Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | SVK |
NOC | Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Vancouver | |
Competitors | 73 in 8 sports |
Flag bearers | Žigmund Pálffy [1] (opening) Pavol Hurajt (closing) |
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Czechoslovakia (1924–1992) |
Slovakia competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Slovak athletes earned their first gold medal ever in the Winter Olympics with Anastasiya Kuzmina's gold in the women's biathlon sprint event. [2]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Biathlon | Women's sprint | 13 February |
Silver | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Biathlon | Women's pursuit | 16 February |
Bronze | Pavol Hurajt | Biathlon | Men's mass start | 21 February |
Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | |||
Jaroslav Babušiak | Combined | DNF | DNF | |||
Downhill | 1:59.99 | 52 | ||||
Giant slalom | 1:22.22 | 1:24.90 | 2:47.12 | 44 | ||
Slalom | 52.10 | 54.76 | 1:46.86 | 30 | ||
Super-G | 1:35.25 | 37 |
Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | |||
Jana Gantnerová | Giant slalom | 1:20.00 | 1:15.73 | 2:35.73 | 35 | |
Slalom | 53.54 | 53.92 | 1:47.46 | 24 | ||
Veronika Zuzulová | Giant slalom | 1:18.96 | DNS | |||
Slalom | 52.11 | 53.03 | 1:45.14 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Pavol Hurajt | Sprint | 25:15.0 | 1 (0+1) | 7 |
Pursuit | 35:12.8 | 3 (1+0+0+2) | 16 | |
Mass start | 35:52.3 | 0 | ||
Individual | 49:39.0 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 5 | |
Marek Matiaško | Sprint | 27:37.4 | 3 (1+2) | 66 |
Individual | 52:47.9 | 2 (0+1+0+1) | 33 | |
Miroslav Matiaško | Sprint | 28:15.9 | 4 (1+3) | 76 |
Individual | 53:29.2 | 3 (1+1+0+1) | 47 | |
Dušan Šimočko | Sprint | 28:11.4 | 3 (1+2) | 75 |
Individual | 51:20.6 | 2 (0+0+2+0) | 18 |
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Miroslav Matiaško Marek Matiaško Dušan Šimočko Pavol Hurajt | 4 x 7.5 km relay | 1:28:54.1 | 14 (2+12) | 15 |
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Jana Gereková | Sprint | 21:54.0 | 3 (1+2) | 40 |
Pursuit | 34:17.4 | 4 (0+3+0+1) | 40 | |
Individual | 45:46.4 | 4 (1+0+1+2) | 46 | |
Martina Halinárová | Sprint | 22:19.0 | 2 (1+1) | 54 |
Pursuit | LAP | 6 (1+2+3+ ) | LAP | |
Individual | 45:38.7 | 3 (0+1+0+2) | 44 | |
Ľubomíra Kalinová | Sprint | 23:47.2 | 5 (3+2) | 81 |
Individual | 50:38.7 | 7 (2+0+2+3) | 80 | |
Anastasiya Kuzmina | Sprint | 19:55.6 | 1 (1+0) | |
Pursuit | 30:28.3 | 2 (0+1+1+0) | ||
Mass start | 36:02.9 | 3 (1+1+1+0) | 8 | |
Individual | 45:16.0 | 5 (2+1+1+1) | 39 |
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Martina Halinárová Anastasiya Kuzmina Natália Prekopová Jana Gereková | 4 x 6 km relay | 1:13:15.8 | 12 (1+11) | 13 |
Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
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Milan Jagnešák Petr Narovec | 53.18 | 53.16 | 52.73 | 52.99 | 3:32.06 | 20 |
Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
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Milan Jagnešák Martin Tešovič Marcel Lopuchovský Petr Narovec | 55.25 | DNS |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Martin Bajčičák | 15 km freestyle | 34:59.3 | 23 | ||||||
30 km pursuit | 1:17:58.1 | 25 | |||||||
Ivan Bátory | 15 km freestyle | 35:38.1 | 40 | ||||||
Michal Malák | 15 km freestyle | 36:22.8 | 54 | ||||||
Peter Mlynár | Sprint | 3:55.76 | 57 | DNQ | 57 |
Alena Procházková participated only for one event due to inflammation of the trachea. [3]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Alena Procházková | Sprint | 3:46.16 | 16 Q | 3:40.1 | 4 | DNQ | 18 |
Athlete(s) | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Ivana Reitmayerová | Ladies' | 41.94 | 28 | DNQ |
The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics. [4]
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2009–10 team |
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31 | G | Peter Budaj | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 18 September 1982 | Banská Bystrica | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) |
41 | G | Jaroslav Halák | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 13 May 1985 | Bratislava | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) |
35 | G | Rastislav Staňa | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 10 January 1980 | Košice | Severstal (KHL) |
7 | D | Ivan Baranka | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 19 May 1985 | Ilava | Spartak Moscow (KHL) |
33 | D | Zdeno Chára – C | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) | 116 kg (256 lb) | 18 March 1977 | Trenčín | Boston Bruins (NHL) |
68 | D | Milan Jurčina | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 111 kg (245 lb) | 7 June 1983 | Liptovský Mikuláš | Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) |
14 | D | Andrej Meszároš | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 13 October 1985 | Považská Bystrica | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) |
44 | D | Andrej Sekera | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 8 June 1986 | Bojnice | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
77 | D | Martin Štrbák | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 15 January 1975 | Prešov | HC MVD (KHL) |
17 | D | Ľubomír Višňovský | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 11 August 1976 | Topoľčany | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) |
23 | F | Ľuboš Bartečko | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 14 July 1976 | Kežmarok | Färjestad (SEL) |
8 | F | Martin Cibák | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 17 May 1980 | Liptovský Mikuláš | Spartak Moscow (KHL) |
38 | F | Pavol Demitra – A | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 29 November 1974 | Dubnica nad Váhom | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
10 | F | Marián Gáborík | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 14 February 1982 | Trenčín | New York Rangers (NHL) |
26 | F | Michal Handzuš | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 11 March 1977 | Banská Bystrica | Los Angeles Kings (NHL) |
91 | F | Marcel Hossa | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 12 October 1981 | Ilava | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
81 | F | Marián Hossa – A | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 12 January 1979 | Stará Ľubovňa | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) |
82 | F | Tomáš Kopecký | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 5 February 1982 | Ilava | Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) |
24 | F | Žigmund Pálffy | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 5 May 1972 | Skalica | HK 36 Skalica (SVK) |
92 | F | Branko Radivojevič | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 24 November 1980 | Piešťany | Spartak Moscow (KHL) |
18 | F | Miroslav Šatan | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 22 October 1974 | Topoľčany | Boston Bruins (NHL) |
15 | F | Jozef Stümpel | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 20 July 1972 | Nitra | Barys Astana (KHL) |
20 | F | Richard Zedník | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 6 January 1976 | Banská Bystrica | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
Defenceman Richard Lintner was initially selected, but was replaced by Ivan Baranka. [5]
Slovakia played in Group B.
