Slovakia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Medalists
Židek's silver medal was the first Winter Olympic medal won by Slovakia as an independent nation.
MedalNameSportEventDate Snowboarding Men's snowboard cross 16 February
Alpine skiing
The top finish for the six-person Slovak alpine team came from Veronika Zuzulová, who finished 15th in the women's combined.
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankJaroslav BabušiakMen's downhilln/a1:57.4545Men's super-Gn/a1:35.4140Men's slalom58.5153.55n/a1:52.0624Men's combined1:43.3248.8648.603:20.7827Jana GantnerováWomen's downhilln/a2:04.6036Women's super-Gn/a1:38.4048Women's giant slalom1:06.73did not finishWomen's combineddid not finishIvan HeimschildMen's downhilldid not finishMen's super-Gn/a1:36.5846Men's slalom59.6754.31n/a1:53.9826Men's combined1:43.1248.1347.163:18.4125Eva HuckovaWomen's downhilln/a2:05.3237Women's super-GdisqualifiedWomen's giant slalom1:05.241:13.07n/a2:18.3128Women's slalomdid not finishWomen's combineddid not finishSona MaculovaWomen's downhilln/a2:03.6335Women's super-Gn/a1:37.8744Women's giant slalom1:05.771:12.84n/a2:18.6129Women's slalomdid not finishWomen's combined40.5345.631:34.093:00.2523Veronika ZuzulováWomen's slalom44.5348.00n/a1:32.5322Women's combined39.6843.671:33.282:56.6315
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
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.
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankPavol HurajtMen's sprint28:17.8130Men's pursuit38:20.67324Men's individual58:49.6329Matej KazárMen's sprint29:29.4158Men's pursuit42:46.6152Marek MatiaškoMen's sprint30:11.0672Men's mass start50:11.1327Men's individual55:48.615Miroslav MatiaškoMen's sprint29:13.0252Men's pursuit41:32.56849Men's individual59:43.8338 Dušan ŠimočkoMen's individual1:01:37.8456Pavol Hurajt Dušan ŠimočkoMiroslav MatiaškoMarek MatiaškoMen's relay1:27:44.92214
Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankJana GerekováWomen's individual58:37.2559Martina HalinárováWomen's sprint23:32.8016Women's pursuitLappedWomen's individual55:17.7434Sona MihokovaWomen's sprint24:09.9127Women's pursuitLappedWomen's individual56:29.5547Anna MurinovaWomen's sprint24:32.1138Women's pursuitdid not finishMarcela PavkovcekovaWomen's sprint24:11.1029Women's pursuitLappedWomen's individual53:52.8322Anna Murinova Marcela PavkovcekovaMartina HalinárováSona MihokovaWomen's relay1:21:55.51010
Bobsleigh
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.
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankMilan JagnešákViktor RajekTwo-man56.8157.1257.81did not advance25Milan JagnešákViktor RajekAndrej BendaRobert KrestankoFour-man56.2956.1356.2655.983:44.6620
Cross-country skiing
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.
Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankMartin BajčičákMen's 15 km classical40:35.6 28Men's 30 km pursuit 1:17:08.7 8Men's 50 km freestyle 2:06:24.9 14Ivan BátoryMen's 15 km classical40:26.1 26Men's 30 km pursuit 1:18:58.2 25Men's 50 km freestyle 2:10.32.2 47Michal MalákMen's 15 km classical44:52.973Men's 30 km pursuit 1:23:39.9 54Men's 50 km freestyle 2:09:38.7 45Alena ProcházkováWomen's 10 km classical30:13.628Women's 15 km pursuit 47:45.2 46
Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankKatarina GarajovaWomen's sprint 2:23.98 53 Did not advance 53Martin OtčenášMen's sprint 2:24.77 49 Did not advance 49Alena ProcházkováWomen's sprint 2:17.75 27 2:17.9 5 Did not advance 23Martin BajčičákIvan BátoryMen's team sprint n/a17:36.1 3 Q 17:30.9 8
Ice hockey
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.
Men's tournament
Players
Round-robin
Medal round
Quarterfinal
Luge
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.
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankJozef NinisMen's singles52.76952.51752.52552.3863:30.19722Veronika SabolováWomen's singles49.68048.22648.09548.0603:14.06119Jana ŠišajováWomen's singles48.86050.26748.47949.3873:16.99322Jaroslav SlavíkMen's singles52.78652.0661:13.87752.1563:50.88533Ľubomír MickWalter MarxDoubles48.41247.857n/a1:36.26913
Short track speed skating
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.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMatus UzakMen's 500 m44.5254did not advance21Men's 1000 m1:35.9892 QdisqualifiedMen's 1500 mdisqualified
Ski jumping
Martin Mesík represented Slovakia in ski jumping, but did not advance from the qualification round in either the large hill or normal hill events.
AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankMartin MesíkNormal hill97.542did not advance42Large hill67.737did not advance37
Snowboarding
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. 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.
Parallel GS AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankRadoslav ŽidekMen's parallel giant slalom1:16.5127did not advance27
Snowboard cross AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankRadoslav ŽidekMen's snowboard cross1:21.199 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2
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