Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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| Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 11 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ivica Kostelić (opening)[1][2] Vedrana Malec (closing)[3] |
| Medals Ranked 25th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Croatia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Croatia qualified 11 athletes, the fewest athletes in the fewest sports since the 1998 Winter Olympics.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Ivica Kostelić | Alpine skiing | Men's combined |
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Croatia had eight athletes in qualification position.[4][5] One of the women's quotas was exchanged for the sixth quota in men's alpine skiing. The team was announced on 27 January.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sebastian Brigović | Giant slalom | 1:25.82 | 38 | 1:26.43 | 35 | 2:52.25 | 34 |
| Ivica Kostelić | Combined | 1:54.17 | 7 | 51.37 | 3 | 2:45.54 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:23.87 | 30 | 1:25.81 | 27 | 2:49.68 | 27 | |
| Slalom | 48.75 | 21 | 55.36 | 8 | 1:44.11 | 9 | |
| Super-G | — | 1:20.19 | 24 | ||||
| Dalibor Šamšal | Slalom | 50.71 | 36 | 58.28 | 18 | 1:48.99 | 18 |
| Matej Vidović | 51.74 | 42 | 1:06.07 | 33 | 1:57.81 | 28 | |
| Natko Zrnčić-Dim | Combined | 1:55.26 | 19 | 51.80 | 6 | 2:47.06 | 10 |
| Downhill | — | 2:09.80 | 29 | ||||
| Slalom | 50.64 | 35 | DNF | ||||
| Super-G | — | 1:19.75 | 19 | ||||
| Filip Zubčić | Giant slalom | DNF | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrea Komšić | Giant slalom | 1:24.24 | 38 | 1:22.37 | 35 | 2:46.61 | 35 |
| Slalom | 1:00.82 | 39 | 57.78 | 32 | 1:58.60 | 33 | |
| Sofija Novoselić | Giant slalom | 1:24.25 | 39 | DNF | |||
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Croatia had two athletes in qualification position.[4][7] For the first time since 2006 Croatia qualified athletes with A standards, meaning that they will be able to compete in more than one event. Vedrana Malec was the only female Croatian skier that reached A standard while the men's quota was decided between Edi Dadić and Andrej Burić. The team was announced on 24 January.
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Edi Dadić | Men's 15 km classical | — | 43:38.8 | +5:09.1 | 60 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:08.0 | 66 | 37:48.5 | 65 | 1:19:31.5 | +11:16.1 | 65 | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | — | 2:02:35.5 | +15:40.3 | 58 | ||||
| Vedrana Malec | Women's 10 km classical | — | 33:42.3 | +5:24.5 | 56 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 22:23.2 | 58 | 22:50.1 | 59 | 45:52.1 | +7:18.5 | 59 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | — | 1:24:13.4 | +13:08.2 | 53 | ||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edi Dadić | Men's sprint | 3:52.89 | 69 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vedrana Malec | Women's sprint | 2:54.60 | 61 | Did not advance | |||||
Snowboarding
Croatia received a reallocation quota spot in women's halfpipe.[8][9] This was the first time that Croatia will be represented in a snowboarding event at the Olympics. The sole representative was announced on 24 January.
- Halfpipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Morena Makar | Women's halfpipe | 44.75 | 22.75 | 44.75 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||||
