Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Slovakia competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Slovak athletes earned their first gold medal ever in the Winter Olympics with Anastasiya Kuzmina's gold in the women's biathlon sprint event.[2]

Slovakia at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSVK
NOCSlovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (in Slovak)
in Vancouver
Competitors73 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Žigmund Pálffy[1] (opening)
Pavol Hurajt (closing)
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaBiathlonWomen's sprint13 February
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaBiathlonWomen's pursuit16 February
 BronzePavol HurajtBiathlonMen's mass start21 February
The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Jaroslav Babušiak Combined DNF DNF
Downhill 1:59.99 52
Giant slalom 1:22.22 1:24.90 2:47.12 44
Slalom 52.10 54.76 1:46.86 30
Super-G 1:35.25 37
Women
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Jana Gantnerová Giant slalom 1:20.00 1:15.73 2:35.73 35
Slalom 53.54 53.92 1:47.46 24
Veronika Zuzulová Giant slalom 1:18.96 DNS
Slalom 52.11 53.03 1:45.14 10

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Pavol Hurajt Sprint 25:15.0 1 (0+1) 7
Pursuit 35:12.8 3 (1+0+0+2) 16
Mass start 35:52.3 0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Individual 49:39.0 1 (0+0+1+0) 5
Marek Matiaško Sprint 27:37.4 3 (1+2) 66
Individual 52:47.9 2 (0+1+0+1) 33
Miroslav Matiaško Sprint 28:15.9 4 (1+3) 76
Individual 53:29.2 3 (1+1+0+1) 47
Dušan Šimočko Sprint 28:11.4 3 (1+2) 75
Individual 51:20.6 2 (0+0+2+0) 18
Men's relay
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Miroslav Matiaško
Marek Matiaško
Dušan Šimočko
Pavol Hurajt		 4 x 7.5 km relay 1:28:54.1 14 (2+12) 15
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Jana Gereková Sprint 21:54.0 3 (1+2) 40
Pursuit 34:17.4 4 (0+3+0+1) 40
Individual 45:46.4 4 (1+0+1+2) 46
Martina Halinárová Sprint 22:19.0 2 (1+1) 54
Pursuit LAP 6 (1+2+3+ ) LAP
Individual 45:38.7 3 (0+1+0+2) 44
Ľubomíra Kalinová Sprint 23:47.2 5 (3+2) 81
Individual 50:38.7 7 (2+0+2+3) 80
Anastasiya Kuzmina Sprint 19:55.6 1 (1+0) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pursuit 30:28.3 2 (0+1+1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mass start 36:02.9 3 (1+1+1+0) 8
Individual 45:16.0 5 (2+1+1+1) 39
Women's relay
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Martina Halinárová
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Natália Prekopová
Jana Gereková		 4 x 6 km relay 1:13:15.8 12 (1+11) 13

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Two-man
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Milan Jagnešák
Petr Narovec		 53.18 53.16 52.73 52.99 3:32.06 20
Four-man
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Milan Jagnešák
Martin Tešovič
Marcel Lopuchovský
Petr Narovec		 55.25 DNS

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Bajčičák 15 km freestyle 34:59.3 23
30 km pursuit 1:17:58.1 25
Ivan Bátory 15 km freestyle 35:38.1 40
Michal Malák 15 km freestyle 36:22.8 54
Peter Mlynár Sprint 3:55.76 57 DNQ 57
Women

Alena Procházková participated only for one event due to inflammation of the trachea.[3]

Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alena Procházková Sprint 3:46.16 16 Q 3:40.1 4 DNQ 18

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete(s) Event CD SP/OD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ivana Reitmayerová Ladies' 41.94 28 DNQ

