2+3+ ) LAP
Individual 45:38.7 3 (0+1+0+2) 44
Ľubomíra Kalinová Sprint 23:47.2 5 (3+2) 81
Individual 50:38.7 7 (2+0+2+3) 80
Anastasiya Kuzmina Sprint 19:55.6 1 (1+0) 1st
Pursuit 30:28.3 2 (0+1+1+0) 2nd
Mass start 36:02.9 3 (1+1+1+0) 8
Individual 45:16.0 5 (2+1+1+1) 39
Women's relay
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Martina Halinárová
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Natália Prekopová
Jana Gereková		 4 x 6 km relay 1:13:15.8 12 (1+11) 13

Bobsleigh

Two-man
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Milan Jagnešák
Petr Narovec		 53.18 53.16 52.73 52.99 3:32.06 20
Four-man
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Milan Jagnešák
Martin Tešovič
Marcel Lopuchovský
Petr Narovec		 55.25 DNS

Cross-country skiing

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Bajčičák 15 km freestyle 34:59.3 23
30 km pursuit 1:17:58.1 25
Ivan Bátory 15 km freestyle 35:38.1 40
Michal Malák 15 km freestyle 36:22.8 54
Peter Mlynár Sprint 3:55.76 57 DNQ 57
Women

Alena Procházková participated only for one event due to inflammation of the trachea.[2]

Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alena Procházková Sprint 3:46.16 16 Q 3:40.1 4 DNQ 18

Figure skating

Athlete(s) Event CD SP/OD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ivana Reitmayerová Ladies' 41.94 28 DNQ

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[3]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
31 G Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 18 September 1982 Banská Bystrica Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
41 G Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halák 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 13 May 1985 Bratislava Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
35 G Stana, RastislavRastislav Staňa 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 10 January 1980 Košice Severstal (KHL)
7 D Baranka, IvanIvan Baranka 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 19 May 1985 Ilava Spartak Moscow (KHL)
33 D Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chára – C 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 18 March 1977 Trenčín Boston Bruins (NHL)
68 D Jurcina, MilanMilan Jurcina 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 7 June 1983 Liptovský Mikuláš Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
14 D Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszároš 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 13 October 1985 Považská Bystrica Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
44 D Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 8 June 1986 Bojnice Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
77 D Strbak, MartinMartin Štrbák 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 15 January 1975 Prešov HC MVD (KHL)
17 D Visnovsky, LubomirĽubomír Višňovský 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 11 August 1976 Topoľčany Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
23 F Bartecko, LubosĽuboš Bartečko 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 14 July 1976 Kežmarok Färjestad (SEL)
8 F Cibak, MartinMartin Cibák 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 17 May 1980 Liptovský Mikuláš Spartak Moscow (KHL)
38 F Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra – A 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 November 1974 Dubnica nad Váhom Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
10 F Gaborik, MarianMarián Gáborík 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 14 February 1982 Trenčín New York Rangers (NHL)
26 F Handzus, MichalMichal Handzuš 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 11 March 1977 Banská Bystrica Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
91 F Hossa, MarcelMarcel Hossa 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 12 October 1981 Ilava Dinamo Riga (KHL)
81 F Hossa, MarianMarián Hossa – A 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 12 January 1979 Stará Ľubovňa Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
82 F Kopecky, TomasTomáš Kopecký 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 5 February 1982 Ilava Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
24 F Palffy, ZigmundŽigmund Pálffy 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 5 May 1972 Skalica HK 36 Skalica (SVK)
92 F Radivojevic, BrankoBranko Radivojevič 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 November 1980 Piešťany Spartak Moscow (KHL)
18 F Satan, MiroslavMiroslav Šatan 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 22 October 1974 Topoľčany Boston Bruins (NHL)
15 F Stumpel, JozefJozef Stümpel 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 20 July 1972 Nitra Barys Astana (KHL)
20 F Zednik, RichardRichard Zedník 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 6 January 1976 Banská Bystrica Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)

Defenceman Richard Lintner was initially selected, but was replaced by Ivan Baranka.[4]

Group play

Slovakia played in Group B.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

17 February 2010
21:00		 Czech Republic  3 – 1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		  Slovakia Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,924
18 February 2010
21:00		 Slovakia  2 – 1 (SO)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 2/7–1/7)		  Russia Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,202
20 February 2010
16:30		 Latvia  0 – 6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)		  Slovakia Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,023
Standings
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 3 2 0 1 0 13 6 +7 7
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
 Slovakia 3 1 1 0 1 9 4 +5 5
 Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0

