Slovenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics

SLovenian athletes competed as a part of Yugoslavia till 1988. The National Olympic Committee of Slovenia was founded on 15 October 1991. The Olympic Committee of Slovenia was provisionally granted approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 17 January 1992 and was fully recognized on 5 February 1992.^[1] The 1992 Winter Olympics marked Slovenia's first participation in the Winter Olympics. After the nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the 1992 Games, this edition of the Games in 1994 marked the nation's second appearance at the Winter Games.^[1]

The 1994 Winter Olympics was held between 12 and 27 February 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.^[2][3] The Slovenian team consisted of 22 athletes who competed across three sports.^[4][5] Jure Košir served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.^[6]

Slovenia was ranked 20th in the overall medal table with three bronze medals.^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Alenka Dovžan	Alpine skiing	Women's combined	21 February
Bronze	Katja Koren	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom	26 February
Bronze	Jure Košir	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	27 February

The Slovenian team consisted of 22 athletes including five women who competed across three sports.^[5]

Alpine skiing competitions were held at Kvitfjell Alpinsenter, Ringebu.^[7] Ten athletes including four women participated across the ten events in alpine skiing.^[5] Slovenia won all the three bronze medals in the current Games in the alpine skiing competitions.^[4] While Jure Košir won the bronze medal in the men's slalom event,^[8] Katja Koren and Alenka Dovžan won bronze medals in the women's slalom and combined events respectively.^[9][10]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Miran Ravter	Downhill	—		1:48.48	35
Jernej Koblar	Super-G			1:35.16	29
Mitja Kunc				1:35.15	28
Miran Ravter				1:34.73	22
Gregor Grilc	Giant slalom	1:31.38	1:25.75	2:57.13	24
Jure Košir		1:31.30	1:25.80	2:57.10	23
Jernej Koblar		1:30.75	1:25.92	2:56.67	22
Mitja Kunc		1:28.90	1:25.17	2:54.07	14
Andrej Miklavc	Slalom	1:02.57	1:01.78	2:04.35	10
Gregor Grilc		DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Jure Košir		1:02.55	59.98	2:02.53
Mitja Kunc		1:02.82	59.80	2:02.62	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Alenka Dovžan	Downhill	—		1:38.07	16
Katja Koren				1:37.69	10
Špela Pretnar				1:38.50	23
Alenka Dovžan	Super-G			DNF	–
Katja Koren				1:22.96	7
Špela Pretnar				DNF	–
Urška Hrovat				1:24.49	26
Alenka Dovžan	Giant slalom	1:22.66	DNF	DNF	–
Katja Koren		DNF	–	DNF	–
Špela Pretnar		1:22.81	1:13.30	2:36.11	12
Urška Hrovat		1:23.61	1:14.55	2:38.16	20
Alenka Dovžan	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Katja Koren		59.00	57.61	1:56.61
Špela Pretnar		1:00.78	57.87	1:58.65	11
Urška Hrovat		1:00.38	57.69	1:58.07	8

Athlete	Event	Downhill	Slalom		Total
		Time	Time 1	Time 2	Time	Rank
Alenka Dovžan	Combined	1:28.67	50.01	47.96	3:06.64
Katja Koren		1:30.59	50.28	48.72	3:09.59	6
Špela Pretnar		1:29.91	DNF	–	DNF	–
Urška Hrovat		1:34.60	51.72	48.43	3:14.75	14

Biathlon competitions were held at Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lillehammer.^[11] Six Slovenian athletes participated across the five events in biathlon.^[5] The biathlon events consisted of a skiing a specific course multiple times depending on the length of the competition, with intermediate shooting at various positions. For every shot missed, a penalty of one minute is applied in individual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events.^[12][13] Janez Ožbolt registered the best finish amongst the men's team, with a top ten finish in the sprint event.^[12] Andreja Grašič was the lone woman participant from the nation in the event.^[4]