All times are local (UTC-8).
17 February 2010 21:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 (1–0, 2–1, 0–0) | Slovakia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,924 |
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Tomáš Vokoun | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referees: Brent Reiber Brad Watson Linesmen: Shane Heyer Sylvain Losier | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 35 |
18 February 2010 21:00 | Slovakia | 2–1 (SO) (0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Russia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,202 |
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Jaroslav Halák | Goalies | Ilya Bryzgalov | Referees: Danny Kurmann Bill McCreary Linesmen: Jay Sharrers Felix Winnekens | |||||
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J. Stümpel P. Demitra Mari. Hossa J. Stümpel M. Handzuš M. Gáborík P. Demitra | Shootout | A. Morozov A. Ovechkin P. Datsyuk A. Ovechkin I. Kovalchuk A. Ovechkin E. Malkin | ||||||
10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
32 | Shots | 37 |
20 February 2010 16:30 | Latvia | 0–6 (0–3, 0–2, 0–1) | Slovakia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,023 |
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Edgars Masaļskis | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referees: Dan O'Halloran Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Andriy Kicha Brian Murphy | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 37 |
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | |
Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 | |
Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
23 February 2010 21:00 | Slovakia | 4–3 (3–1, 0–2, 1–0) | Norway | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,583 |
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Jaroslav Halák | Goalies | Pål Grotnes | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Marc Joannette Linesmen: Andriy Kicha Sylvain Losier | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 29 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 19 |
24 February 2010 21:00 | Sweden | 3–4 (0–0, 2–3, 1–1) | Slovakia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,493 |
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Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referees: Bill McCreary Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Peter Feola Jean Morin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 14 |
26 February 2010 18:30 | Canada | 3–2 (2–0, 1–0, 0–2) | Slovakia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,799 |
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Roberto Luongo | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referees: Dennis LaRue Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Thor Nelson | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 21 |
27 February 2010 19:00 | Finland | 5–3 (1–0, 0–3, 4–0) | Slovakia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,322 |
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Miikka Kiprusoff | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referees: Paul Devorski Brad Watson Linesmen: Petr Blümel Yuri Oskirko | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 22 |
The following is the Slovak roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics. [6]
Slovakia played in Group A.
All times are local (UTC-8).
13 February 2010 17:00 | Canada | 18–0 (7–0, 6–0, 5–0) | Slovakia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,496 |
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Kim St-Pierre | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Joy Tottman (Great Britain) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Shots | 9 |
15 February 2010 19:00 | Sweden | 6–2 (3–2, 1–0, 2–0) | Slovakia | UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver Attendance: 5,323 |
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Sara Grahn | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Aina Høve (Norway) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Shots | 16 |
17 February 2010 19:00 | Slovakia | 2–5 (1–0, 0–1, 1–4) | Switzerland | UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver Attendance: 5,272 |
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Zuzana Tomčíková | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referee: Ulla Sipilä (Finland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 45 |
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | +39 | 9 | Semifinals |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | |
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | 5–8th classification |
Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 0 |
20 February 2010 19:00 | Russia | 4–2 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Slovakia | UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver Attendance: 5,488 |
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Irina Gashennikova | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Aina Høve (Norway) Linesmen: Annica Flöden (Sweden) Kerry Rumble (Canada) | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 19 |
22 February 2010 14:00 | China | 3–1 (0–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Slovakia | UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver Attendance: 5,284 |
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Shi Yao | Goalies | Zuzana Tomčíková | Referee: Joy Tottman (Great Britain) | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 21 |
Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
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Veronika Sabolová | 41.999 | 41.925 | 42.563 | 42.055 | 2:48.542 | 14 |
Jana Šišajová | 42.297 | 42.172 | 42.529 | 48.101 | 2:55.099 | 27 |
Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
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Jozef Ninis | 49.196 | 49.153 | 49.643 | 49.039 | 3:17.414 | 24 |
Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
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Ján Harniš & Branislav Regec | 42.018 | 41.924 | 1:23.942 | 11 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||||
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Distance (m) | Points | Rank | Distance (m) | Points | Rank | Distance (m) | Points | Rank | ||
Tomáš Zmoray | Normal hill | 94.5 | 107.5 | 42 | DNQ | |||||
Large hill | 119.5 | 100.6 | 40 Q | 108.0 | 77.4 | 43 | DNQ |
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