Final rounds

Qualification playoff
23 February 2010
21:00		 Slovakia  4 – 3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)		  Norway Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,583
Quarterfinal
24 February 2010
21:00		 Sweden  3 – 4
(0–0, 2–3, 1–1)		  Slovakia Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,493
Semifinal
26 February 2010
18:30		 Canada  3 – 2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)		  Slovakia Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,799
Bronze medal game
27 February 2010
19:00		 3rd Finland  5 – 3
(1–0, 0–3, 4–0)		  Slovakia Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,322

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5]

Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
G Budajova, JanaJana Budajová 166 53 16 November 1992 Liptovský Mikuláš HK Poprad
G Kvakova, MonikaMonika Kvaková 164 58 15 December 1988 Žiar nad Hronom HC Slovan Bratislava
G Tomcikova, ZuzanaZuzana Tomčíková 179 72 23 April 1988 Zvolen Bemidji State Beavers
D Babiakova, PetraPetra Babiaková 175 70 27 July 1977 Zvolen HC Slovan Bratislava
D Bremova, BarboraBarbora Brémová 168 60 24 August 1991 Košice HC Slovan Bratislava
D Karafiatova, IvetaIveta Karafiátová – C 178 75 14 May 1988 Bratislava Linköpings HC
D Matejova, MichaelaMichaela Matejová 169 57 2 March 1986 Martin SC Reinach
D Orszagova, PetraPetra Országhová 168 58 7 April 1981 Banská Bystrica HC Slovan Bratislava
D Rakova, EditaEdita Raková 171 62 18 May 1978 Humenné HC Slovan Bratislava
F Babonyova, NatalieNatalie Babonyová 175 70 22 October 1983 Oshawa, Canada Toronto Crush
F Celarova, NikoletaNikoleta Celárová 168 60 27 February 1983 Kežmarok HC Slovan Bratislava
F Culikova, JankaJanka Čulíková 178 75 30 June 1983 Martin HK Spišská Nová Ves
F Cupkova, NicolNicol Čupková 169 57 4 November 1992 Košice HC Slovan Bratislava
F Dzurnakova, AnnaAnna Džurňáková – A 168 58 24 January 1983 Kežmarok HC Slovan Bratislava
F Gapova, NikolaNikola Gápová 171 62 19 June 1989 Poprad HC Slovan Bratislava
F Herichova, MariaMaria Herichová 175 70 12 June 1990 Poprad HC Slovan Bratislava
F Jurcova, PetraPetra Jurčová 168 60 22 June 1987 Košice HC Slovan Bratislava
F Kapustova, JanaJana Kapustová – A 178 75 11 August 1983 Žilina Tornado Moscow
F Moravcikova, ZuzanaZuzana Moravčíková 169 57 23 October 1980 Ružomberok HC Slovan Bratislava
F Pravlikova, PetraPetra Pravlíková 168 58 4 June 1985 Levoča Tornado Moscow
F Velickova, MartinaMartina Veličková 171 62 17 February 1989 Prešov HC Slovan Bratislava

Group play

Slovakia played in Group A.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

13 February 2010
17:00		 Canada  18 – 0
(7–0, 6–0, 5–0)		  Slovakia Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,496
15 February 2010
19:00		 Sweden  6 – 2
(3–2, 1–0, 2–0)		  Slovakia UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,323
17 February 2010
19:00		 Slovakia  2 – 5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)		  Switzerland UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,272
Standings
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 0 41 2 39 9
 Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 10 15 -5 6
 Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 6 15 -9 3
 Slovakia 3 0 0 0 3 4 29 -25 0

Classification rounds

Fifth place semifinal
20 February 2010
19:00		 Russia  4 – 2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)		  Slovakia UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,488
Seventh place game
22 February 2010
14:00		 China  3 – 1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		  Slovakia UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,284

Luge

Women's singles
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Veronika Sabolová 41.999 41.925 42.563 42.055 2:48.542 14
Jana Šišajová 42.297 42.172 42.529 48.101 2:55.099 27
Men's singles
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Jozef Ninis 49.196 49.153 49.643 49.039 3:17.414 24
Doubles
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Ján Harniš & Branislav Regec 42.018 41.924 1:23.942 11

Ski jumping

Men
Athlete Event Qualifying First round Final
Distance (m) Points Rank Distance (m) Points Rank Distance (m) Points Rank
Tomáš Zmoray Normal hill 94.5 107.5 42 DNQ
Large hill 119.5 100.6 40 Q 108.0 77.4 43 DNQ

References

  1. ↑ "Slovenským vlajkonosičom Pálffy" (in Slovak). SME. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Pre lyžiarku Procházkovú sa olympiáda skončila" (in Slovak). SME. 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Slovakia Tournament Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee.
  4. ↑ "Men's rosters announced". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Place a reference to a reliable source - presumably the national Olympic committee's announcement of the team - here.