Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics |
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IOC code | SVK | ||||||||
NOC | Slovak Olympic Committee | ||||||||
Website |
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in Vancouver | |||||||||
Competitors | 73 in 8 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Žigmund Pálffy (opening) Pavol Hurajt (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 17th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Other related appearances | |||||||||
Hungary (1896–1912) Czechoslovakia (1920–1992) |
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.
Alena Procházková participated only for one event due to inflammation of the trachea.
The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Defenceman Richard Lintner was initially selected, but was replaced by Ivan Baranka.
Slovakia played in Group B.
All times are local (UTC-8).
The following is the Slovak roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Slovakia played in Group A.
All times are local (UTC-8).