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Croatia joined the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 to February 23, 2014. Many athletes from around the world came together to compete in winter sports. Croatia sent 11 athletes, the smallest team the country had ever sent to the Winter Olympics since the 1998 Winter Olympics. The games had many fun events, and Croatia’s part showed the country’s love for winter sports.
Competitors
Croatia sent 11 athletes to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The games took place from February 7 to February 23. This was the smallest group of athletes Croatia had sent to the Winter Olympics since 1998.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Ivica Kostelić | Alpine skiing | Men's combined |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Croatia had eight athletes for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. One spot for women changed to a spot for men. The team members were announced on January 27, 2014.
Men
Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sebastian Brigović | Giant slalom | 1:25.82 | 38 | 1:26.43 | 35 | 2:52.25 | 34 |
| Ivica Kostelić | Combined | 1:54.17 | 7 | 51.37 | 3 | 2:45.54 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:23.87 | 30 | 1:25.81 | 27 | 2:49.68 | 27 | |
| Slalom | 48.75 | 21 | 55.36 | 8 | 1:44.11 | 9 | |
| Super-G | —N/a | 1:20.19 | 24 | ||||
| Dalibor Šamšal | Slalom | 50.71 | 36 | 58.28 | 18 | 1:48.99 | 18 |
| Matej Vidović | 51.74 | 42 | 1:06.07 | 33 | 1:57.81 | 28 | |
| Natko Zrnčić-Dim | Combined | 1:55.26 | 19 | 51.80 | 6 | 2:47.06 | 10 |
| Downhill | —N/a | 2:09.80 | 29 | ||||
| Slalom | 50.64 | 35 | DNF | ||||
| Super-G | —N/a | 1:19.75 | 19 | ||||
| Filip Zubčić | Giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrea Komšić | Giant slalom | 1:24.24 | 38 | 1:22.37 | 35 | 2:46.61 | 35 |
| Slalom | 1:00.82 | 39 | 57.78 | 32 | 1:58.60 | 33 | |
| Sofija Novoselić | Giant slalom | 1:24.25 | 39 | DNF | |||
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Croatia had two athletes for cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. This was special because, for the first time since 2006, Croatia had athletes who could race in more than one event. Vedrana Malec was Croatia's only female skier who met the needed standards. The men's spot was chosen between Edi Dadić and Andrej Burić. The team was announced on January 24.
Distance
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Edi Dadić | Men's 15 km classical | —N/a | 43:38.8 | +5:09.1 | 60 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 41:08.0 | 66 | 37:48.5 | 65 | 1:19:31.5 | +11:16.1 | 65 | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | —N/a | 2:02:35.5 | +15:40.3 | 58 | ||||
| Vedrana Malec | Women's 10 km classical | —N/a | 33:42.3 | +5:24.5 | 56 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 22:23.2 | 58 | 22:50.1 | 59 | 45:52.1 | +7:18.5 | 59 | |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | —N/a | 1:24:13.4 | +13:08.2 | 53 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edi Dadić | Men's sprint | 3:52.89 | 69 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vedrana Malec | Women's sprint | 2:54.60 | 61 | Did not advance | |||||
Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Croatia competed in women's halfpipe snowboarding for the first time at the Olympics. They got this spot on January 24. One athlete from Croatia took part in this event.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | ||
| Morena Makar | Women's halfpipe | 44.75 | 22.75 | 44.75 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||||
Sports without participation by Croatia
Further information: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Croatia did not join in several winter sports at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Even though they won a bronze medal in biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics, they could not qualify for biathlon in 2014. Jakov Fak, who won the bronze medal in 2010, competed for Slovenia instead of Croatia.
Further information: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Croatia also could not take part in the bobsleigh events. This was the first time since the 1998 Winter Olympics that they did not join bobsleigh.
Further information: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Josip Gluhak tried to qualify for the figure skating events but did not succeed. Croatia had not competed in figure skating since the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Further information: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Croatia’s Daria Obratov almost qualified for the women’s luge event but did not make it. Croatia had never competed in luge at the Winter Olympics before.
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