Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Croatia at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Croatia.svg
IOC code CRO
NOC Croatian Olympic Committee
Website www.hoo.hr  (in Croatian and English)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors11 (4 men and 7 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Zrinka Ljutić
Marko Skender
Flag bearer (closing) Tena Hadžic
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Croatia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2]

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The Croatian team consisted of 11 athletes (four men and seven women). [3]

Zrinka Ljutić and Marko Skender were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [4] Meanwhile, cross-country skier Tena Hadžic was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [5]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 336
Cross-country skiing 123
Short track speed skating 011
Snowboarding 011
Total4711

Alpine skiing

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. [6] [7]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Samuel Kolega Men's giant slalom 1:06.53241:10.75232:17.2821
Filip Zubčić 1:04.69151:07.4092:12.0910
Samuel Kolega Men's slalom 55.541850.4261:45.9615
Matej Vidović 56.572650.79141:47.3620
Filip Zubčić 55.792150.89171:46.6818
Andrea Komšić Women's giant slalom DNSDid not advance
Zrinka Ljutić 1:02.50351:01.27272:03.7728
Andrea Komšić Women's slalom DNFDid not advance
Zrinka Ljutić 55.032653.88231:48.9125
Leona Popović 55.313053.11121:48.4223

Cross-country skiing

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. [8] [7]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Marko Skender Men's 15 km classical 48:30.8+10:36.085
Men's 50 km freestyle 1:30:34.5+19:01.857
Tena Hadžić Women's 10 km classical 36:27.5+8:21.283
Vedrana Malec Women's 10 km classical 34:31.6+6:25.373
Women's 30 km freestyle 1:41:18.6+16:24.652
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marko Skender Men's sprint 3:06.8669Did not advance
Tena Hadžić Women's sprint 3:45.6071Did not advance
Vedrana Malec 3:33.1253Did not advance
Tena Hadžić
Vedrana Malec
Women's team sprint 26:29.2310Did not advance20

Short track speed skating

Croatia has qualified one female short track speed skater. [9] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Winter Olympics. [10]

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. [7]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Valentina Aščić Women's 500 m 44.6813Did not advance23
Women's 1500 m 2:21.4565Did not advance26

Snowboarding

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. [7]

Freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Lea Jugovac Women's big air 9.2515.0010.0024.2528Did not advance
Women's slopestyle DNSDid not advance

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