Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Slovakia at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Slovakia
IOC codeSVK
NOCSlovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (in Slovak)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors53 (36 men and 17 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Tomáš Tatar & Viktória Čerňanská
Flag bearers (closing)Jakub Šiarnik & Rebeka Cully
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)

Slovakia competed the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Tomáš Tatar and Viktória Čerňanská were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[1][2][3] Meanwhile, Jakub Šiarnik and Rebeka Cully were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4][5]

For the first time since 2002, Slovakia failed to secure a single Winter Olympic medal. However, the men's ice hockey team made headlines around the world after finishing 4th in the men's ice hockey tournament.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 3 4
Biathlon 2 4 6
Bobsleigh 0 2 2
Cross-country skiing 2 1 3
Figure skating 1 0 1
Freestyle skiing 0 1 1
Ice hockey 25 0 25
Luge 3 2 5
Short-track speed skating 0 1 1
Ski jumping 1 1 2
Ski mountaineering 1 2 3
Total 36 17 53

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Slovakia qualified one male and three female alpine skiers through the basic and additional quota.[6]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andreas Žampa Men's giant slalom 1:16.64 17 1:11.80 25 2:28.44 21
Rebeka Jančová Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's super-G N/a 1:28.51 21
Katarína Šrobová Women's slalom DNF
Petra Vlhová Women's slalom 49.99 29 52.71 12 1:42.70 20
Katarína Šrobová
Petra Vlhová 		Women's team combined 1:46.66 26 DNF

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Slovakia qualified two male and four female competitors through their 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[7][8]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Šimon Adamov Individual 1:03:01.4 7 (0+4+1+2) 82
Sprint 26:32.0 2 (1+1) 75
Jakub Borguľa Pursuit 38:16.0 4 (1+1+1+1) 56
Sprint 25:55.0 1 (0+1) 58
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Paulína Fialková Individual 45:18.2 3 (0+1+1+1) 40
Pursuit 32:54.1 3 (0+1+1+1) 25
Sprint 22:50.6 3 (1+2) 40
Anastasiya Kuzmina Individual 46:11.8 1 (0+0+1+1) 46
Pursuit 34:45.6 5 (1+1+2+1) 49
Sprint 22:40.6 1 (0+1) 36
Mária Remeňová Individual 50:01.7 4 (2+2+0+2) 82
Pursuit 34:01.5 2 (0+1+0+1) 38
Sprint 23:01.8 1 (1+0) 51
Ema Kapustová Individual 46:14.3 1 (1+0+0+0) 48
Pursuit 35:07.3 4 (1+1+2+0) 52
Sprint 23:03.5 1 (0+1) 53
Paulína Fialková
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Ema Kapustová
Mária Remeňová 		Team relay 1:14:03.5 0 (0+10) 10
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Paulína Fialková
Jakub Borguľa
Šimon Adamov 		Relay 1:09:06.5 12 (1+11) 19

Bobsleigh

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Slovakia qualified two female athletes through quota alocation.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Viktória Čerňanská Women's monobob 1:00.83 21 1:00.81 20 1:00.55 20 1:00.65 19 4:02.84 20
Viktória Čerňanská
Lucia Mokrášová 		Two-woman 57.94 18 57.86 15 58.58 21 58.31 19 3:52.69 19

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Slovakia qualified two male and one female cross-country skier through the basic quota.[10] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Slovakia qualified a further one male athlete.[10]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Peter Hinds Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 23:40.8 64 N/a
Men's 20 km skiathlon 27:24.8 63 25:46.8 52 53:44.7 +7:33.7 60
Men's 50 km classical 2:25:05.5 38 N/a
Tomáš Cenek Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 26:07.9 90 N/a
Mária Danielová Women's 10 km freestyle N/a 31:20.8 102 N/a
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Peter Hinds Men's sprint 3:25.78 49 Did not advance
Tomáš Cenek 3:28.34 58 Did not advance
Mária Danielová Women's sprint 4:08.27 60 Did not advance
Tomáš Cenek
Peter Hinds 		Men's team sprint 6:15.18 20 N/a Did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Slovakia secured one quota in each of the men's singles.[11]

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Adam Hagara Men's singles 80.30 20 Q 122.08 24 202.38 24

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Ski cross
Athlete Event Seeding Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Nikola Fričová Women's ski cross 1:20.24 28 4 Did not advance 28

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff 		Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Slovakia men's Men's tournament  Finland
W 4–1 		 Italy
W 3–2 		 Sweden
L 5–3 		1 Q Bye  Germany
W 6–2 		 United States
L 2–6 		 Finland
L 1–6 		4th

Men's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Slovakia men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by winning a final qualification tournament.[12]

Roster

The first six players of Slovakia's roster were announced on 16 June 2025.[13] The remainder of the roster was named on 8 January 2026.[14] On 28 January 2026, Marek Hrivík was ruled out due to injury, and replaced by Lukáš Cingel.[15] On 9 February, Tomáš Tatar was named Slovakia's captain, with Erik Černák and Martin Fehérváry serving as alternate captains.[16]

Head coach: Vladimír Országh[17]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
6 F Lukáš Cingel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1992-06-10)10 June 1992 (aged 33) Kometa Brno
8 F Oliver Okuliar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2000-05-24)24 May 2000 (aged 25) Skellefteå AIK
11 F Miloš Kelemen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1999-07-06)6 July 1999 (aged 26) Dynamo Pardubice
14 D Peter Čerešňák 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 33) Dynamo Pardubice
15 F Dalibor Dvorský 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (2005-07-15)15 July 2005 (aged 20) St. Louis Blues
17 D Šimon Nemec 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (2004-02-15)15 February 2004 (aged 21) New Jersey Devils
20 F Juraj Slafkovský 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (2004-03-30)30 March 2004 (aged 21) Montreal Canadiens
21 F Adam Ružička 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 26) Spartak Moscow
23 F Adam Liška 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1999-10-14)14 October 1999 (aged 26) Severstal Cherepovets
28 D Martin Gernát 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1993-04-11)11 April 1993 (aged 32) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
29 D Michal Ivan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1999-11-08)8 November 1999 (aged 26) Bílí Tygři Liberec
30 G Adam Gajan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (2004-05-06)6 May 2004 (aged 21) Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
31 G Samuel Hlavaj 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (aged 24) Iowa Wild
33 G Stanislav Škorvánek 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1996-01-31)31 January 1996 (aged 30) Mountfield HK
34 F Peter Cehlárik 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 30) Leksands IF
42 D Martin Fehérváry – A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1999-10-06)6 October 1999 (aged 26) Washington Capitals
49 F Samuel Takáč 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1991-12-03)3 December 1991 (aged 34) Slovan Bratislava
52 D Martin Marinčin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 33) Oceláři Třinec
64 D Patrik Koch 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-12-08)8 December 1996 (aged 29) Oceláři Třinec
76 F Martin Pospíšil 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1999-11-19)19 November 1999 (aged 26) Calgary Flames
79 F Libor Hudáček 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 35) Oceláři Třinec
81 D Erik Černák – A 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 (aged 28) Tampa Bay Lightning
84 F Pavol Regenda 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 26) San Jose Sharks
90 F Tomáš Tatar – C 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 35) EV Zug
91 F Matúš Sukeľ 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 30) HC Litvínov
Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 2 0 0 1 10 8 +2 6[a] Advance to quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 16 5 +11 6[a]
3  Sweden 3 2 0 0 1 11 9 +2 6[a] Advance to qualification playoffs
4  Italy (H) 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreak criteria
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: 3 each. Head-to-head goal difference: Slovakia +1; Finland 0; Sweden −1.
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)
16:40		Slovakia 4–1
(1–0, 0–1, 3–0)		 FinlandPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 11,025
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesJuuse SarosReferees:
Eric Furlatt
Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Tarrington Wyonzek
Slafkovský – 07:451–0
1–124:15 – Tolvanen (Armia, Lehkonen)
Dvorský (Gernát, Liška) – 47:202–1
Slafkovský (Nemec, Dvorský) (PP) – 50:303–1
Ružička (Tatar, Slafkovský) (EN) – 57:394–1
4 minPenalties4 min
25Shots40
13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
12:10		Italy 2–3
(0–0, 1–2, 1–1)		 SlovakiaFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,986
Game reference
Davide Fadani
Damian Clara		GoaliesStanislav ŠkorvánekReferees:
Brian Pochmara
André Schrader
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Jonny Murray
0–123:51 – Hudáček (Slafkovský, Dvorský) (PP)
0–233:45 – Sukeľ (Liška, Cingel)
Bradley (Pietroniro, Gazley) (PP) – 37:061–2
1–351:54 – Ružička (Regenda, Gernát)
Gazley (Larkin, Pietroniro) (EA) – 56:252–3
12 minPenalties12 min
22Shots38
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
12:10		Sweden 5–3
(1–1, 2–1, 2–1)		 SlovakiaPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 11,332
Game reference
Jacob MarkströmGoaliesSamuel HlavajReferees:
Andris Ansons
Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Libor Suchánek
Eriksson Ek (Kempe) (SH) – 07:171–0
1–108:59 – Slafkovský (Nemec, Gernát)
Kempe (Dahlin, Raymond) (PP) – 27:062–1
2–229:48 – Gernát (Čerešňák, Ružička)
Pettersson (Forsberg, Hedman) – 34:293–2
Pettersson (Raymond, Karlsson) – 47:574–2
Raymond (Zibanejad, Karlsson) – 51:385–2
5–359:21 – Dvorský (Slafkovský, Čerešňák) (PP)
14 minPenalties14 min
51Shots32
Quarterfinals
18 February 2026 (2026-02-18)
12:10		Slovakia 6–2
(1–0, 3–1, 2–1)		 GermanyPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 9,532
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesPhilipp GrubauerReferees:
Dan O'Rourke
Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Albert Ankerstjerne
Matt MacPherson
Regenda (Černák, Fehérváry) – 18:061–0
Kelemen (Regenda) – 24:012–0
Okuliar (Hudáček, Dvorský) – 24:343–0
3–134:59 – Reichel (Draisaitl)
Dvorský (Okuliar, Koch) – 30:214–1
Regenda (Koch, Pospíšil) – 40:585–1
5–249:09 – Tiffels (Reichel, Müller) (PP)
Tatar (Ružička, Slafkovský) (EN) – 56:336–2
8 minPenalties6 min
35Shots27