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[4]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
31GPeter Budaj185 cm (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)18 September 1982Banská BystricaUnited States Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
41GJaroslav Halák180 cm (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb)13 May 1985BratislavaCanada Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
35GRastislav Staňa185 cm (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)10 January 1980KošiceRussia Severstal (KHL)
7DIvan Baranka191 cm (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)19 May 1985IlavaRussia Spartak Moscow (KHL)
33DZdeno Chára – C206 cm (6 ft 9 in)116 kg (256 lb)18 March 1977TrenčínUnited States Boston Bruins (NHL)
68DMilan Jurčina193 cm (6 ft 4 in)111 kg (245 lb)7 June 1983Liptovský MikulášUnited States Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
14DAndrej Meszároš188 cm (6 ft 2 in)100 kg (220 lb)13 October 1985Považská BystricaUnited States Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
44DAndrej Sekera183 cm (6 ft 0 in)91 kg (201 lb)8 June 1986BojniceUnited States Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
77DMartin Štrbák191 cm (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)15 January 1975PrešovRussia HC MVD (KHL)
17DĽubomír Višňovský180 cm (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)11 August 1976TopoľčanyCanada Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
23FĽuboš Bartečko183 cm (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)14 July 1976KežmarokSweden Färjestad (SEL)
8FMartin Cibák185 cm (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb)17 May 1980Liptovský MikulášRussia Spartak Moscow (KHL)
38FPavol Demitra – A183 cm (6 ft 0 in)91 kg (201 lb)29 November 1974Dubnica nad VáhomCanada Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
10FMarián Gáborík185 cm (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)14 February 1982TrenčínUnited States New York Rangers (NHL)
26FMichal Handzuš196 cm (6 ft 5 in)98 kg (216 lb)11 March 1977Banská BystricaUnited States Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
91FMarcel Hossa192 cm (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)12 October 1981IlavaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
81FMarián Hossa – A187 cm (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)12 January 1979Stará ĽubovňaUnited States Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
82FTomáš Kopecký191 cm (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)5 February 1982IlavaUnited States Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
24FŽigmund Pálffy178 cm (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb)5 May 1972SkalicaSlovakia HK 36 Skalica (SVK)
92FBranko Radivojevič183 cm (6 ft 0 in)94 kg (207 lb)24 November 1980PiešťanyRussia Spartak Moscow (KHL)
18FMiroslav Šatan191 cm (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb)22 October 1974TopoľčanyUnited States Boston Bruins (NHL)
15FJozef Stümpel191 cm (6 ft 3 in)101 kg (223 lb)20 July 1972NitraKazakhstan Barys Astana (KHL)
20FRichard Zedník185 cm (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)6 January 1976Banská BystricaRussia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)

Defenceman Richard Lintner was initially selected, but was replaced by Ivan Baranka.[5]

Group play

Slovakia played in Group B.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

17 February 2010
21:00		Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,924
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Switzerland Brent Reiber
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
United States Shane Heyer
Canada Sylvain Losier
P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Blaťák) – 9:021–0
1–120:47 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra)
J. Jágr (R. Červenka) – 37:562–1
T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) – 39:583–1
8 minPenalties12 min
24Shots35
18 February 2010
21:00		Slovakia 2–1 (SO)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 RussiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,202
Game reference
Jaroslav HalákGoaliesIlya BryzgalovReferees:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Canada Jay Sharrers
Germany Felix Winnekens
0–125:32 – A. Morozov (A. Markov, S. Zinovyev)
Mari. Hossa (Demitra, Marc. Hossa) – 49:481–1
J. Stümpel GOAL
P. Demitra MISS
Mari. Hossa MISS
J. Stümpel MISS
M. Handzuš MISS
M. Gáborík MISS
P. Demitra GOAL		ShootoutMISS A. Morozov
GOAL A. Ovechkin
MISS P. Datsyuk
MISS A. Ovechkin
MISS I. Kovalchuk
MISS A. Ovechkin
MISS E. Malkin
10 minPenalties6 min
32Shots37
20 February 2010
16:30		Latvia 0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,023
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
United States Brian Murphy
0–12:44 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel, R. Zedník) (PP)
0–29:11 – R. Zedník (M. Handzuš, Ľ. Bartečko)
0–317:08 – J. Stümpel (Ž. Pálffy)
0–421:07 – Mari. Hossa (J. Stümpel) (PP)
0–522:20 – M. Handzuš
0–657:20 – I. Baranka (M. Štrbák, M. Handzuš)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots37
Standings
Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Russia 3 2 0 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
 Slovakia 3 1 1 0 1 9 4 +5 5
 Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source:

