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will choose flagbearer among three nominees: Jakov Fak (biathlon), Vesna Fabjan (cross country skiing) and Mitja Robar (ice hockey). It will be publicly voted during team presentation next week. I am hoping for Fak.

Actually we lost second quota because we did not send our women relay to one of World cup races. For this cycle, to be fair, we would have to send only Eržen, because most points was distributed by Teja Gregorin, which, as we know, was banned for doping. Therefore my opininon is they should modernize standards.

How stupid is that, four years ago was among best mixed relay teams, even with silver from WCH, and because of obscure rules, they were not allowed to sent two female biathletes to Sochi. This time Gregorin is banned and somehow we will sent Poje on her expense. These IBU quotas are very dumb, if you ask me.

The only skier from Slovenia mentioned these days outside those 11 already chosen is Klara Livk, but knowing that our NOC rarely changes their decision, she will probably stay home, no matter what.

I got a little satisfaction, when Germany and Macedonia finished behind us. Take that, EHF and Germany.

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 Official OKS list (71 athletes / 9 sports) Alpine Skiing (11) Boštjan Kline - DH, SG, K Klemen Kosi - DH, SG, K Martin Čater - DH, SG, K Žan Kranjec - GS, SL Miha Hrobat - GS, SL, K (?) Štefan Hadalin - GS, SL, K (?) Ana Drev - GS Ana Bucik - SL, GS, K (?) Maruša Ferk - SL, GS, SG, DH, K Meta Hrovat - SL, GS Tina Robnik - SL, GS Biathlon (7) Klemen Bauer Mitja Drinovec Miha Dovžan Jakov Fak Lenart Oblak Anja Eržen Urška Poje Cross Country Skiing (7 or 8) Janez Lampič Miha Šimenc Alenka Čebašek Vesna Fabjan Anamarija Lampič Nika Razinger Katja Višnar Lea Einfalt / Manca Slabanja (awaiting confirmation) Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar Ice Hockey (25) Men's National Team Luge (1) Tilen Sirše Nordic Combined (2) Marjan Jelenko Vid Vrhovnik Ski Jumping (9; 12 candidates) Tilen Bartol Jernej Damjan Žiga Jelar Domen Prevc Peter Prevc Anže Semenič Timi Zajc Urša Bogataj Ema Klinec Nika Križnar Špela Rogelj Maja Vtič Snowboarding (8) Žan Košir - PGS Rok Marguč - PGS Tim Mastnak - PGS Tim - Kevin Ravnjak - HP Tit Štante - HP Gloria Kotnik - PGS Urška Pribošič - BA Kaja Verdnik - HP It is quite similar to my own provisional list. Here are all changes: - in Alpine Skiing Miha Hrobat was added to the list, because has 11 athletes in quota - for Cross Country Skiing Einfalt or Slabanja could come through, they are waiting for international confirmation - in Luge, finally wise decision. Two athletes (Sirše and Biruš) achieve international quota, but not national quota. Therefore it was decided better one (Sirše) will represent Slovenian luge in Pyeongchang. - Ski jumping: coaches Goran Janus (Men) and Stane Baloh (Ladies) can pick 5 male and 4 female jumpers till end of this week freely - in Snowboarding there is no Jure Hafner (first in waiting list-PGS), but there is Pribošič, though she also currently sits in first spot among reserves One more fact to conclude: - This will be the biggest expedition so far at Winter Olympics, but without Hockey team was repesented with 1 (one) more individual in Vancouver 2010.

OKS has confirmed - 71 in Pyeongchang It is now official, will compete in Pyeongchang with 71 athletes. - Second time in history we will be represented in team sports (men's hockey) - 71 athletes is the biggest expedition ever at Winter Olympics (66 in Sochi, 47 in Vancouver) - will be represented in 9 out of 15 sports (8 in Sochi, 10 in Vancouver) - Missing athletes in Figure skating, Skeleton from once represented (never had athletes in both Speed Skating, Bob and Curling) You can find more exact list of athletes in Slovenia National Thread.

Great team effort from our girls. With good attacking run there is quite possible to advance, so hoping for at least one in top 10 and another two in top 15.

