Slovenia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Slovenia at the
1998 Winter Olympics
Slovenia at the; 1998 Winter Olympics
IOC code	SLO
NOC	Olympic Committee of Slovenia
Website	www.olympic.si (in Slovene and English)
in Nagano
Competitors	34 (21 men, 13 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Primož Peterka (ski jumping)
Medals	Gold0Silver0Bronze0Total0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Last updated May 16, 2025

Slovenia competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The country earned no medals.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	9	6	15
Biathlon	5	4	9
Cross-country skiing	0	1	1
Figure skating	0	1	1
Freestyle skiing	1	0	1
Nordic combined	1	–	1
Ski jumping	5	–	5
Snowboarding	0	1	1
Total	21	13	34

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Peter Pen	Downhill			DNF	–
Aleš Brezavšček				DNF	–
Jernej Koblar				1:52.79	20
Aleš Brezavšček	Super-G			1:38.54	28
Peter Pen				1:37.81	23
Jernej Koblar				1:36.84	17
Bernhard Knauss	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Jernej Koblar		1:23.49	1:20.47	2:43.96	22
Mitja Kunc		1:22.66	1:20.43	2:43.09	18
Jure Košir		1:20.97	1:19.01	2:39.98	5
Jure Košir	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Andrej Miklavc		DNF	–	DNF	–
Matjaž Vrhovnik		57.36	57.29	1:54.65	17
Drago Grubelnik		57.06	DSQ	DSQ	–

Men's combined

Athlete	Slalom		Downhill	Total
Athlete	Time 1	Time 2	Time	Total time	Rank
Jernej Koblar	DNF	–	–	DNF	–
Aleš Brezavšček	55.33	48.82	1:35.94	3:20.09	7
Peter Pen	54.21	49.62	1:36.98	3:20.81	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Špela Bračun	Downhill			1:31.54	24
Špela Bračun	Super-G			1:20.29	30
Mojca Suhadolc	Super-G			1:19.66	24
Špela Pretnar	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Nataša Bokal		1:22.86	1:35.60	2:58.46	20
Alenka Dovžan		1:22.57	1:34.78	2:57.35	17
Urška Hrovat		1:21.61	1:35.83	2:57.44	18
Alenka Dovžan	Slalom	47.95	48.71	1:36.66	16
Nataša Bokal		47.72	47.87	1:35.59	11
Špela Pretnar		47.11	DNF	DNF	–
Urška Hrovat		47.02	DNF	DNF	–

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Tomaž Žemva	1	30:32.1	42
	Sašo Grajf	3	30:24.2	40
	Tomaž Globočnik	3	30:04.4	33
	Jože Poklukar	1	29:00.5	16

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ²	Rank
20 km	Tomaž Žemva	57:27.0	8	1'05:27.0	61
	Janez Ožbolt	1'00:18.9	5	1'05:18.9	58
	Sašo Grajf	58:18.2	2	1'00:18.2	25
	Tomaž Globočnik	56:55.5	2	58:55.5	11

Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Sašo Grajf Jože Poklukar Janez Ožbolt Tomaž Globočnik	2	1'25:43.2	12

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
7.5 km Sprint	Lucija Larisi	4	27:14.9	59
	Tadeja Brankovič	3	25:20.1	36
	Andreja Grašič	1	24:05.2	12

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ²	Rank
15 km	Tadeja Brankovič	53:19.1	8	1'01:19.1	36
	Lucija Larisi	55:05.8	6	1'01:05.8	35
	Andreja Grašič	52:01.0	4	56:01.0	5

Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Lucija Larisi Andreja Grašič Matejka Mohorič Tadeja Brankovič	3	1'44:18.8	9

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km C	Nataša Lačen	19:09.3	34
10 km pursuit² F	Nataša Lačen	32:03.6	34
30 km F	Nataša Lačen	1'29:10.4	18

² Starting delay based on 5 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Mojca Kopač	22	23	34.0	23

Freestyle skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Miha Gale	Aerials	154.68	22	did not advance

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

normal hill ski jumping
15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Cross-country time	Total rank
Roman Perko	Individual	180.0	46	49:07.4	41

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Urban Franc	Normal hill	74.0	79.5	42	did not advance
Peter Žonta		74.0	80.5	39	did not advance
Blaž Vrhovnik		74.5	81.0	38	did not advance
Primož Peterka		87.0	109.0	9 Q	89.0	114.0	223.0	6
Miha Rihtar	Large hill	108.0	93.4	34	did not advance
Peter Žonta		114.5	105.1	23 Q	98.5	73.3	178.4	28
Blaž Vrhovnik		116.0	107.3	20 Q	122.5	119.5	226.8	17
Primož Peterka		119.0	115.2	8 Q	130.5	135.9	251.1	5

Men's team large hill

Athletes	Result
Athletes	Points ¹	Rank
Miha Rihtar Peter Žonta Blaž Vrhovnik Primož Peterka	610.3	10

¹ Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Snowboarding

Women's giant slalom

Athlete	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Polona Zupan	1:16.90	DNF	DNF	–

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