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Slovenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Slovenia at the
1994 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSLO
NOCSlovenian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.si (in Slovene and English)
in Lillehammer
Competitors22 (17 men, 5 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Jure Košir (alpine skiing)
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Slovenia participated at the 1994 Winter Olympics held between 12 and 27 February 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1992 Games. The Slovenian team consisted of 22 athletes who competed across three sports. Jure Košir served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Slovenia was ranked 20th in the overall medal table with three bronze medals.

Background

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SLovenian athletes competed as a part of Yugoslavia till 1988. The National Olympic Committee of Slovenia was founded on 15 October 1991. The Slovenian Olympic Committee was provisionally granted approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 17 January 1992 and was fully recognized on 5 February 1992.[1] The 1992 Winter Olympics marked Slovenia's first participation in the Winter Olympics. After the nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the 1992 Games, this edition of the Games in 1994 marked the nation's second appearance at the Winter Games.[1]

The 1994 Winter Olympics was held between 12 and 27 February 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.[2][3] The Slovenian team consisted of 22 athletes who competed across three sports.[4][5] Jure Košir served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[6]

Medalists

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Slovenia was ranked 20th in the overall medal table with three bronze medals.[1]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Alenka Dovžan Alpine skiing Women's combined 21 February
 Bronze Katja Koren Alpine skiing Women's slalom 26 February
 Bronze Jure Košir Alpine skiing Men's slalom 27 February

Competitors

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The Slovenian team consisted of 22 athletes including five women who competed across three sports.[5]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 6 4 10
Biathlon 5 1 6
Ski jumping 6 0 6
Total 17 5 22

Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing competitions were held at Kvitfjell Alpinsenter, Ringebu.[7] Ten athletes including four women participated across the ten events in alpine skiing.[5] Slovenia won all the three bronze medals in the current Games in the alpine skiing competitions.[4] While Jure Košir won the bronze medal in the men's slalom event,[8] Katja Koren and Alenka Dovžan won bronze medals in the women's slalom and combined events respectively.[9][10]

Jure Košir won the bronze medal in the men's slalom event
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Miran Ravter Downhill — 1:48.48 35
Jernej Koblar Super-G 1:35.16 29
Mitja Kunc 1:35.15 28
Miran Ravter 1:34.73 22
Gregor Grilc Giant slalom 1:31.38 1:25.75 2:57.13 24
Jure Košir 1:31.30 1:25.80 2:57.10 23
Jernej Koblar 1:30.75 1:25.92 2:56.67 22
Mitja Kunc 1:28.90 1:25.17 2:54.07 14
Andrej Miklavc Slalom 1:02.57 1:01.78 2:04.35 10
Gregor Grilc DSQ – DSQ –
Jure Košir 1:02.55 59.98 2:02.53 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mitja Kunc 1:02.82 59.80 2:02.62 4
Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Time Rank
Gregor Grilc Combined 1:45.61 50.97 49.45 3:26.03 23
Jure Košir 1:42.17 50.23 48.18 3:20.58 10
Mitja Kunc 1:40.01 50.88 48.66 3:19.55 7
Miran Ravter 1:38.88 52.46 49.34 3:20.68 11
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Alenka Dovžan Downhill — 1:38.07 16
Katja Koren 1:37.69 10
Špela Pretnar 1:38.50 23
Alenka Dovžan Super-G DNF –
Katja Koren 1:22.96 7
Špela Pretnar DNF –
Urška Hrovat 1:24.49 26
Alenka Dovžan Giant slalom 1:22.66 DNF DNF –
Katja Koren DNF – DNF –
Špela Pretnar 1:22.81 1:13.30 2:36.11 12
Urška Hrovat 1:23.61 1:14.55 2:38.16 20
Alenka Dovžan Slalom DNF – DNF –
Katja Koren 59.00 57.61 1:56.61 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Špela Pretnar 1:00.78 57.87 1:58.65 11
Urška Hrovat 1:00.38 57.69 1:58.07 8
Athlete Event Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Time Rank
Alenka Dovžan Combined 1:28.67 50.01 47.96 3:06.64 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Katja Koren 1:30.59 50.28 48.72 3:09.59 6
Špela Pretnar 1:29.91 DNF – DNF –
Urška Hrovat 1:34.60 51.72 48.43 3:14.75 14

Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Biathlon competitions were held at Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lillehammer.[11] Six Slovenian athletes participated across the five events in biathlon.[5] The biathlon events consisted of a skiing a specific course multiple times depending on the length of the competition, with intermediate shooting at various positions. For every shot missed, a penalty of one minute is applied in individual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events.[12][13] Janez Ožbolt registered the best finish amongst the men's team, with a top ten finish in the sprint event.[12] Andreja Grašič was the lone woman participant from the nation in the event.[4]

Athlete Event Time Misses 1 Adjusted Time 2 Rank
Janez Ožbolt Men's 10 km sprint 29:35.8 0 — 9
Jože Poklukar 32:31.7 3 59
Uroš Velepec 31:07.5 2 36
Boštjan Lekan Men's 20 km 1'00:12.3 5 1'05:12.3 59
Janez Ožbolt 58:19.1 3 1'01:19.1 29
Jure Velepec 59:58.0 2 1'01:58.0 38
Boštjan Lekan
Janez Ožbolt
Jure Velepec
Uroš Velepec 		Men's relay 1'34:19.6 1 — 10
Andreja Grašič Women's sprint 27:17.9 3 18
Women's 15 km 50:09.3 9 59:09.3 44
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping competitions were held at Lysgårdsbakkene, Lillehammer.[14] Six Slovenian athletes participated across the three events in Ski jumping.[5] Robert Meglič recorded the only top ten result in the individual events.[15] In the team event, where each of the four member team did two jumps, the Slovenian team finished ninth with a combined tally of 739.4 points.[16]

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Dejan Jekovec Normal hill 74.0 79.0 82.0 95.0 174.0 41
Matjaž Kladnik 92.5 119.0 87.5 107.5 226.5 19
Robert Meglič 93.0 121.0 88.5 112.0 233.0 14
Samo Gostiša 86.5 105.5 85.5 104.5 210.0 28
Franci Petek Large hill 95.0 69.5 91.5 62.7 132.2 38
Matjaž Kladnik 105.5 85.4 96.5 69.7 155.1 27
Matjaž Zupan 95.0 67.5 98.0 72.9 155.1 27
Robert Meglič 122.0 114.1 113.0 103.4 217.5 9
Matjaž Kladnik
Matjaž Zupan
Robert Meglič
Samo Gostiša 		Large hill team1 — 739.4 9
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Slovenia at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Lillehammer 1994". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Slovenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Slovenia at 1994 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  6. ^ "Flag bearers at the 1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Alpine skiing". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Alpine skiing, men's slalom". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Alpine skiing, women's slalom". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Alpine skiing, women's combined". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Biathlon". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Biathlon, men's sprint". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Biathlon, men's individual". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Ski jumping". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Ski jumping, men's large hill". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Ski jumping, men's team large hill". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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