You can see how many athletes will Slovenia potentionaly have in Pyeongchang on this link.

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 (60 + 13 athletes) Note: on this site you will see potential athletes names, representing Slovenia at Winter Olympics in 2018. OKS (Slovenian Olympic Comitee) has its internal standard an athlete has to achieve (16th or better in World Cup / 8th for Team). Therefore this list serves only for orientation and is not an official one. There are also some athletes with international standard (Luge). UPDATED after January 21st 2018 Alpine Skiing (9 + 1) Martin Čater - DH (11th Wengen), SG (15th Beaver Creek), K (7th Bormio) Štefan Hadalin - SL (16th Val d'Isere), GS (16th Beaver Creek) Boštjan Kline - SG (13th Val Gardena) Klemen Kosi - K (12th Bormio) Žan Kranjec - GS (3rd Alta Badia; 5th Adelboden; 7th Val d'Isere; 14th Beaver Creek) Ana Bucik - SL (9th Levi; 9th Oslo (CE)) Ana Drev - GS (6th Lienz; 8th Killington; 11th Courchevel) Meta Hrovat - GS (8th Lienz; 13th Kranjska Gora) Tina Robnik - GS (7th Kranjska Gora; 9th Soelden; 11th Lienz; 16th Killington) --------------------with 2016/17 standard-------------------------------------------------------------------- Maruša Ferk - K (5th Crans Montana; 12th Val d'Isere) Ilka Štuhec - SL (10th Maribor), GS (14th Maribor), SG (2 wins; 4 podiums), DH (4 wins; 6 podiums), K (1 win; 3 podiums) INJURED Biathlon (2 + 5) Klemen Bauer - IN (10th Oestersund) Jakov Fak - SP (3rd Hochfilzen; 7th Oberhof; 10th Oestersund; 13th Annecy), PU (2nd Hochfilzen / Oestersund; 11th Oberhof; 13th Annecy), IN (12th Oestersund; 14th Ruhpolding), MS (8th Annecy; 10th Ruhpolding; 12th Antholz) --------------------- with International Standard---------------------------------------------------------------- Miha Dovžan Lenart Oblak Mitja Drinovec Anja Eržen Urška Poje Bobsleigh (-) Cross Country Skiing (5 + 3) Alenka Čebašek - SP (7th Dresden), TS (5th Dresden), RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) Anamarija Lampič - SP (13th Planica; 16th Davos), DI (10th Lenzerheide), RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) Vesna Fabjan - SP (12th Dresden), TS (5th Dresden) Katja Višnar - SP (14th Planica), RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) Lea Einfalt - RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) ---------------------with 2016 / 2017 standards------------------------ Janez Lampič - SP (11th Drammen) --------------------- International standards (most likely)------------------- Miha Šimenc Nika Razinger Curling (-) Figure Skating (-) Daša Grm (Ladies) is only possible option, she is currently lying 6th in waiting list, so chances are very slim. Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar - SX (5th Innichen II; 13th Montafon; 15th Innichen I) Ice Hockey (25) National Team - Qualified for Men Event Luge (0 + 2) ----------------------- with International Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Žiga Biruš - Singles (38th Oberhof; 45th Lake Placid; 45th Koenigsee; 50th Calgary; 56th Altenberg; 61st Winterberg; 65th Innsbruck) Tilen Sirše - Singles (42nd Oberhof; 43rd Lake Placid; 44th Altenberg; 44th Koenigsee; 45th Innsbruck; 47th Calgary; 50th Winterberg) Nordic Combined (0 + 2) ----------------------- with International Standard------------------------------ Marjan Jelenko - best 24th/31st Ruka; 29th Chaux-Neuve Vid Vrhovnik - best 26th/27th Ruka Short Track Speed Skating (-) Skeleton (-) Ski Jumping (10; only 9 eligible) Tilen Bartol - LH (5th Garmish - Partenkirchen; 16th Oberstdorf) Jernej Damjan - LH (1st Ruka; 5th Innsbruck; 9th Titisee-Neustadt; 10th Nizhny Tagil II; 13th Ga-Pa; 14th Oberstdorf; 15th Oberstdorf FLY WCH) Peter Prevc - LH (6th Kulm FLY; 6th Oberstdorf FLY WCH; 8th Garmisch - Partenkirchen; 8th Bischofshofen; 13th Nizhny Tagil I; 14th/16th Engelberg) Anže Semenič- LH (8th Kulm FLY; 9h Nizhny Tagil I; 14th Oberstdorf FLY WCH) Timi Zajc - LH (12th Nizhny Tagil I) Domen Prevc - LH (11th Kulm FLY) Urša Bogataj - LH (8th Lillehammer), NH (6th/9th Sapporo; 10th/14th Lillehammer; 10th/15th Zao; 11th Hinterzarten) Ema Klinec - LH (11th Lillehammer), NH (6th/8th Zao ; 8th Sapporo II; 10th Hinterzarten) Nika Križnar - NH (4th/7th Zao; 10th Lillehammer II, 13th Hinterzarten), LH (12th Lillehammer) Špela Rogelj - NH (9th/9th Lillehammer; 11th Zao I) Snowboarding (9) Jure Hafner - PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Žan Košir - PGS (4th Lackenhof; 9th Rogla II) Rok Marguč - PGS (2nd Lackenhof; 13th Cortina d'Ampezzo; 15th Bad Gastein PSL) Tim Mastnak - PGS (8th/8th Rogla) Tim - Kevin Ravnjak - HP (4th Cardrona; 10th Secret Garden) Tit Štante - HP (16th Secret Garden) Gloria Kotnik - PGS (4th/10th Rogla; 8th Cortina d'Ampezzo), PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Urška Pribošič - BA (11th Copper Mountain; 12th Beijing) Kaja Verdnik - HP (14th Laax) Speed Skating (-) 2016/17 Standards Alpine Skiing Boštjan Kline - DH (1st Kvitfjell; 4th Val d'Isere; 2 times 7th) QUALIFIED IN SG Biathlon Teja Gregorin - SP (8th Holmenkollen), PU (4th Holmenkollen), IN (12th Hochfilzen), MS (5th Hochfilzen) DOPING ABUSE Ski Jumping Jurij Tepeš - LH (7th Bischofshofen; 8th Willingen,...) Anže Lanišek - LH (4th Pyeongchang), NH (14th Pyeongchang) Cene Prevc - LH (8th Oberstdorf) Maja Vtič - LH (8th Oberstdorf I; 11th Oslo; 13th Oberstdorf II), NH (5th/5th Lillehammer; 8th Sapporo II,...) Eva Logar - NH (15th Zao I) RETIRED Snowboarding Tim Kevin Ravnjak - SS (11th Seiser Alm), BA (12th Moscow) QUALIFIED IN HP Urška Pribošič - SS (12th Mammoth Mt.; 14th Kreischberg; 14th Quebec City) QUALIFIED IN BA

