Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Croatia at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 in 3 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ivica Kostelić (opening)[1][2] Vedrana Malec (closing)[3] |
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| Medals Rank: 25 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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 Austria (1900) Yugoslavia (1920–1988) |
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Croatia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from the 7th to 23rd of February 2014. Croatia qualified 11 athletes, the least number of athletes in the least number of sports since the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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Competitors[edit]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Medalists[edit]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić | Alpine skiing | Men's combined |
Alpine skiing[edit]
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Croatia has eight athletes in qualification position.[4][5] One of the women's quotas has been exchanged for the sixth quota in men's alpine skiing. The team was announced on January 27.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sebastian Brigović | Giant slalom | 1:25.82 | 38 | 1:26.43 | 35 | 2:52.25 | 34 |
| Ivica Kostelić | Combined | 1:54.17 | 7 | 51.37 | =3 | 2:45.54 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:23.87 | 30 | 1:25.81 | 27 | 2:49.68 | 27 | |
| Slalom | 48.75 | 21 | 55.36 | 8 | 1:44.11 | =9 | |
| Super-G | N/A | 1:20.19 | =24 | ||||
| Dalibor Šamšal | Slalom | 50.71 | 36 | 58.28 | 18 | 1:48.99 | 18 |
| Matej Vidović | 51.74 | 42 | 1:06.07 | 33 | 1:57.81 | 28 | |
| Natko Zrnčić-Dim | Combined | 1:55.26 | 19 | 51.80 | 6 | 2:47.06 | 10 |
| Downhill | N/A | 2:09.80 | 29 | ||||
| Slalom | 50.64 | 35 | DNF | ||||
| Super-G | N/A | 1:19.75 | =19 | ||||
| Filip Zubčić | Giant slalom | DNF | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrea Komšić | Giant slalom | 1:24.24 | 38 | 1:22.37 | 35 | 2:46.61 | 35 |
| Slalom | 1:00.82 | 39 | 57.78 | 32 | 1:58.60 | 33 | |
| Sofija Novoselić | Giant slalom | 1:24.25 | 39 | DNF | |||
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
Cross country skiing[edit]
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Croatia has two athletes in qualification position.[4][7] For the first time since 2006 Croatia has qualified athletes with A standards meaning that they will be able to compete in more than one event. Vedrana Malec is the only female Croatian skier that has reached A standard while men's quota was decided between Edi Dadić and Andrej Burić. The team was announced on January 24.
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Edi Dadić | Men's 15 km classical | N/A | 43:38.8 | +5:09.1 | 60 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:08.0 | 66 | 37:48.5 | 65 | 1:19:31.5 | +11:16.1 | 65 | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | N/A | 2:02:35.5 | +15:40.3 | 58 | ||||
| Vedrana Malec | Women's 10 km classical | N/A | 33:42.3 | +5:24.5 | 59 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 22:23.2 | 58 | 22:50.1 | 59 | 45:52.1 | +7:18.5 | 59 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | N/A | 1:24:13.4 | +13:08.2 | 53 | ||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edi Dadić | Men's sprint | 3:52.89 | 69 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vedrana Malec | Women's sprint | 2:54.60 | 61 | Did not advance | |||||
Snowboarding[edit]
Croatia has received a reallocation quota spot in women's halfpipe.[8][9] This is the first time that Croatia will be represented in a snowboarding event at the Olympics. Sole representative was announced on January 24.
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Morena Makar | Women's halfpipe | 44.75 | 22.75 | 44.75 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||||
Sports without participation by Croatia[edit]
Biathlon[edit]
Despite winning a bronze medal in biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Croatia was the eight reserve in men's biathlon. For the first time since 1998 Winter Olympics Croatia will not compete in biathlon. Jakov Fak, the 2010 bronze medalist is competing for Slovenia this year instead of Croatia.
Bobsleigh[edit]
Croatia was the third reserve in four-man bobsleigh event. This is the first time since 1998 Winter Olympics that Croatia has not qualified for the Olympics in a bobsleigh event.
Figure skating[edit]
Josip Gluhak competed at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, but failed to qualify for the Olympics. Croatia has not competed in a figure skating event since 2006.
Luge[edit]
Croatia's Daria Obratov was the first reserve in women's luge. Croatia has never competed at the Olympic luge event.
References[edit]
- ^ Čerina, Leo (28 January 2014). "Ivica Kostelić nosit će zastavu! U Soči kao trener ide i Janica" [Ivica Kostelic will carry the flag in Sochi!, Janica will serve as a coach]. 24sata (Croatia) (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers". http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers". The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Alpine assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "ZOI Soči: Hrvatska s 11 sportaša". 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Cross Country assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Morena Makar putuje u Soči". 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Snowboarding assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
