Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics
| Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 11 (4 men and 7 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Zrinka Ljutić Marko Skender |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Tena Hadžic |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Croatia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
The Croatian team consisted of 11 athletes (four men and seven women).[3]
Zrinka Ljutić and Marko Skender were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, cross-country skier Tena Hadžic was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]Croatia qualified three male and two female alpine skiers, then added one more female quota through reallocation. They also qualified for the team event but declined to participate.[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samuel Kolega | Men's giant slalom | 1:06.53 | 24 | 1:10.75 | 23 | 2:17.28 | 21 |
| Filip Zubčić | 1:04.69 | 15 | 1:07.40 | 9 | 2:12.09 | 10 | |
| Samuel Kolega | Men's slalom | 55.54 | 18 | 50.42 | 6 | 1:45.96 | 15 |
| Matej Vidović | 56.57 | 26 | 50.79 | 14 | 1:47.36 | 20 | |
| Filip Zubčić | 55.79 | 21 | 50.89 | 17 | 1:46.68 | 18 | |
| Andrea Komšić | Women's giant slalom | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Zrinka Ljutić | 1:02.50 | 35 | 1:01.27 | 27 | 2:03.77 | 28 | |
| Andrea Komšić | Women's slalom | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Zrinka Ljutić | 55.03 | 26 | 53.88 | 23 | 1:48.91 | 25 | |
| Leona Popović | 55.31 | 30 | 53.11 | 12 | 1:48.42 | 23 | |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]By meeting the basic qualification standards Croatia has qualified one male and one female cross-country skier. An additional female skier is added by virtue of a top 33 placing in the Nations ranking as of December 11, 2021.[8][7]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Marko Skender | Men's 15 km classical | 48:30.8 | +10:36.0 | 85 |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | 1:30:34.5 | +19:01.8 | 57 | |
| Tena Hadžić | Women's 10 km classical | 36:27.5 | +8:21.2 | 83 |
| Vedrana Malec | Women's 10 km classical | 34:31.6 | +6:25.3 | 73 |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:41:18.6 | +16:24.6 | 52 | |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marko Skender | Men's sprint | 3:06.86 | 69 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tena Hadžić | Women's sprint | 3:45.60 | 71 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vedrana Malec | 3:33.12 | 53 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tena Hadžić Vedrana Malec |
Women's team sprint | — | 26:29.23 | 10 | Did not advance | 20 | |||
Short track speed skating
[edit]Croatia has qualified one female short track speed skater.[9] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Winter Olympics.[10]
Valentina Aščić was named to the team on January 18, whilst an additional starting place for the 1500 m event was received through the reallocation process.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Valentina Aščić | Women's 500 m | 44.681 | 3 | Did not advance | 23 | ||||
| Women's 1500 m | — | 2:21.456 | 5 | Did not advance | 26 | ||||
Snowboarding
[edit]Croatia qualified one athlete for the women's big air and slopestyle competitions, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since Sochi 2014.[7]
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Lea Jugovac | Women's big air | 9.25 | 15.00 | 24.25 | 28 | Did not advance | |||||
| Women's slopestyle | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "11 athletes to represent Croatia at Winter Olympics". www.croatiaweek.com/. Croatia Week. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Za ZOI u Pekingu Hrvatska ima još dvije olimpijske norme - u snowboardu i ženskom skijanju, ukupno 11" [For the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Croatia has two more Olympic norms - in snowboarding and women's skiing, a total of 11] (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Buškulić, Ante (9 December 2021). "Povijesni uspjeh: Hrvatska će prvi put imati brzu klizačicu na Zimskim olimpijskim igrama!" [Historical success: Croatia will have a speed skater for the first time at the Winter Olympics!]. www.24sata.hr/ (in Croatian). 24sata. Retrieved 9 December 2021.