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Slovakia At The 2006 Winter Olympics
Slovakia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Medalists Židek's silver medal was the first Winter Olympic medal won by Slovakia as an independent nation. Alpine skiing The top finish for the six-person Slovak alpine team came from Veronika Zuzulová, who finished 15th in the women's combined. Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill. Biathlon Marek Matiaško had the best result out of the Slovak biathlon team, with a surprising 5th place finish in the men's individual. He missed only one shot, and the resultant time penalty meant that he fell short of the medals. ;Men ;Women Bobsleigh Milan Jagnešák piloted the Slovak sled in both the two-man and four-man events, but did not manage a top-20 finish in either. Cross-country skiing Martin Bajčičák finished 8th in the men's pursuit, the best showing from any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Olympic And Sports Committee
Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee ( sk, Slovenský olympijský a športový výbor, SOŠV) is the National Olympic Committee representing Slovakia in the International Olympic Committee. It is based in Bratislava, Slovakia. History The Slovak Olympic Committee ( sk, Slovenský olympijský výbor, SOV) was founded on 19 December 1992 and recognized on 20 January 1993. It is one of two successors of the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee (ČSOV) which dissolved on 27 March 1993. SOC was approved as National Olympic Committee of Slovak Republic in Monte Carlo on 24 September 1993. In December 2018 it changed its name to the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee. List of presidents Executive committee *President: Anton Siekel *Vice Presidents: Peter Korčok, Zdenko Kríž, Jozef Gönci * Members: Monika Šišková, Jozef Jurášek, Matej Tóth, Daniel Líška, Robert Petriska, Marián Vanderka, Ľubor Halanda, Danka Barteková Member federations The Slovak National Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |