| Croatia at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 19 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jakov Fak |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Croatia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Croatian delegation consisted of nineteen athletes in four sports. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Ivica Kostelić | Alpine skiing | Men's combined | 21 February |
| Silver | Ivica Kostelić | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | 27 February |
 Bronze | Jakov Fak | Biathlon | Men's sprint | 14 February |
Croatia qualified ten alpine skiers. Ivica Kostelić was the only athlete able to medal, winning two silver medals.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Kostelić | Men's combined | 1:54.20 | 51.05 | 2:45.25 | |
| Men's downhill | 1:55.49 | 18 | |||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:18.05 | 1:20.83 | 2:38.88 | 7 | |
| Men's slalom | 48.37 | 51.11 | 1:39.48 | | |
| Men's super-G | 1:31.47 | 16 | |||
| Danko Marinelli | Men's giant slalom | DSQ | |||
| Men's slalom | 52.28 | 55.05 | 1:47.33 | 32 | |
| Ivan Ratkić | Men's combined | DNF | |||
| Men's downhill | 1:58.58 | 41 | |||
| Men's super-G | 1:32.67 | 26 | |||
| Dalibor Šamšal | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||
| Natko Zrnčić-Dim | Men's combined | 1:54.87 | 53.99 | 2:48.86 | 20 |
| Men's downhill | 1:57.02 | 33 | |||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:21.84 | 1:24.17 | 2:46.01 | 41 | |
| Men's slalom | 50.01 | 51.98 | 1:41.99 | 19 | |
| Men's super-G | DNF | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matea Ferk | Women's giant slalom | DNF | |||
| Women's slalom | 54.95 | 55.98 | 1:50.93 | 34 | |
| Nika Fleiss | Women's giant slalom | 1:19.75 | DNS | ||
| Women's slalom | 54.95 | 55.98 | 1:50.93 | 34 | |
| Ana Jelušić | Women's giant slalom | 1:20.62 | DNS | ||
| Women's slalom | 52.37 | 53.06 | 1:45.43 | 12 | |
| Tea Palić | Women's giant slalom | 1:19.95 | 1:16.17 | 2:36.12 | 36 |
| Sofija Novoselić | Women's slalom | 58.17 | 56.74 | 1:54.91 | 39 |
Croatia qualified two biathletes, one man and one woman. Jakov Fak became the first Croatian to win a medal outside of alpine skiing, and also became the first Croatian Winter Olympic medalist who was not from the Kostelić family. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Jakov Fak | Men's individual | 53:56.0 | 1+1+0+2 | 51 |
| Men's sprint | 24:21.8 | 0+0 | | |
| Men's pursuit | 35:45.6 | 2+1+0+1 | 25 | |
| Men's mass start | 36:10.5 | 1+1+0+1 | 9 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Andrijana Stipaničić-Mrvelj | Women's individual | 53:06.1 | 1+3+0+1 | 83 |
| Women's sprint | DNS | |||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ivan Šola Slaven Krajačić Mate Mezulić* Igor Marić Andras Haklits* | Four-man | 52.58 | 24 | 52.69 | 20 | 53.15 | 21 | 53.11 | 19 | 3:31.53 | 20 |
* Mezulić competed in runs 1 and 2, while Haklits competed in runs 3 and 4.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Andrej Burić | 15 km freestyle | 38:51.0 | 75 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nina Broznić | Sprint | 4:15.31 | 52 | did not qualify | 52 | ||||
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