Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | SVK |
NOC | Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Turin | |
Competitors | 58 (45 men, 13 women) in 9 sports |
Flag bearers | Walter Marx (opening) Martin Bajčičák (closing)[1][2] |
Medals Ranked 21st |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Slovakia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Medalists
[edit]Židek's silver medal was the first Winter Olympic medal won by Slovakia as an independent nation.[3]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Radoslav Židek | Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross | 16 February |
Alpine skiing
[edit]The top finish for the six-person Slovak alpine team came from Veronika Zuzulová, who finished 15th in the women's combined.[4]
Athlete[4] | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
Jaroslav Babušiak | Men's downhill | n/a | 1:57.45 | 45 | ||
Men's super-G | n/a | 1:35.41 | 40 | |||
Men's slalom | 58.51 | 53.55 | n/a | 1:52.06 | 24 | |
Men's combined | 1:43.32 | 48.86 | 48.60 | 3:20.78 | 27 | |
Jana Gantnerová | Women's downhill | n/a | 2:04.60 | 36 | ||
Women's super-G | n/a | 1:38.40 | 48 | |||
Women's giant slalom | 1:06.73 | did not finish | ||||
Women's combined | did not finish | |||||
Ivan Heimschild | Men's downhill | did not finish | ||||
Men's super-G | n/a | 1:36.58 | 46 | |||
Men's slalom | 59.67 | 54.31 | n/a | 1:53.98 | 26 | |
Men's combined | 1:43.12 | 48.13 | 47.16 | 3:18.41 | 25 | |
Eva Huckova | Women's downhill | n/a | 2:05.32 | 37 | ||
Women's super-G | disqualified | |||||
Women's giant slalom | 1:05.24 | 1:13.07 | n/a | 2:18.31 | 28 | |
Women's slalom | did not finish | |||||
Women's combined | did not finish | |||||
Sona Maculova | Women's downhill | n/a | 2:03.63 | 35 | ||
Women's super-G | n/a | 1:37.87 | 44 | |||
Women's giant slalom | 1:05.77 | 1:12.84 | n/a | 2:18.61 | 29 | |
Women's slalom | did not finish | |||||
Women's combined | 40.53 | 45.63 | 1:34.09 | 3:00.25 | 23 | |
Veronika Zuzulová | Women's slalom | 44.53 | 48.00 | n/a | 1:32.53 | 22 |
Women's combined | 39.68 | 43.67 | 1:33.28 | 2:56.63 | 15 |
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Biathlon
[edit]Marek Matiaško had the best result out of the Slovak biathlon team, with a surprising 5th place finish in the men's individual. He missed only one shot, and the resultant time penalty meant that he fell short of the medals.[5][6]
- Men
Athlete[6] | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Pavol Hurajt | Men's sprint | 28:17.8 | 1 | 30 |
Men's pursuit | 38:20.67 | 3 | 24 | |
Men's individual | 58:49.6 | 3 | 29 | |
Matej Kazár | Men's sprint | 29:29.4 | 1 | 58 |
Men's pursuit | 42:46.6 | 1 | 52 | |
Marek Matiaško | Men's sprint | 30:11.0 | 6 | 72 |
Men's mass start | 50:11.1 | 3 | 27 | |
Men's individual | 55:48.6 | 1 | 5 | |
Miroslav Matiaško | Men's sprint | 29:13.0 | 2 | 52 |
Men's pursuit | 41:32.56 | 8 | 49 | |
Men's individual | 59:43.8 | 3 | 38 | |
Dušan Šimočko | Men's individual | 1:01:37.8 | 4 | 56 |
Pavol Hurajt Dušan Šimočko Miroslav Matiaško Marek Matiaško |
Men's relay | 1:27:44.9 | 22 | 14 |
- Women
Athlete[6] | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Jana Gereková | Women's individual | 58:37.2 | 5 | 59 |
Martina Halinárová | Women's sprint | 23:32.8 | 0 | 16 |
Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
Women's individual | 55:17.7 | 4 | 34 | |
Sona Mihokova | Women's sprint | 24:09.9 | 1 | 27 |
Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
Women's individual | 56:29.5 | 5 | 47 | |
Anna Murinova | Women's sprint | 24:32.1 | 1 | 38 |
Women's pursuit | did not finish | |||
Marcela Pavkovcekova | Women's sprint | 24:11.1 | 0 | 29 |
Women's pursuit | Lapped | |||
Women's individual | 53:52.8 | 3 | 22 | |
Anna Murinova Marcela Pavkovcekova Martina Halinárová Sona Mihokova |
Women's relay | 1:21:55.5 | 10 | 10 |
Bobsleigh
[edit]Milan Jagnešák piloted the Slovak sled in both the two-man and four-man events, but did not manage a top-20 finish in either.[7]
Athlete[7] | Event | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
Milan Jagnešák Viktor Rajek |
Two-man | 56.81 | 57.12 | 57.81 | did not advance | 25 | |
Milan Jagnešák Viktor Rajek Andrej Benda Robert Krestanko |
Four-man | 56.29 | 56.13 | 56.26 | 55.98 | 3:44.66 | 20 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Martin Bajčičák finished 8th in the men's pursuit, the best showing from any Slovak cross-country skier, and carried the nation's flag in the closing ceremonies.[8]
- Distance
Athlete[8] | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Martin Bajčičák | Men's 15 km classical | 40:35.6 | 28 |
Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:17:08.7 | 8 | |
Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:06:24.9 | 14 | |