Final rounds
Qualification playoff
23 February 2010
21:00		Slovakia 4–3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)		 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,583
Game reference
Jaroslav HalákGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Canada Marc Joannette
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
Canada Sylvain Losier
M. Handzuš (M. Gáborík, Mari. Hossa) (PP) – 7:031–0
M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP) – 9:482–0
2–118:06 – M. Zuccarello (J. Holøs)
R. Zedník (J. Stümpel, Ž. Pálffy) (PP) – 18:523–1
3–227:27 – T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen, M. Zuccarello)
3–339:59 – A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, P. Thoresen)
M. Šatan (Ľ. Višňovský, R. Zedník) – 48:414–3
4 minPenalties29 min
40Shots19
Quarterfinal
24 February 2010
21:00		Sweden 3–4
(0–0, 2–3, 1–1)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,493
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Bill McCreary
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Canada Jean Morin
0–127:34 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra) (PP)
0–228:11 – A. Sekera (R. Zedník, Ž. Pálffy)
P. Hörnqvist (P. Forsberg) – 33:491–2
H. Zetterberg (T. Enström) – 34:262–2
2–339:12 – P. Demitra (Z. Chára, Mari. Hossa) (PP)
2–449:01 – T. Kopecký (Mari. Hossa, Demitra)
D. Alfredsson (N. Bäckström, L. Eriksson) – 49:393–4
10 minPenalties6 min
29Shots14
Semifinal
26 February 2010
18:30		Canada 3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,799
Game reference
Roberto LuongoGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
United States Thor Nelson
P. Marleau (S. Weber, S. Niedermayer) – 13:301–0
B. Morrow (C. Pronger, R. Getzlaf) – 15:172–0
R. Getzlaf (C. Perry, C. Pronger) (PP) – 36:543–0
3–151:35 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel)
3–255:07 – M. Handzuš (R. Zedník, M. Šatan)
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots21
Bronze medal game
27 February 2010
19:00		3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland 5–3
(1–0, 0–3, 4–0)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,322
Game reference
Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Paul Devorski
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Russia Yuri Oskirko
S. Salo (PP) – 18:501–0
1–129:56 – M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP)
1–235:38 – Mari. Hossa (M. Handzuš, P. Demitra) (PP2)
1–338:45 – P. Demitra (Mari. Hossa) (SH)
N. Hagman (K. Timonen) (PP) – 45:062–3
O. Jokinen (J. Ruutu) – 46:413–3
O. Jokinen (J. Pitkänen, M. Kiprusoff) (PP) – 48:414–3
V. Filppula (K. Timonen) (EN) – 59:495–3
14 minPenalties18 min
33Shots22

Women's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]

Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
GJana Budajová1665316 November 1992Liptovský MikulášHK Poprad
GMonika Kvaková1645815 December 1988Žiar nad HronomHC Slovan Bratislava
GZuzana Tomčíková1797223 April 1988ZvolenBemidji State Beavers
DPetra Babiaková1757027 July 1977ZvolenHC Slovan Bratislava
DBarbora Brémová1686024 August 1991KošiceHC Slovan Bratislava
DIveta Karafiátová – C1787514 May 1988BratislavaLinköpings HC
DMichaela Matejová169572 March 1986MartinSC Reinach
DPetra Országhová168587 April 1981Banská BystricaHC Slovan Bratislava
DEdita Raková1716218 May 1978HumennéHC Slovan Bratislava
FNatalie Babonyová1757022 October 1983Oshawa, CanadaToronto Crush
FNikoleta Celárová1686027 February 1983KežmarokHC Slovan Bratislava
FJanka Čulíková1787530 June 1983MartinHK Spišská Nová Ves
FNicol Čupková169574 November 1992KošiceHC Slovan Bratislava
FAnna Džurňáková – A1685824 January 1983KežmarokHC Slovan Bratislava
FNikola Gápová1716219 June 1989PopradHC Slovan Bratislava
FMaria Herichová1757012 June 1990PopradHC Slovan Bratislava
FPetra Jurčová1686022 June 1987KošiceHC Slovan Bratislava
FJana Kapustová – A1787511 August 1983ŽilinaTornado Moscow
FZuzana Moravčíková1695723 October 1980RužomberokHC Slovan Bratislava
FPetra Pravlíková168584 June 1985LevočaTornado Moscow
FMartina Veličková1716217 February 1989PrešovHC Slovan Bratislava