Only Schladming (Men's SL) and Kronplatz (Ladies GS) to go, we will soon know, how many athletes is going to represent Slovenia at the Olympics. I live only few kilometers away from one of our lugers. Slovenia had already two spots in Sochi, but because of our hockey expedition no one from luge went to Russia. It is now almost certain Tilen Sirše will represent our country in Pyeongchang, fingers crossed.

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 (58 + 13 athletes) Note: on this site you will see potential athletes names, representing Slovenia at Winter Olympics in 2018. OKS (Slovenian Olympic Comitee) has its internal standard an athlete has to achieve (16th or better in World Cup / 8th for Team). Therefore this list serves only for orientation and is not an official one. There are also some athletes with international standard (Luge). UPDATED after January 14th 2018 Alpine Skiing (9 + 1) Martin Čater - DH (11th Wengen), SG (15th Beaver Creek), K (7th Bormio) Štefan Hadalin - SL (16th Val d'Isere), GS (16th Beaver Creek) Boštjan Kline - SG (13th Val Gardena) Klemen Kosi - K (12th Bormio) Žan Kranjec - GS (3rd Alta Badia; 5th Adelboden; 7th Val d'Isere; 14th Beaver Creek) Ana Bucik - SL (9th Levi; 9th Oslo (CE)) Ana Drev - GS (6th Lienz; 8th Killington; 11th Courchevel) Meta Hrovat - GS (8th Lienz; 13th Kranjska Gora) Tina Robnik - GS (7th Kranjska Gora; 9th Soelden; 11th Lienz; 16th Killington) --------------------with 2016/17 standard-------------------------------------------------------------------- Maruša Ferk - K (5th Crans Montana; 12th Val d'Isere) Ilka Štuhec - SL (10th Maribor), GS (14th Maribor), SG (2 wins; 4 podiums), DH (4 wins; 6 podiums), K (1 win; 3 podiums) INJURED Biathlon (2 + 5) Klemen Bauer - IN (10th Oestersund) Jakov Fak - SP (3rd Hochfilzen; 7th Oberhof; 10th Oestersund; 13th Annecy), PU (2nd Hochfilzen / Oestersund; 11th Oberhof; 13th Annecy), IN (12th Oestersund; 14th Ruhpolding), MS (8th Annecy; 10th Ruhpolding) --------------------- with International Standard---------------------------------------------------------------- Miha Dovžan Lenart Oblak Mitja Drinovec Anja Eržen Urška Poje Bobsleigh (-) Cross Country Skiing (5 + 3) Alenka Čebašek - SP (7th Dresden), TS (5th Dresden), RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) Anamarija Lampič - SP (16th Davos), DI (10th Lenzerheide), RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) Vesna Fabjan - SP (12th Dresden), TS (5th Dresden) Katja Višnar - SP (6th Pyeongchang; 7th Drammen; 14th Falun), RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) Lea Einfalt - RE (7th Ulricehamn 2017) ---------------------with 2016 / 2017 standards------------------------ Janez Lampič - SP (11th Drammen) --------------------- International standards (most likely)------------------- Miha Šimenc Nika Razinger Curling (-) Figure Skating (-) Daša Grm (Ladies) is only possible option, she is currently lying 6th in waiting list, so chances are very slim. Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar - SX (5th Innichen II; 13th Montafon; 15th Innichen I) Ice Hockey (25) National Team - Qualified for Men Event Luge (0 + 2) ----------------------- with International Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Žiga Biruš - Singles (38th Oberhof; 45th Lake Placid; 45th Koenigsee; 50th Calgary; 56th Altenberg; 61st Winterberg; 65th Innsbruck) Tilen Sirše - Singles (42nd Oberhof; 43rd Lake Placid; 44th Altenberg; 44th Koenigsee; 45th Innsbruck; 47th Calgary; 50th Winterberg) Nordic Combined (0 + 2) ----------------------- with International Standard------------------------------ Marjan Jelenko - best 24th/31st Ruka Vid Vrhovnik - best 26th/27th Ruka Short Track Speed Skating (-) Skeleton (-) Ski Jumping (10; only 9 eligible) Tilen Bartol - LH (5th Garmish - Partenkirchen; 16th Oberstdorf) Jernej Damjan - LH (1st Ruka; 5th Innsbruck; 9th Titisee-Neustadt; 10th Nizhny Tagil II; 13th Ga-Pa; 14th Oberstdorf) Peter Prevc - LH (6th Kulm FLY; 8th Garmisch - Partenkirchen; 8th Bischofshofen; 13th Nizhny Tagil I; 14th/16th Engelberg) Anže Semenič- LH (8th Kulm FLY; 9h Nizhny Tagil I) Timi Zajc - LH (12th Nizhny Tagil I) Domen Prevc - LH (11th Kulm FLY) Urša Bogataj - LH (8th Lillehammer), NH (6th/9th Sapporo; 10th/14th Lillehammer, 11th Hinterzarten) Ema Klinec - LH (11th Lillehammer), NH (8th Sapporo II; 10th Hinterzarten) Nika Križnar - NH (10th Lillehammer II, 13th Hinterzarten), LH (12th Lillehammer) Špela Rogelj - NH (9th/9th Lillehammer) Snowboarding (7) Jure Hafner - PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Žan Košir - PGS (4th Lackenhof) Rok Marguč - PGS (2nd Lackenhof; 13th Cortina d'Ampezzo; 15th Bad Gastein PSL) Tim - Kevin Ravnjak - HP (4th Cardrona; 10th Secret Garden) Tit Štante - HP (16th Secret Garden) Gloria Kotnik - PGS (8th Cortina d'Ampezzo), PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Urška Pribošič - BA (11th Copper Mountain; 12th Beijing) Speed Skating (-) 2016/17 Standards Alpine Skiing Boštjan Kline - DH (1st Kvitfjell; 4th Val d'Isere; 2 times 7th) QUALIFIED IN SG Biathlon Teja Gregorin - SP (8th Holmenkollen), PU (4th Holmenkollen), IN (12th Hochfilzen), MS (5th Hochfilzen) DOPING ABUSE Ski Jumping Jurij Tepeš - LH (7th Bischofshofen; 8th Willingen,...) Anže Lanišek - LH (4th Pyeongchang), NH (14th Pyeongchang) Cene Prevc - LH (8th Oberstdorf) Maja Vtič - LH (8th Oberstdorf I; 11th Oslo; 13th Oberstdorf II), NH (5th/5th Lillehammer; 8th Sapporo II,...) Eva Logar - NH (15th Zao I) RETIRED Snowboarding Tim Kevin Ravnjak - SS (11th Seiser Alm), BA (12th Moscow) QUALIFIED IN HP Tim Mastnak - PGS (12th Bansko II; 15th Pyeongchang; 16th Carezza) Urška Pribošič - SS (12th Mammoth Mt.; 14th Kreischberg; 14th Quebec City) QUALIFIED IN BA

