Slovenia participated at the 1994 Winter Olympics held between 12 and 27 February 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1992 Games. The Slovenian team consisted of 22 athletes who competed across three sports. Jure Košir served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Slovenia was ranked 20th in the overall medal table with three bronze medals.
The 1994 Winter Olympics was held between 12 and 27 February 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.[2][3] The Slovenian team consisted of 22 athletes who competed across three sports.[4][5]Jure Košir served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[6]
Alpine skiing competitions were held at Kvitfjell Alpinsenter, Ringebu.[7] Ten athletes including four women participated across the ten events in alpine skiing.[5] Slovenia won all the three bronze medals in the current Games in the alpine skiing competitions.[4] While Jure Košir won the bronze medal in the men's slalom event,[8]Katja Koren and Alenka Dovžan won bronze medals in the women's slalom and combined events respectively.[9][10]
Biathlon competitions were held at Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lillehammer.[11] Six Slovenian 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.[12][13]Janez Ožbolt registered the best finish amongst the men's team, with a top ten finish in the sprint event.[12]Andreja Grašič was the lone woman participant from the nation in the event.[4]
Ski jumping competitions were held at Lysgårdsbakkene, Lillehammer.[14] Six Slovenian athletes participated across the three events in Ski jumping.[5]Robert Meglič recorded the only top ten result in the individual events.[15] In the team event, where each of the four member team did two jumps, the Slovenian team finished ninth with a combined tally of 739.4 points.[16]
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