Group play

Slovakia played in Group A.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

13 February 2010
17:00		Canada 18–0
(7–0, 6–0, 5–0)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,496
Game reference
Kim St-PierreGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Joy Tottman (Great Britain)
Irwin (Vaillancourt, Johnston) – 1:391–0
Bonhomme (Hefford, MacLeod) – 3:062–0
Agosta (Ouellette, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 5:383–0
MacLeod (Bonhomme, Ouellette) – 8:214–0
Agosta (Kellar, Sostorics) – 11:345–0
Kingsbury (Piper, Apps) – 15:096–0
Sostorics (Hefford, Agosta) – 16:207–0
Vaillancourt (Johnston) – 23:428–0
Poulin (PP) – 27:219–0
Agosta (Hefford, Ouellette) – 30:1910–0
Hefford (Wickenheiser) (SH) – 32:0011–0
Ouellette (Apps, Sostorics) (SH) – 32:4412–0
MacLeod (Poulin, Sostorics) – 36:4213–0
Hefford (Agosta, MacLeod) – 44:2314–0
Irwin (Vaillancourt, Ward) – 44:3715–0
Piper (Wickenheiser) – 46:5416–0
Hefford (Ouellette, Kellar) – 51:0317–0
Kingsbury (Botterill) – 52:5218–0
10 minPenalties12 min
67Shots9
15 February 2010
19:00		Sweden 6–2
(3–2, 1–0, 2–0)		 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,323
Game reference
Sara GrahnGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Aina Høve (Norway)
Winberg (Holmlöv, Holst) (PP) – 5:011–0
1–19:52 – Džurňáková (Babonyová, Herichová)
Winberg (Eliasson, Holmlöv) (PP) – 12:112–1
2–213:29 – Čupková (Čulíková, Kapustová)
Asserholt (Myrén, Östberg) – 16:073–2
Winberg (E. Andersson) – 29:074–2
Holmlöv (Holst, G. Andersson) (PP) – 46:085–2
Winberg (Nordin) – 53:206–2
10 minPenalties16 min
48Shots16
17 February 2010
19:00		Slovakia 2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)		  SwitzerlandUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,272
Game reference
Zuzana TomčíkováGoaliesFlorence SchellingReferee:
Ulla Sipilä (Finland)
Čulíková (Čupková) – 7:101–0
1–135:39 – S. Marty
Čulíková (Kapustová, Čupková) – 40:192–1
2–250:35 – S. Marty (Nussbaum)
2–351:18 – Benz (Meier, Schelling)
2–456:28 – Lehmann (Leimgruber) (SH)
2–558:25 – S. Marty (Hafliger, Benz)
12 minPenalties12 min
33Shots45
Standings
Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Canada 3 3 0 0 0 41 2 +39 9 Semifinals
 Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 10 15 −5 6
  Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 6 15 −9 3 5–8th classification
 Slovakia 3 0 0 0 3 4 29 −25 0
Source:

Classification rounds
Fifth place semifinal
20 February 2010
19:00		Russia 4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)		 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,488
Game reference
Irina GashennikovaGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Aina Høve (Norway)
Linesmen:
Annica Flöden (Sweden)
Kerry Rumble (Canada)
Sotnikova (Lebedeva) – 7:341–0
Gavrilova (Sergina, Smolentseva) (PP) – 18:162–0
2–123:24 – Pravlíková (Veličková) (PP)
Terentieva (Kapustina, Dyubanok) (SH) – 33:453–1
3–240:31 – Kapustová (Veličková)
Gavrilova (PP) – 50:264–2
8 minPenalties8 min
43Shots19
Seventh place game
22 February 2010
14:00		China 3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,284
Game reference
Shi YaoGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Joy Tottman (Great Britain)
0–110:37 – Pravlíková (Jurčová, Veličková)
Wang L. (Yu, Jiang) – 37:151–1
Sun (Zhang S., Jin) – 45:042–1
Wang L. (Zhang B.) – 51:443–1
4 minPenalties6 min
32Shots21

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Women's singles
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Veronika Sabolová 41.999 41.925 42.563 42.055 2:48.542 14
Jana Šišajová 42.297 42.172 42.529 48.101 2:55.099 27
Men's singles
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Jozef Ninis 49.196 49.153 49.643 49.039 3:17.414 24
Doubles
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Ján Harniš & Branislav Regec 42.018 41.924 1:23.942 11

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualifying First round Final
Distance (m) Points Rank Distance (m) Points Rank Distance (m) Points Rank
Tomáš Zmoray Normal hill 94.5 107.5 42 DNQ
Large hill 119.5 100.6 40 Q 108.0 77.4 43 DNQ

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  2. "Slovakia at the winter Olympics". Topendsports.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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  4. "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Slovakia Tournament Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee.
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