Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The Czech Republic competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
Michal Březina and Alena Mills were the country’s flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[3] Meanwhile speed skater Martina Sáblíková was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4]
After winning seven medals in 2018, the Czech Republic’s medal haul fell to a single gold and single bronze medal in Beijing, marking its weakest performance since 1994.
Medalists[edit]
The following Czech competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists’ names are bolded.
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Alpine skiing[edit]
The Czech Republic qualified two men and six women alpine skiers.[5]
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
Biathlon[edit]
Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup, the Czech Republic has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
Bobsleigh[edit]
Based on their rankings in the 2021–22 Bobsleigh World Cup, the Czech Republic has qualified 2 sleds.
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing[edit]
The Czech Republic will be sending a team of six male and five female cross-country skiers.[6]
- Distance
- Men
- Women
- Sprint
Curling[edit]
Czech Republic’s curling team consisted of two athletes (one per gender), competing in the mixed doubles tournament.
- Summary
Mixed doubles tournament[edit]
Czech Republic has qualified their mixed doubles team (two athletes), by finishing in the top seven teams in the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[7]
- Round robin
Czech Republic had a bye in draws 3, 5, 7 and 12.[9]
- Draw 1
Wednesday, 2 February, 20:05
- Draw 2
Thursday, 3 February, 9:05
- Draw 4
Thursday, 3 February, 20:05
- Draw 6
Friday, 4 February, 13:35
- Draw 8
Saturday, 5 February, 14:05
- Draw 9
Saturday, 5 February, 20:05
- Draw 10
Sunday, 6 February, 9:05
- Draw 11
Sunday, 6 February, 14:05
- Draw 13
Monday, 7 February, 9:05
Figure skating[edit]
Czech skaters earned one quota place each in men’s singles, ladies’ singles and pair skating at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, and one quota place in ice dancing at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. The Czech Figure Skating Association has stated that the specific skaters who earned Olympic quotas are automatically entitled to use them.[10]
Team event
Freestyle skiing[edit]
- Ski cross
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Nikol Kučerová | Women’s ski cross | 1:21.96 | 23 | 3 | Did not advance | 23 | ||
Ice hockey[edit]
- Summary
Key:
The Czech Republic has qualified 25 male and 23 female competitors in ice hockey.[11] This is the first time the Czech Republic has qualified a women’s team to the Olympics.
Men’s tournament[edit]
The Czech Republic men’s national ice hockey team qualified by being ranked 5th in the 2019 IIHF World Rankings.[12]
- Team roster
The roster was announced on 13 January 2022.[13]
Head coach: Filip Pešán
- Group play
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Fedotov | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Mikael NordLinesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Lauri Nikulainen |
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| 33 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Playoffs
Women’s tournament[edit]
The Czech Republic women’s national ice hockey team qualified by winning a final qualification tournament.[14]
- Team roster
The roster was announced on 13 January 2022.[15]
Head coach: Tomáš Pacina
- Group play
Quarterfinals
Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, the Czech Republic qualified 3 sleds.
- Mixed team relay
Nordic combined[edit]
Czech Republic qualified 4 athletes:
Short track speed skating[edit]
The Czech Republic qualified one skater for women’s 500m and 1500 m events for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in October and November 2021.
Skeleton[edit]
Based on the world rankings, Czech republic qualified 1 sled.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anna Fernstädtová | Women’s | 1:02.35 | 6 | 1:02.44 | 6 | 1:02.27 | 10 | 1:02.26 | 6 | 4:09.32 | 7 |
Ski jumping[edit]
Czech Republic qualified 5 male and 3 female ski jumpers:
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
Snowboarding[edit]
- Freestyle
- Parallel
- Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Radek Houser | Men’s | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Vendula Hopjáková | Women’s | 1:25.49 | 23 | DNF | Did not advance | 28 | ||
Speed skating[edit]
The Czech Republic earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup’s used for qualification.
- Individual
- Mass start
References[edit]
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