| Slovenia at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SLO |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Slovenia |
| Website | www |
| inAlbertville | |
| Competitors | 27 (20 men, 7 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Franci Petek (ski jumping) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988) | |
Slovenia participated at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville, France, held between 8 and 23 February 1992. The country's participation in the Games marked its first appearance at theWinter Olympics after its independence fromYugoslavia.
The Slovenian team consisted of 27 athletes who competed across six sports.Franci Petek served as the country's flag-bearer during theopening ceremony. Slovenia did not win any medals in the Games.
Slovenian athletes competed as a part ofYugoslavia till 1988. TheNational Olympic Committee of Slovenia was founded on 15 October 1991. TheOlympic Committee of Slovenia was provisionally granted approval by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) on 17 January 1992 and was fully recognized on 5 February 1992. The1992 Winter Olympics marked Slovenia's first participation in theWinter Olympics.[1]
The1992 Winter Olympics were held inAlbertville, France between 8 and 23 February 1992.[2][3] The Slovenian team consisted of 27 athletes who competed across six sports.[4][5]Franci Petek served as the country's flag-bearer during theopening ceremony.[6] Slovenia did not win any medals in the Games.[4]
The Slovenian team consisted of 27 athletes including seven women who competed across six sports.[5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ski jumping | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 27 |
Alpine skiing competitions for men were held atVal d’Isère andLes Menuires while the women's competitions were held atMéribel.[7] Eleven athletes including six women participated across the eight events in alpine skiing.[5] In the men's individual events, onlyGregor Grilc ingiant slalom, andAndrej Miklavc andJure Košir in theslalom events recorded top 20 finishes.[4] In the women's events,Urška Hrovat was ranked 10th in theslalom event, whileNataša Bokal andKatjuša Pušnik finished in thegiant slalom and slalom top 20 in the events respectively.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Gregor Grilc | Super-G | N/a | 1:15.71 | 20 | |
| Jure Košir | 1:16.56 | 29 | |||
| Mitja Kunc | 1:16.49 | 27 | |||
| Andrej Miklavc | Giant slalom | 1:07.91 | 1:05.04 | 2:12.95 | 24 |
| Gregor Grilc | 1:06.80 | 1:04.70 | 2:11.50 | 16 | |
| Jure Košir | 1:07.41 | 1:04.82 | 2:12.23 | 22 | |
| Mitja Kunc | 1:07.48 | 1:05.40 | 2:12.88 | 23 | |
| Andrej Miklavc | Slalom | 55.02 | 54.45 | 1:49.47 | 17 |
| Gregor Grilc | 54.73 | 55.22 | 1:49.95 | 22 | |
| Jure Košir | 54.88 | 54.61 | 1:49.49 | 19 | |
| Klemen Bergant | 56.27 | 56.25 | 1:52.52 | 24 | |
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | ||
| Jure Košir | Combined | 1:49.60 | 51.32 | 51.95 | 59.78 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Barbara Brlec | Super-G | N/a | DNF | – | |
| Nataša Bokal | 1:27.42 | 32 | |||
| Špela Pretnar | DNF | – | |||
| Urška Hrovat | DNF | – | |||
| Barbara Brlec | Giant slalom | 1:09.50 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Katjuša Pušnik | 1:08.99 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Nataša Bokal | 1:07.20 | 1:08.44 | 2:15.64 | 13 | |
| Špela Pretnar | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Katjuša Pušnik | Slalom | 50.06 | 46.39 | 1:36.45 | 16 |
| Nataša Bokal | 48.62 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Urška Hrovat | 49.04 | 45.46 | 1:34.50 | 10 | |
| Veronika Šarec | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | ||