Semifinal

20 February 2026 (2026-02-20)
21:10		United States 6–2
(2–0, 3–0, 1–2)		 SlovakiaPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 11,240
Game reference
Connor HellebuyckGoaliesSamuel Hlavaj
Stanislav Škorvánek		Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Onni Hautamäki
Larkin (Werenski, Thompson) – 04:191–0
Thompson (Eichel, Q. Hughes) (PP) – 19:192–0
J. Hughes (Werenzki) – 32:143–0
Eichel (B. Tkachuk, M. Tkachuk) – 32:334–0
J. Hughes (Werenski, Boldy) – 38:245–0
5–144:55 – Slafkovský (Ružička, Fehérváry)
B. Tkachuk (Trocheck, Hanifin) – 50:526–1
6–253:17 – Regenda (Kelemen, Fehérváry)
30 minPenalties20 min
39Shots24

Bronze medal match

21 February 2026 (2026-02-21)
20:40		Slovakia 1–6
(0–1, 1–1, 0–4)		 FinlandPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 10,522
Game reference
Samuel HlavajGoaliesJuuse SarosReferees:
Michael Campbell
Michael Holm
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Libor Suchánek
0–107:27 – Aho (Lehkonen, Heiskanen)
0–228:05 – Haula (Armia, Tolvanen)
Tatar (Fehérváry) – 39:301–2
1–348:27 – Hintz (Heiskanen, Tolvanen) (PP)
1–449:09 – Kakko
1–555:32 – Armia (Hintz) (EN)
1–658:42 – Haula (Armia, Ristolainen) (EN)
6 minPenalties4 min
31Shots35

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results from the Olympic test event and the fall World Cups during the 2025–26 Luge World Cup season, Slovakia earned the following start quotas:

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jozef Ninis Men's singles 53.986 19 54.097 20 53.824 18 53.693 15 3:35.600 19
Christián Bosman
Bruno Mick 		Men's doubles 53.121 13 53.004 12 N/a 1:46.125 12
Viktória Praxová
Desana Špitzová 		Women's doubles 56.227 11 55.286 11 N/a 1:51.513 11

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Slovakia qualified one female short-track speed skater after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[18]


Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lea Popovičová Women's 500 m 46.101 4 Did not advance

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Slovakia qualified one male and one female athlete through quota.[19]

Men
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Hektor Kapustík Normal hill 102.0 124.6 22 95.5 121.1 28 245.7 28
Large hill 131.5 121.2 30 132.0 127.1 17 248.3 =21
Women
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Kira Mária Kapustíková Normal hill 89.0 100.9 41 Did not advance
Large hill 105.5 79.7 43 Did not advance

Ski mountaineering

Main articles: Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Slovakia qualified two female and one male ski mountaineer through the Olympic ranking lists.[20]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jakub Šiarnik Men's sprint 3:02.29 6 Did not advance 18
Rebeka Cully Women's sprint 3:31.24 6 Did not advance 16
Marianna Jagerčíková 3:15.32 3 Q 3:26.80 6 Did not advance 11
Jakub Šiarnik
Marianna Jagerčíková 		Mixed relay N/a 30:36.23 11

See also

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