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Slovenia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Slovenia participated at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, held between 8 and 23 February 1992. The country's participation in the Games marked its first appearance at the Winter Olympics after its independence from Yugoslavia.

The Slovenian team consisted of 27 athletes who competed across six sports. Franci Petek served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Slovenia did not win any medals in the Games.

Background

Slovenian athletes competed as a part of Yugoslavia till 1988. The National Olympic Committee of Slovenia was founded on 15 October 1991. The Slovenian Olympic Committee was provisionally granted approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 17 January 1992 and was fully recognized on 5 February 1992. The 1992 Winter Olympics marked Slovenia's first participation in the Winter Olympics.[1]

The 1992 Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, 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 the opening ceremony.[6] Slovenia did not win any medals in the Games.[4]

Competitors

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

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing competitions for men were held at Val d’Isère and Les Menuires while the women's competitions were held at Méribel.[7] Eleven athletes including six women participated across the eight events in alpine skiing.[5] In the men's individual events, only Gregor Grilc in giant slalom , and Andrej Miklavc and Jure Košir in the slalom events recorded top 20 finishes.[4] In the women's events, Urška Hrovat was ranked 10th in the slalom event, while Nataša Bokal and Katjuša Pušnik finished in the giant slalom and slalom top 20 in the events respectively.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Gregor Grilc Super-G — 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
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Barbara Brlec Super-G — 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

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Biathlon competitions were held at Les 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 in individual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events.[10][11] Sašo Grajf and Boštjan Lekan registered the best finish amongst the Slovenians in the men's sprint and individual events respectively.[10][11]

Athlete Event Time Misses 1 Adjusted Time 2 Rank
Boštjan Lekan Men's 10 km sprint 28:42.4 1 — 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 — 20
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing events were held between 9 and 22 February at Les Saisies.[12] Jožko Kavalar and Robert Kerštajn represented the nation, and competed in four events.[4][5] Kavalar achieved a best place finish of 24th in the Men'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
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Figure skating events were held at La halle de glace Olympique.[12] Luka Klasinc and Mojca Kopač participated in the men's singles and women'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

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing events were held between 9 and 16 February.[16] Aleksander Peternel and Marko 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

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping competitions were held at Stade de Saut in Courcheval.[17] Five Slovenian athletes participated across the three events in Ski jumping.[5] Flag-bearer Franci Petek recorded the only top ten result in the individual events.[18] In the team 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 — 543.3 6
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

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