Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Croatia at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Croatia.svg
IOC codeCRO
NOCCroatian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors11 (4 men and 7 women) in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Croatia is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1]

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 3 3 6
Cross-country skiing 1 2 3
Short track speed skating 0 1 1
Snowboarding 0 1 1
Total 4 7 11

Alpine skiing[edit]

Croatia qualified three male and two female alpine skiers, then added one more female quota through reallocation. They also qualified for the team event but declined to participate.[2][3]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Samuel Kolega Giant slalom
Slalom
Matej Vidović Slalom
Filip Zubčić Giant slalom
Slalom
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrea Komšić Giant slalom
Slalom
Zrinka Ljutić Giant slalom
Slalom
Leona Popović Giant slalom
Slalom

Cross-country skiing[edit]

By meeting the basic qualification standards Croatia has qualified one male and one female cross-country skier. An additional female skier is added by virtue of a top 33 placing in the Nations ranking as of December 11, 2021.[4][3]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Marko Skender Men's 15 km classical
Men's 50 km freestyle
Tena Hadžić Women's 10 km classical
Vedrana Malec Women's 10 km classical
Women's 30 km freestyle
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marko Skender Men's sprint
Tena Hadžić Women's sprint
Vedrana Malec
Tena Hadžić
Vedrana Malec
Women's team sprint N/A

Short track speed skating[edit]

Croatia has qualified one female short track speed skater.[5] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Winter Olympics.[6]

Valentina Aščić was named to the team on January 18, whilst an additional starting place for the 1500 m event was received through the reallocation process.[3]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Valentina Aščić Women's 500 m
Women's 1500 m N/A

Snowboarding[edit]

Croatia qualified one athlete for the women's big air and slopestyle competitions, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since Sochi 2014.[3]

Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Lea Jugovac Women's big air
Women's slopestyle

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Za ZOI u Pekingu Hrvatska ima još dvije olimpijske norme - u snowboardu i ženskom skijanju, ukupno 11" [For the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Croatia has two more Olympic norms - in snowboarding and women's skiing, a total of 11] (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. ^ Buškulić, Ante (9 December 2021). "Povijesni uspjeh: Hrvatska će prvi put imati brzu klizačicu na Zimskim olimpijskim igrama!" [Historical success: Croatia will have a speed skater for the first time at the Winter Olympics!]. www.24sata.hr/ (in Croatian). 24sata. Retrieved 9 December 2021.