Team Slovakia - Profile

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Slovakia competed in seven sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge and snowboarding - with a team of 54 athletes (40 men, 14 women).

It won three medals (one gold), all by biathlete Anastasia Kuzmina, who won the mass start race and took silver in the individual and pursuit.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Biathlon: 3 (1-2-0)
Total: 3 (1-2-0)

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Veronika Velez-Zuzulova (ALP)
Closing Ceremony: Petra Vlhova (ALP)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
Slovakia made its debut at the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Winter Games and has competed at all Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games since.

Won its first Olympic Winter medal at Torino 2006, when snowboarder Radoslav Zidek won a silver medal in snowboard cross. Since then, Slovakia has won eight medals (three gold) with biathlete Anastasia Kuzmina, winning six of them and all three gold medals.

The nation has won 40 Olympic medals, including 13 gold medals. Slovakians have particularly excelled in slalom canoeing, winning eight Olympic titles in that sport. Three of these were claimed by the Hochschorner twins, Pavol and Peter, who won the C-2 slalom title three times in a row (2000, 2004, and 2008). Michal Martikan has won the most medals for Slovakia with five (two gold, two silver, one bronze) in slalom canoeing.

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Alzbeta Havrancikova (13 February 1994) - 1994 - Cross-Country Skiing (15km Freestyle) - 8th
First Competitor, Female: Tatiana Kutlikova (13 February 1994) - 1994 - Cross-Country Skiing (15km Freestyle) - 46th
First Competitor, Male: Team (12 February 1994) - 1994 - Ice Hockey - 6th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Jana Gantnerova (16y-214d) - 2006 - Alpine Skiing (Downhill) - 36th
Youngest Competitor, Male: Martin Mesik (18y-118d) - 1998 - Ski Jumping (Normal Hill Individual) - 60th

Oldest Competitor, Female: Maria Jasencakova (40y-112d) - 1998 - Luge (Singles) - 15th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Milan Jagnesak (44y-177d) - 2014 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - 23rd

First Medallist, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (13 February 2010) - 2010 - Biathlon (7.5km Sprint) - Gold
First Medallist, Male: Radoslav Zidek (16 February 2006) - 2006 - Snowboard (Boardercross) - Silver

First Gold Medallist, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (13 February 2010) - 2010 - Biathlon (7.5km Sprint) - Gold

Youngest Medallist, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (25y-168d) - 2010 - Biathlon (7.5km Sprint) - Gold
Youngest Medallist, Male: Radoslav Zidek (24y-123d) - 2006 - Snowboard (Boardercross) - Silver

Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (25y-168d) - 2010 - Biathlon (7.5km Sprint) - Gold

Oldest Medallist, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (33y-172d) - 2018 - Biathlon (12.5km Mass Start) - Gold
Oldest Medallist, Male: Pavol Hurajt (32y-016d) - 2010 - Biathlon (15km Mass Start) - Bronze

Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (33y-172d) - 2018 - Biathlon (12.5km Mass Start) - Gold

Most Medals, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (6 | 3-3-0) - Biathlon
Most Medals, Male: Radoslav Zidek (1 | 0-1-0) - Snowboarding
Most Medals, Male: Pavol Hurajt (1 | 0-0-1) - Biathlon

Most Gold Medals, Female: Anastasia Kuzmina (3) - Biathlon

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