Slovakia participated at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, held between 7 and 22 February 1998. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1994 Games.
The Slovak team consisted of 37 athletes who competed across seven sports. Ivan Bátory served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Slovakia did not win any medals in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.
The 1998 Winter Olympics was held in Nagano, Japan, held between 7 and 22 February 1998.[2][3] The Slovak team consisted of 37 athletes who competed across seven sports.[4][5]Ivan Bátory served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[6] Slovakia did not win any medals in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.[1][7]
Competitors
The Slovak delegation consisted of 37 members including eight women who competed in seven sports.[4][5]
Biathlon competitions were held at Nozawa Onsen Resort, Nozawa Onsen.[8] Five Slovak athletes participated across the five events in biathlon.[5] The biathlon events consisted of a skiing a specific course multiple times depending on the length of the competition, with intermediate shooting at various positions. For every shot missed, a penalty of one minute is applied in individual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events.[9][10]Ľubomír Machyniak was the lone male participant for Slovakia.[9] Amongst the women, the three participants in the sprint recorded top ten finishes, and the relay team narrowly missed out on a medal.[4]
Cross-country skiing competitions were held at Snow Harp, Hakuba.[11] Seven athletes including two women participated across nine events.[5] None of the men registered a top ten finish, while only Jaroslava Bukvajová finished in tenth in the women's classical event.[4]
Figure skating competitions were held at Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano / Big Hat, Nagano.[12] The participants were ranked in ordinal order by individual judges, and the final placements were determined by a majority placement rule. Róbert Kažimír was the lone participant for Slovakia and he did not finish the event.[13]
Ice hockey competitions were held at Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano / Big Hat, Nagano.[14] Eight of the 14 teams competed in a two group round robin tournament, with the winners advancing to the preliminary stage. The Slovak team finished second in the group stage, and failed to advance to the next round. It lost the classification match for ninth place, and finished in tenth place in the competition.[15]
Luge competitions were held at The Spiral, Asakawa, Nagano.[16] A lone woman athlete Mária Jasenčáková participated across the two events in luge.[5] Jasenčáková was ranked 12th after her first run across the 1,194m (3,917ft) course. However, she steadily dropped down the order after poor second and third runs. She finished 15th in the overall classification.[17]
Ski jumping competitions were held at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, Hakuba.[18] A lone athlete Martin Mesík participated across the two events in Ski jumping.[5]
Snowboarding competitions were held at Mt. Yakebitai, Shiga Kogen.[19] A lone athlete Jana Šedová represented the nation in snowboarding. She did not complete the course in the women's giant slalom event.[4]
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