Croatia at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Croatia sent seven competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in three disciplines - alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. Snowboarder Bruno Bošnjak won a bronze medal, the first ever medal for Croatia at any Winter Paralympic Games.

Croatia at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeCRO
NPCCroatian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.hpo.hr
in Pyeongchang
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearerEva Goluža
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Winter Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–1988)

Medalists
Main article: 2018 Winter Paralympics medal table

Team

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Croatia") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.

Team Croatia
Name Sport Gender Classification Events ref
Dino Sokolović para-alpine skiing male [1]

Para-alpine skiing

Skiers

Dino Sokolović is a standing skier. He was injured in 2016. Because of injury, he did not ski for 20 months.[1]

Before the Games

Dino Sokolović went to Slovenia in January 2018. He competed in the World Cup in Kranjska Gora.[1] After 20 months away from skiing because of an injury, he won his first race at Kranjska Gora.[1]

Schedule and results

The first event on the para-alpine program is the downhill. It starts on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program is Super-G. All skiers will race between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go. The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17–18 March. Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions. Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.[2]

See also

References
  1. "V ŽIVO: Ob 9.30 začetek tekme svetovnega pokala v Kranjski Gori". Zveza za šport invalidov Slovenije - Paraolimpijski komite (in Slovenian). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in German). 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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