Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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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.[2]

Websitewww.olympic.sk (in Slovak)
Competitors73 in 8 sports
Quick facts Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
Slovakia at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSVK
NOCSlovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (in Slovak)
in Vancouver
Competitors73 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Žigmund Pálffy[1] (opening)
Pavol Hurajt (closing)
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)
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Medalists

More information Medal, Name ...
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaBiathlonWomen's sprint13 February
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaBiathlonWomen's pursuit16 February
 SilverPavol HurajtBiathlonMen's mass start21 February
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The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

Alpine skiing

Men
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Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Jaroslav Babušiak Combined DNF DNF
Downhill 1:59.99 52
Giant slalom 1:22.22 1:24.90 2:47.12 44
Slalom 52.10 54.76 1:46.86 30
Super-G 1:35.25 37
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Women
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Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Jana Gantnerová Giant slalom 1:20.00 1:15.73 2:35.73 35
Slalom 53.54 53.92 1:47.46 24
Veronika Zuzulová Giant slalom 1:18.96 DNS
Slalom 52.11 53.03 1:45.14 10
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Biathlon

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Pavol Hurajt Sprint 25:15.0 1 (0+1) 7
Pursuit 35:12.8 3 (1+0+0+2) 16
Mass start 35:52.3 0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Individual 49:39.0 1 (0+0+1+0) 4
Marek Matiaško Sprint 27:37.4 3 (1+2) 66
Individual 52:47.9 2 (0+1+0+1) 33
Miroslav Matiaško Sprint 28:15.9 4 (1+3) 76
Individual 53:29.2 3 (1+1+0+1) 47
Dušan Šimočko Sprint 28:11.4 3 (1+2) 75
Individual 51:20.6 2 (0+0+2+0) 18
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Men's relay
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Miroslav Matiaško
Marek Matiaško
Dušan Šimočko
Pavol Hurajt
4 x 7.5 km relay 1:28:54.1 14 (2+12) 14
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Jana Gereková Sprint 21:54.0 3 (1+2) 40
Pursuit 34:17.4 4 (0+3+0+1) 40
Individual 45:46.4 4 (1+0+1+2) 46
Martina Halinárová Sprint 22:19.0 2 (1+1) 54
Pursuit LAP 6 (1+2+3+ ) LAP
Individual 45:38.7 3 (0+1+0+2) 44
Ľubomíra Kalinová Sprint 23:47.2 5 (3+2) 81
Individual 50:38.7 7 (2+0+2+3) 80
Anastasiya Kuzmina Sprint 19:55.6 1 (1+0) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pursuit 30:28.3 2 (0+1+1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mass start 36:02.9 3 (1+1+1+0) 8
Individual 45:16.0 5 (2+1+1+1) 39
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Women's relay
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Martina Halinárová
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Natália Prekopová
Jana Gereková
4 x 6 km relay 1:13:15.8 12 (1+11) 13
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Bobsleigh

Two-man
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Milan Jagnešák
Petr Narovec
53.18 53.16 52.73 52.99 3:32.06 20
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Four-man
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Milan Jagnešák
Martin Tešovič
Marcel Lopuchovský
Petr Narovec
55.25 DNS
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Cross-country skiing

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Bajčičák 15 km freestyle 34:59.3 23
30 km pursuit 1:17:58.1 25
Ivan Bátory 15 km freestyle 35:38.1 40
Michal Malák 15 km freestyle 36:22.8 54
Peter Mlynár Sprint 3:55.76 57 DNQ 57
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Women

Alena Procházková participated only for one event due to inflammation of the trachea.[3]

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alena Procházková Sprint 3:46.16 16 Q 3:40.1 4 DNQ 18
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Figure skating

More information Athlete(s), Event ...
Athlete(s) Event CD SP/OD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ivana Reitmayerová Ladies' 41.94 28 DNQ
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Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[4]

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No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
31GPeter Budaj185 cm (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)18 September 1982Banská BystricaUnited States Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
41GJaroslav Halák180 cm (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb)13 May 1985BratislavaCanada Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
35GRastislav Staňa185 cm (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)10 January 1980KošiceRussia Severstal (KHL)
7DIvan Baranka191 cm (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)19 May 1985IlavaRussia Spartak Moscow (KHL)
33DZdeno CháraC206 cm (6 ft 9 in)116 kg (256 lb)18 March 1977TrenčínUnited States Boston Bruins (NHL)
68DMilan Jurčina193 cm (6 ft 4 in)111 kg (245 lb)7 June 1983Liptovský MikulášUnited States Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
14DAndrej Meszároš188 cm (6 ft 2 in)100 kg (220 lb)13 October 1985Považská BystricaUnited States Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
44DAndrej Sekera183 cm (6 ft 0 in)91 kg (201 lb)8 June 1986BojniceUnited States Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
77DMartin Štrbák191 cm (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)15 January 1975PrešovRussia HC MVD (KHL)
17DĽubomír Višňovský180 cm (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)11 August 1976TopoľčanyCanada Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
23FĽuboš Bartečko183 cm (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)14 July 1976KežmarokSweden Färjestad (SEL)
8FMartin Cibák185 cm (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb)17 May 1980Liptovský MikulášRussia Spartak Moscow (KHL)
38FPavol DemitraA183 cm (6 ft 0 in)91 kg (201 lb)29 November 1974Dubnica nad VáhomCanada Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
10FMarián Gáborík185 cm (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)14 February 1982TrenčínUnited States New York Rangers (NHL)
26FMichal Handzuš196 cm (6 ft 5 in)98 kg (216 lb)11 March 1977Banská BystricaUnited States Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
91FMarcel Hossa192 cm (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)12 October 1981IlavaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
81FMarián HossaA187 cm (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)12 January 1979Stará ĽubovňaUnited States Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
82FTomáš Kopecký191 cm (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)5 February 1982IlavaUnited States Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
24FŽigmund Pálffy178 cm (5 ft 10 in)82 kg (181 lb)5 May 1972SkalicaSlovakia HK 36 Skalica (SVK)
92FBranko Radivojevič183 cm (6 ft 0 in)94 kg (207 lb)24 November 1980PiešťanyRussia Spartak Moscow (KHL)
18FMiroslav Šatan191 cm (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb)22 October 1974TopoľčanyUnited States Boston Bruins (NHL)
15FJozef Stümpel191 cm (6 ft 3 in)101 kg (223 lb)20 July 1972NitraKazakhstan Barys Astana (KHL)
20FRichard Zedník185 cm (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)6 January 1976Banská BystricaRussia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
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Defenceman Richard Lintner was initially selected, but was replaced by Ivan Baranka.[5]

Group play

Slovakia played in Group B.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

17 February 2010
21:00
Czech Republic 3–1
(1–0, 2–1, 0–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,924
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Tomáš VokounGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Switzerland Brent Reiber
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
United States Shane Heyer
Canada Sylvain Losier
P. Eliáš (M. Havlát, M. Blaťák) – 9:021–0
1–120:47 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra)
J. Jágr (R. Červenka) – 37:562–1
T. Plekanec (J. Jágr, M. Židlický) – 39:583–1
8 minPenalties12 min
24Shots35
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18 February 2010
21:00
Slovakia 2–1 (SO)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 RussiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,202
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Jaroslav HalákGoaliesIlya BryzgalovReferees:
Switzerland Danny Kurmann
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Canada Jay Sharrers
Germany Felix Winnekens
0–125:32 – A. Morozov (A. Markov, S. Zinovyev)
Mari. Hossa (Demitra, Marc. Hossa) – 49:481–1
J. Stümpel GOAL
P. Demitra MISS
Mari. Hossa MISS
J. Stümpel MISS
M. Handzuš MISS
M. Gáborík MISS
P. Demitra GOAL
ShootoutMISS A. Morozov
GOAL A. Ovechkin
MISS P. Datsyuk
MISS A. Ovechkin
MISS I. Kovalchuk
MISS A. Ovechkin
MISS E. Malkin
10 minPenalties6 min
32Shots37
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20 February 2010
16:30
Latvia 0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,023
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Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
United States Brian Murphy
0–12:44 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel, R. Zedník) (PP)
0–29:11 – R. Zedník (M. Handzuš, Ľ. Bartečko)
0–317:08 – J. Stümpel (Ž. Pálffy)
0–421:07 – Mari. Hossa (J. Stümpel) (PP)
0–522:20 – M. Handzuš
0–657:20 – I. Baranka (M. Štrbák, M. Handzuš)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots37
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Standings
More information Pld, W ...
Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Russia 3 2 0 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
 Slovakia 3 1 1 0 1 9 4 +5 5
 Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 15 0
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Source: IIHF

