Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics
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| Croatia at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CRO |
| NOC | Croatian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 11 (4 men and 7 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Zrinka Ljutić Marko Skender |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Tena Hadžic |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Croatia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
The Croatian team consisted of 11 athletes (four men and seven women).[3]
Zrinka Ljutić and Marko Skender were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, cross-country skier Tena Hadžic was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Alpine skiing
Croatia qualified three male and two female alpine skiers, then added one more female quota through reallocation. They also qualified for the team event but declined to participate.[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samuel Kolega | Men's giant slalom | 1:06.53 | 24 | 1:10.75 | 23 | 2:17.28 | 21 |
| Filip Zubčić | 1:04.69 | 15 | 1:07.40 | 9 | 2:12.09 | 10 | |
| Samuel Kolega | Men's slalom | 55.54 | 18 | 50.42 | 6 | 1:45.96 | 15 |
| Matej Vidović | 56.57 | 26 | 50.79 | 14 | 1:47.36 | 20 | |
| Filip Zubčić | 55.79 | 21 | 50.89 | 17 | 1:46.68 | 18 | |
| Andrea Komšić | Women's giant slalom | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Zrinka Ljutić | 1:02.50 | 35 | 1:01.27 | 27 | 2:03.77 | 28 | |
| Andrea Komšić | Women's slalom | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Zrinka Ljutić | 55.03 | 26 | 53.88 | 23 | 1:48.91 | 25 | |
| Leona Popović | 55.31 | 30 | 53.11 | 12 | 1:48.42 | 23 | |
Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards Croatia has qualified one male and one female cross-country skier. An additional female skier is added by virtue of a top 33 placing in the Nations ranking as of December 11, 2021.[8][7]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Marko Skender | Men's 15 km classical | 48:30.8 | +10:36.0 | 85 |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | 1:30:34.5 | +19:01.8 | 57 | |
| Tena Hadžić | Women's 10 km classical | 36:27.5 | +8:21.2 | 83 |
| Vedrana Malec | Women's 10 km classical | 34:31.6 | +6:25.3 | 73 |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:41:18.6 | +16:24.6 | 52 | |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marko Skender | Men's sprint | 3:06.86 | 69 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tena Hadžić | Women's sprint | 3:45.60 | 71 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vedrana Malec | 3:33.12 | 53 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tena Hadžić Vedrana Malec |
Women's team sprint | — | 26:29.23 | 10 | Did not advance | 20 | |||