Ivan Bátory | Men's 15 km classical | 40:26.1 | 26 |
Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:18:58.2 | 25 | |
Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:10.32.2 | 47 | |
Michal Malák | Men's 15 km classical | 44:52.9 | 73 |
Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:23:39.9 | 54 | |
Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:09:38.7 | 45 | |
Alena Procházková | Women's 10 km classical | 30:13.6 | 28 |
Women's 15 km pursuit | 47:45.2 | 46 |
- Sprint
Athlete[8] | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Katarina Garajova | Women's sprint | 2:23.98 | 53 | Did not advance | 53 | ||||
Martin Otčenáš | Men's sprint | 2:24.77 | 49 | Did not advance | 49 | ||||
Alena Procházková | Women's sprint | 2:17.75 | 27 | 2:17.9 | 5 | Did not advance | 23 | ||
Martin Bajčičák Ivan Bátory |
Men's team sprint | n/a | 17:36.1 | 3 Q | 17:30.9 | 8 |
Ice hockey
[edit]The Slovak team finished atop its round-robin group, going undefeated through the opening round, including a 3–0 win over eventual gold medal winners Sweden. In the quarterfinals, however, the team fell to rivals Czech Republic 3–1, failing to advance to a medal game.[9]
Men's tournament
[edit]- Players
The following is the Slovak roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[10]
Head coach: František Hossa
Assistant coaches: Jerguš Bača, Lubomir Pokovic, Róbert Švehla
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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3 | D | Zdeno Chára | 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) | 249 lb (113 kg) | March 18, 1977 (aged 28) | ![]() |
6 | D | Radoslav Suchý | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | April 7, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() |
7 | D | Martin Štrbák | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 212 lb (96 kg) | January 15, 1975 (aged 31) | ![]() |
10 | F | Marián Gáborík | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | February 14, 1982 (aged 24) | ![]() |
12 | F | Peter Bondra (A) | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | February 7, 1968 (aged 38) | ![]() |
14 | D | Andrej Meszároš | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 218 lb (99 kg) | October 13, 1985 (aged 20) | ![]() |
15 | F | Jozef Stümpel | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 218 lb (99 kg) | July 20, 1972 (aged 33) | ![]() |
17 | D | Ľubomír Višňovský | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg) | August 11, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() |
18 | F | Miroslav Šatan (A) | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg) | October 22, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() |
20 | F | Richard Zednik | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg) | January 6, 1976 (aged 30) | ![]() |
22 | F | Richard Kapuš | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 203 lb (92 kg) | February 9, 1973 (aged 33) | ![]() |
23 | F | Ľuboš Bartečko | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | July 14, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() |
25 | G | Ján Lašák | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | April 10, 1979 (aged 26) | ![]() |
28 | F | Ronald Petrovický | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | February 15, 1977 (aged 29) | ![]() |
29 | D | Ivan Majeský | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 240 lb (110 kg) | September 2, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() |
37 | G | Peter Budaj | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg) | September 18, 1982 (aged 23) | ![]() |
38 | F | Pavol Demitra (C) | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | November 29, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() |
40 | F | Marek Svatoš | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | June 17, 1982 (aged 23) | ![]() |
43 | F | Tomáš Surový | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | September 24, 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() |
60 | G | Karol Križan | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg) | June 5, 1980 (aged 25) | ![]() |
68 | D | Milan Jurčina | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 254 lb (115 kg) | June 7, 1983 (aged 22) | ![]() |
81 | F | Marián Hossa | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 207 lb (94 kg) | January 12, 1979 (aged 27) | ![]() |
91 | F | Marcel Hossa | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 218 lb (99 kg) | October 12, 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() |
- Round-robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 1 |
15 February 2006 20:05 | Russia ![]() | 3–5 (2–1, 1–2, 0–2) | ![]() | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 3,800 |