Slovenia handball team lost very weird opening match, full of odd judges decisions, against Macedonia. But, to be fair, our team managed to lost two important balls in the final stages, so main fault is on our side. Today we play against Germany, whom we never beaten in official match. But, we also almost never beat Spain in basketball, but look what happened few months ago at Eurobasket. Gremo naši !!!

If only he would stay with Natalie Santer, than maybe

For me only four are way better, others just have some flashbacks, they were not so consistent. I am aware that would like for sake of history see Bjoerndalen in Korea, therefore much more sense is to give him first leg in Ruhpolding relay and then give final word.

But skiing is only one part of biathlon, so as I wrote in my first post, I would organize some kind of trials among those 4 athletes for final two places with same conditions.

Sorry, I miscalculated, Bjoentegaard was really quite fast, but L'Abee Lund not, if he would miss as many as Ole, he would end up 6 seconds behind. Though I would like to see him compete in Pyeongchang (also Johannes Boe said there are no Olympics without Ole), he did not meet with Norwegian standards (one top 6 or two top 12 finish). Therefore I would give him one last try in the relay, give him some internal standard to achieve and if not, bye bye Pyeongchang.

@Werloc Wow, I hope you will do fine, when do you perform? Anyway, best of luck.

I would love to see Ole in Relay on Friday and then they should decide, but still I believe there is a place for him in Norwegian squad. My pick would be: NO DOUBT 1) J.T. Boe - 5 wins and 9 podiums says everything 2) T. Boe - only one who beat Fourcade and J.T. Boe this season 3) Svendsen - though he had not start all races, had quite good results (one 2nd, three 4th) QUITE CONSISTENT 4) Birkeland - he only came in twice in top 10, but would we very weird put at home 11th best biathlete of the season RACE OFF FOR TWO PLACES 5) L'Abee Lund - very good in Hochfilzen (5th/8th), but with some downs in other races 6) Bjoentegaard - did very well in Relay, single only twice 10th 7) Bjoerndalen - still waiting for his breakthrough, but is still faster than all other guys in this group, except L'Abee Lund. Still proper man for anchor leg in Relay. 8) Christiansen - second choice for being in 1st leg of Relay, individually only today won his first points of the season 9) Gjesbakk - too bad he got his chance only once in WC, but he came in 7th in Annecy.