| Nataša Bokal | Combined | 1:29.02 | 35.05 | 34.60 | 42.60 | 7 |
Biathlon competitions were held atLes Saisies between 9 and 11 February.[9] Five 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 inindividual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events.[10][11]Sašo Grajf andBoštjan Lekan registered the best finish amongst the Slovenians in the men'ssprint andindividual events respectively.[10][11]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses1 | Adjusted Time2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boštjan Lekan | Men's 10 km sprint | 28:42.4 | 1 | N/a | 51 |
| Janez Ožbolt | 28:31.1 | 0 | 43 | ||
| Sašo Grajf | 27:58.8 | 0 | 33 | ||
| Uroš Velepec | 29:54.3 | 2 | 68 | ||
| Boštjan Lekan | Men's 20 km | 59:26.8 | 1 | 1'00:26.8 | 21 |
| Janez Ožbolt | 1'00:47.2 | 1 | 1'01:47.2 | 33 | |
| Jure Velepec | 1'02:12.6 | 2 | 1'04:12.6 | 56 | |
| Sašo Grajf | 57:39.2 | 3 | 1'00:39.2 | 24 | |
| Boštjan Lekan Janez Ožbolt Jure Velepec Uroš Velepec | Men's relay | 1'39:03.2 | 6 | N/a | 20 |
Cross-country skiing events were held between 9 and 22 February atLes Saisies.[12]Jožko Kavalar andRobert Kerštajn represented the nation, and competed in four events.[4][5] Kavalar achieved a best place finish of 24th in theMen's 50 km freestyle event.[4][13]
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Jožko Kavalar | Men's 10 km classical | 32:49.6 | 71 |
| Robert Kerštajn | 33:37.5 | 74 | |
| Jožko Kavalar | Men's 15 km freestyle pursuit1 | 46:36.9 | 62 |
| Robert Kerštajn | 48:05.3 | 67 | |
| Jožko Kavalar | Men's 30 km classical | 1'35:16.3 | 65 |
| Robert Kerštajn | 1'32:17.6 | 50 | |
| Jožko Kavalar | Men's 50 km freestyle | 2'13:17.9 | 24 |
| Robert Kerštajn | 2'26:26.3 | 58 | |
Figure skating events were held atLa halle de glace Olympique.[12]Luka Klasinc andMojca Kopač participated in themen's singles andwomen's singles categories.[4][5] Both of them were eliminated in the first round and did not advance to the free skate round.[14][15]
| Athlete | Event | Short program | Free skating | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Klasinc | Men's singles | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Mojca Kopač | Ladies' singles | 26 | Did not advance | |
Freestyle skiing events were held between 9 and 16 February.[16]Aleksander Peternel andMarko Jemec represented Slovenia, and both of them did not advance to the finals.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Aleksander Peternel | Men's moguls | 38.25 | 18.70 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Marko Jemec | 36.78 | 16.92 | 35 | ||||
Ski jumping competitions were held at Stade de Saut inCourcheval.[17] Five Slovenian athletes participated across the three events in Ski jumping.[5] Flag-bearerFranci Petek recorded the only top ten result in the individual events.[18] In theteam event, where each of the four member team did two jumps, the Slovenian team finished sixth with a combined tally of 543.3 points.[19]
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Franci Petek | Normal hill | 79.5 | 93.7 | 83.0 | 99.8 | 193.5 | 21 |
| Matjaž Zupan | 82.5 | 97.5 | 83.0 | 99.8 | 197.3 | 18 | |
| Primož Kopač | 82.0 | 98.2 | 79.0 | 91.4 | 189.6 | 26 | |
| Samo Gostiša | 84.0 | 101.4 | 84.0 | 100.4 | 201.8 | 12 | |
| Damjan Fras | Large hill | 101.5 | 79.6 | 84.0 | 50.6 | 130.2 | 42 |
| Franci Petek | 107.0 | 94.8 | 99.5 | 82.3 | 177.1 | 8 | |
| Matjaž Zupan | 101.5 | 81.6 | 96.0 | 72.4 | 154.0 | 27 | |
| Samo Gostiša | 97.5 | 72.5 | 103.5 | 86.4 | 158.9 | 22 | |
| Franci Petek Matjaž Zupan Primož Kopač Samo Gostiša | Large hill team1 | N/a | 543.3 | 6 | |||
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