Croatia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
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) |
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 |
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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 | |||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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.