Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Croatia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Croatia at the; 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors	11 in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Ivica Kostelić (opening); Vedrana Malec (closing)
Medals; Ranked 25th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;
Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Croatia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Croatia qualified 11 athletes, the fewest athletes in the fewest sports since the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	6	2	8
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Snowboarding	0	1	1
Total	7	4	11

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Ivica Kostelić	Alpine skiing	Men's combined

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Croatia had eight athletes in qualification position.^[4]^[5] One of the women's quotas was exchanged for the sixth quota in men's alpine skiing. The team was announced on 27 January.^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sebastian Brigović	Giant slalom	1:25.82	38	1:26.43	35	2:52.25	34
Ivica Kostelić	Combined	1:54.17	7	51.37	3	2:45.54
	Giant slalom	1:23.87	30	1:25.81	27	2:49.68	27
	Slalom	48.75	21	55.36	8	1:44.11	9
	Super-G	—				1:20.19	24
Dalibor Šamšal	Slalom	50.71	36	58.28	18	1:48.99	18
Matej Vidović	Slalom	51.74	42	1:06.07	33	1:57.81	28
Natko Zrnčić-Dim	Combined	1:55.26	19	51.80	6	2:47.06	10
	Downhill	—				2:09.80	29
	Slalom	50.64	35	DNF
	Super-G	—				1:19.75	19
Filip Zubčić	Giant slalom	DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andrea Komšić	Giant slalom	1:24.24	38	1:22.37	35	2:46.61	35
Andrea Komšić	Slalom	1:00.82	39	57.78	32	1:58.60	33
Sofija Novoselić	Giant slalom	1:24.25	39	DNF
Sofija Novoselić	Slalom	DNF

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Croatia had two athletes in qualification position.^[4]^[7] For the first time since 2006 Croatia qualified athletes with A standards, meaning that they will be able to compete in more than one event. Vedrana Malec was the only female Croatian skier that reached A standard while the men's quota was decided between Edi Dadić and Andrej Burić. The team was announced on 24 January.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Edi Dadić	Men's 15 km classical	—				43:38.8	+5:09.1	60
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	41:08.0	66	37:48.5	65	1:19:31.5	+11:16.1	65
	Men's 50 km freestyle	—				2:02:35.5	+15:40.3	58
Vedrana Malec	Women's 10 km classical	—				33:42.3	+5:24.5	59
	Women's 15 km skiathlon	22:23.2	58	22:50.1	59	45:52.1	+7:18.5	59
	Women's 30 km freestyle	—				1:24:13.4	+13:08.2	53

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Edi Dadić	Men's sprint	3:52.89	69	Did not advance
Vedrana Malec	Women's sprint	2:54.60	61	Did not advance

Snowboarding

Croatia received a reallocation quota spot in women's halfpipe.^[8]^[9] This was the first time that Croatia will be represented in a snowboarding event at the Olympics. The sole representative was announced on 24 January.

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Semifinal				Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Morena Makar	Women's halfpipe	44.75	22.75	44.75	13	Did not advance

Sports without participation by Croatia

Biathlon

Despite winning a bronze medal in biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Croatia was the eight reserve in men's biathlon. For the first time since the 1998 Winter Olympics, Croatia did not compete in biathlon. Jakov Fak, the 2010 bronze medalist, competed for Slovenia this year instead of Croatia.

Bobsleigh

Croatia was the third reserve in four-man bobsleigh event. This was the first time since the 1998 Winter Olympics that Croatia did not qualify for the Olympics in a bobsleigh event.

Figure skating

Josip Gluhak competed at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, but failed to qualify for the Olympics. Croatia has not competed in a figure skating event since 2006.

Luge

Croatia's Daria Obratov was the first reserve in women's luge. Croatia has never competed in an Olympic luge event.

References

^ Čerina, Leo (28 January 2014). "Ivica Kostelić nosit će zastavu! U Soči kao trener ide i Janica" [Ivica Kostelic will carry the flag in Sochi!, Janica will serve as a coach]. 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 January 2014.
^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Alpine assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^ "ZOI Soči: Hrvatska s 11 sportaša". 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^ "Cross Country assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
^ "Morena Makar putuje u Soči". 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
^ "Snowboarding assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

External links

"Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com)". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

[1] Čerina, Leo (28 January 2014). "Ivica Kostelić nosit će zastavu! U Soči kao trener ide i Janica" [Ivica Kostelic will carry the flag in Sochi!, Janica will serve as a coach]. 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 January 2014.

[2] "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[3] "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[quota-4] "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] "Alpine assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

[6] "ZOI Soči: Hrvatska s 11 sportaša". 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

[7] "Cross Country assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

[8] "Morena Makar putuje u Soči". 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

[9] "Snowboarding assigned quota list for Olympic Games 2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

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