Final rounds

Qualification playoff
23 February 2010
21:00
Slovakia 4–3
(3–1, 0–2, 1–0)
 NorwayCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,583
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Jaroslav HalákGoaliesPål GrotnesReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Canada Marc Joannette
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
Canada Sylvain Losier
M. Handzuš (M. Gáborík, Mari. Hossa) (PP) – 7:031–0
M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP) – 9:482–0
2–118:06 – M. Zuccarello (J. Holøs)
R. Zedník (J. Stümpel, Ž. Pálffy) (PP) – 18:523–1
3–227:27 – T. Vikingstad (P. Thoresen, M. Zuccarello)
3–339:59 – A. Bastiansen (M. Olimb, P. Thoresen)
M. Šatan (Ľ. Višňovský, R. Zedník) – 48:414–3
4 minPenalties29 min
40Shots19
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Quarterfinal
24 February 2010
21:00
Sweden 3–4
(0–0, 2–3, 1–1)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,493
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Henrik LundqvistGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Bill McCreary
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Canada Jean Morin
0–127:34 – M. Gáborík (Mari. Hossa, P. Demitra) (PP)
0–228:11 – A. Sekera (R. Zedník, Ž. Pálffy)
P. Hörnqvist (P. Forsberg) – 33:491–2
H. Zetterberg (T. Enström) – 34:262–2
2–339:12 – P. Demitra (Z. Chára, Mari. Hossa) (PP)
2–449:01 – T. Kopecký (Mari. Hossa, Demitra)
D. Alfredsson (N. Bäckström, L. Eriksson) – 49:393–4
10 minPenalties6 min
29Shots14
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Semifinal
26 February 2010
18:30
Canada 3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,799
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Roberto LuongoGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
United States Thor Nelson
P. Marleau (S. Weber, S. Niedermayer) – 13:301–0
B. Morrow (C. Pronger, R. Getzlaf) – 15:172–0
R. Getzlaf (C. Perry, C. Pronger) (PP) – 36:543–0
3–151:35 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel)
3–255:07 – M. Handzuš (R. Zedník, M. Šatan)
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots21
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Bronze medal game
27 February 2010
19:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland 5–3
(1–0, 0–3, 4–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,322
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Miikka KiprusoffGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Paul Devorski
Canada Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blümel
Russia Yuri Oskirko
S. Salo (PP) – 18:501–0
1–129:56 – M. Gáborík (P. Demitra, Z. Chára) (PP)
1–235:38 – Mari. Hossa (M. Handzuš, P. Demitra) (PP2)
1–338:45 – P. Demitra (Mari. Hossa) (SH)
N. Hagman (K. Timonen) (PP) – 45:062–3
O. Jokinen (J. Ruutu) – 46:413–3
O. Jokinen (J. Pitkänen, M. Kiprusoff) (PP) – 48:414–3
V. Filppula (K. Timonen) (EN) – 59:495–3
14 minPenalties18 min
33Shots22
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Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Slovak roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]

