Slovenia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Slovenia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSLO
NOCSlovenian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.si (in Slovene and English)
in Sochi
Competitors66 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Tomaž Razingar (opening)[1]
Žan Košir (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
8
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1924–1988)

Slovenia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Sixty-six competitors were chosen to participate, in eight sports.[3] For the first time since the country's independence, the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team qualified for the Olympic tournament (although previously, Yugoslavia's teams at the Olympics consisted mostly of Slovenian players).

On 12 February, Tina Maze won the women's downhill, becoming the first ever Winter Olympic gold medalist for Slovenia.[4] Maze's skiing time was identical to that of Dominique Gisin of Switzerland, so two gold medals were awarded, this being the first time that an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing was shared.[5] Maze went on to win a second gold in giant slalom. Peter Prevc and Žan Košir each won one silver and one bronze medal in ski jumping and snowboarding, respectively. Vesna Fabjan won bronze in the women's cross-country sprint and Teja Gregorin another bronze in the women's biathlon pursuit, bringing the total number of medals to 8.[6]

Eight medals is an all-time Olympic record for Slovenia.[7][8] In fact, Slovenia won more medals in Sochi than at all previous Winter Olympics combined.[9]

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  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Za Soči 66 adutov, zastavonoša bo Tomaž Razingar". Delo.si. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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  7. ^ "Za slovo še Koširjevo srebro". Delo.si. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  8. ^ J. K., Sta. "Slovenski števec poskočil na osem, Flisar morda št. 9 - zurnal24". Zurnal24.si. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Soči 2014: Slovenija zlepa ne bo pozabila sanjske bere". Delo.si. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.