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 (58 athletes) Note: on this site you will see potential athletes names, representing Slovenia at Winter Olympics in 2018. OKS (Slovenian Olympic Comitee) has its internal standard an athlete has to achieve (16th or better in World Cup / 8th for Team). Therefore this list serves only for orientation and is not an official one. There are also some athletes with international standard (Luge). UPDATED after January 8th 2018 Alpine Skiing (9) Martin Čater - SG (15th Beaver Creek), K (7th Bormio) Štefan Hadalin - SL (16th Val d'Isere), GS (16th Beaver Creek) Boštjan Kline - SG (13th Val Gardena) Klemen Kosi - K (12th Bormio) Žan Kranjec - GS (3rd Alta Badia; 5th Adelboden; 7th Val d'Isere; 14th Beaver Creek) Ana Bucik - SL (9th Levi; 9th Oslo (CE)) Ana Drev - GS (6th Lienz; 8th Killington; 11th Courchevel) Meta Hrovat - GS (8th Lienz; 13th Kranjska Gora) Tina Robnik - GS (7th Kranjska Gora; 9th Soelden; 11th Lienz; 16th Killington) Biathlon (2) Klemen Bauer - IN (10th Oestersund) Jakov Fak - SP (3rd Hochfilzen; 7th Oberhof; 10th Oestersund; 13th Annecy), PU (2nd Hochfilzen / Oestersund; 11th Oberhof; 13th Annecy), IN (12th Oestersund), MS (8th Annecy) Bobsleigh (-) Cross Country Skiing (1) Anamarija Lampič - SP (16th Davos), DI (10th Lenzerheide) Curling (-) Figure Skating (-) Daša Grm (Ladies) is only possible option, she is currently lying 6th in waiting list, so chances are very slim. Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar - SX (5th Innichen II; 13th Montafon; 15th Innichen I) Ice Hockey (25) National Team - Qualified for Men Event Luge (2) Žiga Biruš - Singles (45th Lake Placid; 45th Koenigsee; 50th Calgary; 56th Altenberg; 61st Winterberg; 65th Innsbruck) Tilen Sirše - Singles (43rd Lake Placid; 44th Altenberg; 44th Koenigsee; 45th Innsbruck; 47th Calgary; 50th Winterberg) Nordic Combined (2) Marjan Jelenko - best 24th/31st Ruka Vid Vrhovnik - best 26th/27th Ruka Short Track Speed Skating (-) Skeleton (-) Ski Jumping (9) Tilen Bartol - LH (5th Garmish - Partenkirchen; 16th Oberstdorf) Jernej Damjan - LH (1st Ruka; 5th Innsbruck; 9th Titisee-Neustadt; 10th Nizhny Tagil II; 13th Ga-Pa; 14th Oberstdorf) Peter Prevc - LH (8th Garmisch - Partenkirchen; 8th Bischofshofen; 13th Nizhny Tagil I; 14th/16th Engelberg) Anže Semenič- LH (9h Nizhny Tagil I) Timi Zajc - LH (12th Nizhny Tagil I) Urša Bogataj - LH (8th Lillehammer), NH (10th/14th Lillehammer, 11th Hinterzarten) Ema Klinec - LH (11th Lillehammer), NH (10th Hinterzarten) Nika Križnar - NH (10th Lillehammer II, 13th Hinterzarten), LH (12th Lillehammer) Špela Rogelj - NH (9th/9th Lillehammer) Snowboarding (7) Jure Hafner - PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Žan Košir - PGS (4th Lackenhof) Rok Marguč - PGS (2nd Lackenhof; 13th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Tim - Kevin Ravnjak - HP (4th Cardrona; 10th Secret Garden) Tit Štante - HP (16th Secret Garden) Gloria Kotnik - PGS (8th Cortina d'Ampezzo), PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Urška Pribošič - BA (11th Copper Mountain; 12th Beijing) Speed Skating (-) 2016/17 Standards Alpine Skiing (1) Boštjan Kline - DH (1st Kvitfjell; 4th Val d'Isere; 2 times 7th) QUALIFIED IN SG Ilka Štuhec - SL (10th Maribor), GS (14th Maribor), SG (2 wins; 4 podiums), DH (4 wins; 6 podiums), K (1 win; 3 podiums) INJURED Maruša Ferk - K (5th Crans Montana; 12th Val d'Isere) Biathlon (-) Teja Gregorin - SP (8th Holmenkollen), PU (4th Holmenkollen), IN (12th Hochfilzen), MS (5th Hochfilzen) DOPING ABUSE Cross Country Skiing (4) Janez Lampič - SP (11th Drammen) Katja Višnar - SP (6th Pyeongchang; 7th Drammen; 14th Falun) Vesna Fabjan - SP (6th Toblach; 11th Quebec City; 12th Val Mustair) Alenka Čebašek - DI (16th Pyeongchang) Ski Jumping (5) Domen Prevc - LH (4 wins; 6 podiums) Jurij Tepeš - LH (7th Bischofshofen; 8th Willingen,...) Anže Lanišek - LH (4th Pyeongchang), NH (14th Pyeongchang) Cene Prevc - LH (8th Oberstdorf) Maja Vtič - LH (8th Oberstdorf I; 11th Oslo; 13th Oberstdorf II), NH (5th/5th Lillehammer; 8th Sapporo II,...) Eva Logar - NH (15th Zao I) RETIRED Snowboarding (1) Tim Kevin Ravnjak - SS (11th Seiser Alm), BA (12th Moscow) QUALIFIED IN HP Tim Mastnak - PGS (12th Bansko II; 15th Pyeongchang; 16th Carezza) Urška Pribošič - SS (12th Mammoth Mt.; 14th Kreischberg; 14th Quebec City) QUALIFIED IN BA