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Group play

Slovakia played in Group A.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

13 February 2010
17:00
Canada 18–0
(7–0, 6–0, 5–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,496
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Kim St-PierreGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Joy Tottman (Great Britain)
Irwin (Vaillancourt, Johnston) – 1:391–0
Bonhomme (Hefford, MacLeod) – 3:062–0
Agosta (Ouellette, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 5:383–0
MacLeod (Bonhomme, Ouellette) – 8:214–0
Agosta (Kellar, Sostorics) – 11:345–0
Kingsbury (Piper, Apps) – 15:096–0
Sostorics (Hefford, Agosta) – 16:207–0
Vaillancourt (Johnston) – 23:428–0
Poulin (PP) – 27:219–0
Agosta (Hefford, Ouellette) – 30:1910–0
Hefford (Wickenheiser) (SH) – 32:0011–0
Ouellette (Apps, Sostorics) (SH) – 32:4412–0
MacLeod (Poulin, Sostorics) – 36:4213–0
Hefford (Agosta, MacLeod) – 44:2314–0
Irwin (Vaillancourt, Ward) – 44:3715–0
Piper (Wickenheiser) – 46:5416–0
Hefford (Ouellette, Kellar) – 51:0317–0
Kingsbury (Botterill) – 52:5218–0
10 minPenalties12 min
67Shots9
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15 February 2010
19:00
Sweden 6–2
(3–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,323
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Sara GrahnGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Aina Høve (Norway)
Winberg (Holmlöv, Holst) (PP) – 5:011–0
1–19:52 – Džurňáková (Babonyová, Herichová)
Winberg (Eliasson, Holmlöv) (PP) – 12:112–1
2–213:29 – Čupková (Čulíková, Kapustová)
Asserholt (Myrén, Östberg) – 16:073–2
Winberg (E. Andersson) – 29:074–2
Holmlöv (Holst, G. Andersson) (PP) – 46:085–2
Winberg (Nordin) – 53:206–2
10 minPenalties16 min
48Shots16
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17 February 2010
19:00
Slovakia 2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)
  SwitzerlandUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,272
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Zuzana TomčíkováGoaliesFlorence SchellingReferee:
Ulla Sipilä (Finland)
Čulíková (Čupková) – 7:101–0
1–135:39 – S. Marty
Čulíková (Kapustová, Čupková) – 40:192–1
2–250:35 – S. Marty (Nussbaum)
2–351:18 – Benz (Meier, Schelling)
2–456:28 – Lehmann (Leimgruber) (SH)
2–558:25 – S. Marty (Hafliger, Benz)
12 minPenalties12 min
33Shots45
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Standings
More information Pld, W ...
Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Canada 3 3 0 0 0 41 2 +39 9 Semifinals
 Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 10 15 5 6
  Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 6 15 9 3 5–8th classification
 Slovakia 3 0 0 0 3 4 29 25 0
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Source: ESPN

Classification rounds

Fifth place semifinal
20 February 2010
19:00
Russia 4–2
(2–0, 1–1, 1–1)
 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,488
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Irina GashennikovaGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Aina Høve (Norway)
Linesmen:
Annica Flöden (Sweden)
Kerry Rumble (Canada)
Sotnikova (Lebedeva) – 7:341–0
Gavrilova (Sergina, Smolentseva) (PP) – 18:162–0
2–123:24 – Pravlíková (Veličková) (PP)
Terentieva (Kapustina, Dyubanok) (SH) – 33:453–1
3–240:31 – Kapustová (Veličková)
Gavrilova (PP) – 50:264–2
8 minPenalties8 min
43Shots19
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Seventh place game
22 February 2010
14:00
China 3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 SlovakiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,284
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Shi YaoGoaliesZuzana TomčíkováReferee:
Joy Tottman (Great Britain)
0–110:37 – Pravlíková (Jurčová, Veličková)
Wang L. (Yu, Jiang) – 37:151–1
Sun (Zhang S., Jin) – 45:042–1
Wang L. (Zhang B.) – 51:443–1
4 minPenalties6 min
32Shots21
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Luge

Women's singles
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Veronika Sabolová 41.999 41.925 42.563 42.055 2:48.542 14
Jana Šišajová 42.297 42.172 42.529 48.101 2:55.099 27
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Men's singles
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
Jozef Ninis 49.196 49.153 49.643 49.039 3:17.414 24
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Doubles
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Ján Harniš & Branislav Regec[7] 42.018 41.924 1:23.942 11
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Ski jumping

Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualifying First round Final
Distance (m) Points Rank Distance (m) Points Rank Distance (m) Points Rank
Tomáš Zmoray Normal hill 94.5 107.5 42 DNQ
Large hill 119.5 100.6 40 Q 108.0 77.4 43 DNQ
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