Croatia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Croatia at the Olympic Games
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At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Competitors	19 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Jakov Fak
Medals Rank: 21	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 3
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Croatia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Croatian delegation consisted of nineteen athletes in four sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	Alpine skiing	Men's combined	21 February
Silver	Kostelić, IvicaIvica Kostelić	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom	27 February
Bronze	Fak, JakovJakov Fak	Biathlon	Men's sprint	14 February

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

Alpine skiing

Croatia qualified ten alpine skiers. Ivica Kostelić was the only athlete able to medal, winning two silver medals.

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Ivica Kostelić	Men's combined	1:54.20	51.05	2:45.25
	Men's downhill			1:55.49	18
	Men's giant slalom	1:18.05	1:20.83	2:38.88	7
	Men's slalom	48.37	51.11	1:39.48
	Men's super-G			1:31.47	16
Danko Marinelli	Men's giant slalom	DSQ
	Men's slalom	52.28	55.05	1:47.33	32
Ivan Ratkić	Men's combined	DNF
	Men's downhill			1:58.58	41
	Men's super-G			1:32.67	26
Dalibor Šamšal	Men's giant slalom	DNF
	Men's slalom	DNF
Natko Zrnčić-Dim	Men's combined	1:54.87	53.99	2:48.86	20
	Men's downhill			1:57.02	33
	Men's giant slalom	1:21.84	1:24.17	2:46.01	41
	Men's slalom	50.01	51.98	1:41.99	19
	Men's super-G			DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Matea Ferk	Women's giant slalom	DNF
	Women's slalom	54.95	55.98	1:50.93	34
Nika Fleiss	Women's giant slalom	1:19.75	DNS
	Women's slalom	54.95	55.98	1:50.93	34
Ana Jelušić	Women's giant slalom	1:20.62	DNS
	Women's slalom	52.37	53.06	1:45.43	12
Tea Palić	Women's giant slalom	1:19.95	1:16.17	2:36.12	36
Sofija Novoselić	Women's slalom	58.17	56.74	1:54.91	39

Biathlon

Croatia qualified two biathletes, one man and one woman. Jakov Fak became the first Croatian to win a medal outside of alpine skiing, and also became the first Croatian Winter Olympic medalist who was not from the Kostelić family.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Jakov Fak	Men's individual	53:56.0	1+1+0+2	51
	Men's sprint	24:21.8	0+0
	Men's pursuit	35:45.6	2+1+0+1	25
	Men's mass start	36:10.5	1+1+0+1	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Andrijana Stipaničić-Mrvelj	Women's individual	53:06.1	1+3+0+1	83
	Women's sprint	DNS

Bobsleigh

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ivan Šola Slaven Krajačić Mate Mezulić* Igor Marić Andras Haklits*	Four-man	52.58	24	52.69	20	53.15	21	53.11	19	3:31.53	20

* Mezulić competed in runs 1 and 2, while Haklits competed in runs 3 and 4.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Andrej Burić	15 km freestyle	38:51.0	75

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nina Broznić	Sprint	4:15.31	52	Did not qualify					52

See also

• Croatia at the Olympics
• Croatia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

References

1. Croatian Olympic Committee presents Croatian Olympic delegation for Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver
2. Jakov Fak Croatia's biathlon skier won bronze medal at Winter Olympic Games

External links

• Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Sportnet.hr