title: Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympics
text: # Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympics
  
  Slovakia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. It was the first Winter Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Biathlon | 4 | 2 | 6 |
  | Cross-country skiing | 1 | 4 | 5 |
  | Ice hockey | 23 | – | 23 |
  | Luge | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Nordic combined | 3 | – | 3 |
  | Ski jumping | 2 | – | 2 |
  | Total | 34 | 8 | 42 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Lucia Medzihradská | Downhill | | | 1:39.22 | 32 |
  | Lucia Medzihradská | Super-G | | | 1:25.57 | 33 |
  | Lucia Medzihradská | Slalom | 1:02.67 | 58.88 | 2:01.55 | 20 |
  
  Women's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank |
  | Lucia Medzihradská | 1:30.70 | 52.90 | 48.77 | 3:12.37 | 13 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Daniel Krčmář | 4 | 32:24.1 | 57 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Pavel Kotraba | 4 | 32:04.0 | 51 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Pavel Sládek | 1'00:51.7 | 3 | 1'03:51.7 | 56 |
  | 20 km | Lukáš Krejči | 58:28.0 | 5 | 1'03:28.0 | 50 |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Pavel Sládek Pavel Kotraba Daniel Krčmář Lukáš Krejči | 3 | 1'40:00.3 | 18 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7.5 km Sprint | Martina Jašicová-Schwarzbacherová-Halinárová | 2 | 27:11.6 | 15 |
  | 7.5 km Sprint | Soňa Mihoková | 2 | 27:03.8 | 12 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 15 km | Soňa Mihoková | 51:46.5 | 7 | 58:46.5 | 40 |
  | 15 km | Martina Jašicová-Schwarzbacherová-Halinárová | 51:56.4 | 2 | 53:56.4 | 6 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ One minute added per missed target.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km C | Ivan Bátory | 26:58.7 | 43 |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Ivan Bátory | 41:14.3 | 34 |
  
      $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km C | Tatiana Kutlíková | 16:27.7 | 48 |
  | 5 km C | Jaroslava Bukvajová | 16:26.6 | 46 |
  | 5 km C | Alžbeta Havrančíková | 15:47.2 | 32 |
  | 5 km C | Lubomíra Balážová | 15:23.9 | 21 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Jaroslava Bukvajová | 33:20.3 | 40 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Tatiana Kutlíková | 32:45.0 | 35 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Lubomíra Balážová | 31:20.1 | 24 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Alžbeta Havrančíková | 30:02.0 | 17 |
  | 15 km F | Tatiana Kutlíková | 47:34.9 | 46 |
  | 15 km F | Alžbeta Havrančíková | 42:34.4 | 8 |
  | 30 km C | Tatiana Kutlíková | 1'36:41.4 | 43 |
  | 30 km C | Alžbeta Havrančíková | 1'33:41.5 | 32 |
  | 30 km C | Lubomíra Balážová | 1'30:58.7 | 18 |
  
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Women's 4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Lubomíra Balážová Jaroslava Bukvajová Tatiana Kutlíková Alžbeta Havrančíková | 1'01:00.2 | 7 |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### Group B
  
  Twelve participating teams were placed in the two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.
  
  * Team advanced to the Final Round
  * Team sent to compete in the Consolation round
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 |
  | Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
  | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
  | United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
  | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2 |
  | France | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 1 |
  | Sweden | 4:4 | Slovakia |
  | United States | 3:3 | Slovakia |
  | Slovakia | 10:4 | Italy |
  | Slovakia | 3:1 | Canada |
  | Slovakia | 6:2 | France |
  
  ### Final Round
  
  Quarter final
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Slovakia | 2–3 | Russia |
  
  Consolation round
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Slovakia | 6–5 | Germany |
  
  5th place match
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Czech Republic | 7–1 | Slovakia |
  
  ### Leading scorers
  
  | Rk | | GP | G | A | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Žigmund Pálffy | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
  | 2 | Miroslav Šatan | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | 3 | Peter Šťastný | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
  
  * Team roster:
     * Eduard Hartmann
     * Jaromír Dragan
     * Miroslav Michalek
     * Jerguš Bača
     * Marián Smerčiak
     * Miroslav Marcinko
     * Ľubomír Sekeráš
     * Vladimír Búřil
     * Stanislav Medřik
     * Ján Varholík
     * Róbert Švehla
     * Vlastimil Plavucha
     * Oto Haščák
     * Dušan Pohorelec
     * René Pucher
     * Miroslav Šatan
     * Branislav Jánoš
     * Roman Kontšek
     * Peter Šťastný
     * Ľubomír Kolník
     * Jozef Daňo
     * Róbert Petrovický
     * Žigmund Pálffy
  * Head coach: Július Šupler
  
  ## Luge
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Jozef Škvarek | 51.775 | 23 | 51.835 | 23 | 51.300 | 19 | 51.612 | 19 | 3:26.522 | 19 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Mária Jasenčáková | 49.411 | 13 | 50.351 | 20 | 49.276 | 3 | 49.418 | 7 | 3:18.456 | 15 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Men's individual
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Jozef Bachleda | Individual | 140.5 | 52 | 53:44.4 | 51 |
  | Martin Bayer | Individual | 142.5 | 51 | 56:19.9 | 52 |
  | Michal Giacko | Individual | 184.0 | 36 | 47:02.5 | 26 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Miroslav Slušný | Normal hill | 80.5 | 92.0 | 66.5 | 60.0 | 152.0 | 51 |
  | Martin Švagerko | Normal hill | 81.5 | 97.5 | 90.0 | 115.5 | 213.0 | 25 |
  | Miroslav Slušný | Large hill | 94.5 | 65.6 | 82.0 | 41.1 | 106.7 | 45 |
  | Martin Švagerko | Large hill | 98.0 | 74.4 | 100.0 | 78.5 | 152.9 | 28 |
  