Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoo.hr  (in Croatian and English)
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	11 (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)
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Croatia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

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.

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

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]}

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Samuel Kolega	Men's giant slalom	1:06.53	24	1:10.75	23	2:17.28	21
Filip Zubčić		1:04.69	15	1:07.40	9	2:12.09	10
Samuel Kolega	Men's slalom	55.54	18	50.42	6	1:45.96	15
Matej Vidović		56.57	26	50.79	14	1:47.36	20
Filip Zubčić		55.79	21	50.89	17	1:46.68	18
Andrea Komšić	Women's giant slalom	DNS		Did not advance
Zrinka Ljutić		1:02.50	35	1:01.27	27	2:03.77	28
Andrea Komšić	Women's slalom	DNF		Did not advance
Zrinka Ljutić		55.03	26	53.88	23	1:48.91	25
Leona Popović		55.31	30	53.11	12	1:48.42	23

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Marko Skender	Men's 15 km classical	48:30.8	+10:36.0	85
	Men's 50 km freestyle	1:30:34.5	+19:01.8	57
Tena Hadžić	Women's 10 km classical	36:27.5	+8:21.2	83
Vedrana Malec	Women's 10 km classical	34:31.6	+6:25.3	73
	Women's 30 km freestyle	1:41:18.6	+16:24.6	52

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marko Skender	Men's sprint	3:06.86	69	Did not advance
Tena Hadžić	Women's sprint	3:45.60	71	Did not advance
Vedrana Malec		3:33.12	53	Did not advance
Tena Hadžić Vedrana Malec	Women's team sprint	—				26:29.23	10	Did not advance	20

Short track speed skating

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Valentina Aščić	Women's 500 m	44.681	3	Did not advance					23
	Women's 1500 m	—		2:21.456	5	Did not advance			26

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete	Event	Qualification					Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Lea Jugovac	Women's big air	9.25	15.00	10.00	24.25	28	Did not advance
	Women's slopestyle	DNS					Did not advance

References

1. "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "11 athletes to represent Croatia at Winter Olympics". www.croatiaweek.com/. Croatia Week. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
4. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. 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.