Slovakia at the 2018 Winter Olympics
sporting event delegation
Slovakia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 56 competitors in 7 sports. Biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina was the country's sole medalist, taking one gold and two silver medals, earning Slovakia 17th place in the overall medal table.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing
Men
Women
Mixed
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Slovakia has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.
Men
Women
Mixed
Cross-country skiing
Slovakia has qualified 3 men and 2 women.
Distance
Sprint
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify on position in heat; q – Qualify on time in round
Figure skating
Slovakia qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They additionally qualified one entry in ice dance through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.
Ice hockey
Summary
Men's tournament
Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing as one of the top eight teams in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking.
Team roster
Men's team event – 1 team of 25 players
The following is the Slovak roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Head coach: Craig Ramsay Assistant coaches: Ján Lašák, Vladimír Országh
Preliminary round
Qualification playoff
Luge
Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Slovakia qualified 4 sleds.
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