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Ilya Bryzgalov | Goalies | Peter Budaj | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shots | 36 |
16 February 2006 17:05 | Slovakia ![]() | 6–3 (4–1, 1–2, 1–0) | ![]() | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,960 |
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Ján Lašák | Goalies | Artūrs Irbe | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 28 |
18 February 2006 20:05 | Slovakia ![]() | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,697 |
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Peter Budaj | Goalies | Rick DiPietro | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
21 | Shots | 30 |
19 February 2006 16:05 | Slovakia ![]() | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 9,160 |
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Karol Križan | Goalies | Vitali Kolesnik | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 19 |
21 February 2006 20:05 | Sweden ![]() | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | ![]() | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,250 |
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Mikael Tellqvist | Goalies | Karol Križan | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
17 | Shots | 31 |
- Medal round
- Quarterfinal
22 February 2006 21:35 | Slovakia ![]() | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 6,893 |
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Peter Budaj | Goalies | Milan Hnilička | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 28 |
Luge
[edit]The Slovakian luge delegation was one of the Olympic team's largest, but managed only a single top 15 finish, from the doubles team of Ľubomír Mick and Walter Marx.[11]
Athlete[11] | Event | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
Jozef Ninis | Men's singles | 52.769 | 52.517 | 52.525 | 52.386 | 3:30.197 | 22 |
Veronika Sabolová | Women's singles | 49.680 | 48.226 | 48.095 | 48.060 | 3:14.061 | 19 |
Jana Šišajová | Women's singles | 48.860 | 50.267 | 48.479 | 49.387 | 3:16.993 | 22 |
Jaroslav Slavík | Men's singles | 52.786 | 52.066 | 1:13.877 | 52.156 | 3:50.885 | 33 |
Ľubomír Mick Walter Marx |
Doubles | 48.412 | 47.857 | n/a | 1:36.269 | 13 |
Short track speed skating
[edit]The lone Slovak short track speed skater competing in Turin, Matus Uzak, was disqualified from two of his events, and failed to advance from his heat in the third.[12]
Athlete[12] | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Matus Uzak | Men's 500 m | 44.525 | 4 | did not advance | 21 | ||||
Men's 1000 m | 1:35.989 | 2 Q | disqualified | ||||||
Men's 1500 m | disqualified |
Ski jumping
[edit]Martin Mesík represented Slovakia in ski jumping, but did not advance from the qualification round in either the large hill or normal hill events.[13]
Athlete[13] | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
Martin Mesík | Normal hill | 97.5 | 42 | did not advance | 42 | |||
Large hill | 67.7 | 37 | did not advance | 37 |
Snowboarding
[edit]Radoslav Židek failed to qualify for the medal round in the men's parallel giant slalom, but was more successful in the snowboard cross. Židek qualified in the top ten, then won in three consecutive rounds to make the final.[14] He finished just behind American Seth Wescott, who made a dramatic pass and pipped him to the line. Still, Židek's second place finished earned him a silver medal, the first winter medal in Slovakian Olympic history.[15]
- Parallel GS
Athlete[14] | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Radoslav Židek | Men's parallel giant slalom | 1:16.51 | 27 | did not advance | 27 |
- Snowboard cross
Athlete[14] | Event | Qualifying | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
Radoslav Židek | Men's snowboard cross | 1:21.19 | 9 Q | 1 Q | 1 Q | 1 Q | 2 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Slovakia has it's [sic] 1st silver Olympic medal". Radio Slovakia International. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Saturday was a very successful day for the Slovak Olympic team". Radio Slovakia International. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ a b c "Torino 2006 Official Report - Biathlon" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Bobsleigh" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ a b c "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Ice Hockey" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Slovakia at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Luge" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Ski Jumping" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ a b c "Torino 2006 Official Report - Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Snowboard cross gold for Wescott". British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.