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 (54 athletes) Note: on this site you will see potential athletes names, representing Slovenia at Winter Olympics in 2018. OKS (Slovenian Olympic Comitee) has its internal standard an athlete has to achieve (16th or better in World Cup / 8th for Team). Therefore this list serves only for orientation and is not an official one. UPDATED after January 5th 2018 Alpine Skiing (9) Martin Čater - SG (15th Beaver Creek), K (7th Bormio) Štefan Hadalin - SL (16th Val d'Isere), GS (16th Beaver Creek) Boštjan Kline - SG (13th Val Gardena) Klemen Kosi - K (12th Bormio) Žan Kranjec - GS (7th Val d'Isere; 14th Beaver Creek) Ana Bucik - SL (9th Levi; 9th Oslo (CE)) Ana Drev - GS (6th Lienz; 8th Killington; 11th Courchevel) Meta Hrovat - GS (8th Lienz) Tina Robnik - GS (9th Soelden; 11th Lienz; 16th Killington) Biathlon (2) Klemen Bauer - IN (10th Oestersund) Jakov Fak - SP (3rd Hochfilzen; 7th Oberhof; 10th Oestersund; 13th Annecy), PU (2nd Hochfilzen / Oestersund; 13th Annecy), IN (12th Oestersund), MS (8th Annecy) Bobsleigh (-) Cross Country Skiing (1) Anamarija Lampič - SP (16th Davos), DI (10th Lenzerheide) Curling (-) Figure Skating (-) Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar - SX (5th Innichen II; 13th Montafon; 15th Innichen I) Ice Hockey (25) National Team - Qualified for Men Event Luge (-) Nordic Combined (-) Short Track Speed Skating (-) Skeleton (-) Ski Jumping (9) Tilen Bartol - LH (5th Garmish - Partenkirchen; 16th Oberstdorf) Jernej Damjan - LH (1st Ruka; 5th Innsbruck; 9th Titisee-Neustadt; 10th Nizhny Tagil II; 13th Ga-Pa; 14th Oberstdorf) Peter Prevc - LH (8th Garmisch - Partenkirchen; 13th Nizhny Tagil I; 14th/16th Engelberg) Anže Semenič- LH (9h Nizhny Tagil I) Timi Zajc - LH (12th Nizhny Tagil I) Urša Bogataj - LH (8th Lillehammer), NH (10th/14th Lillehammer, 11th Hinterzarten) Ema Klinec - LH (11th Lillehammer), NH (10th Hinterzarten) Nika Križnar - NH (10th Lillehammer II, 13th Hinterzarten), LH (12th Lillehammer) Špela Rogelj - NH (9th/9th Lillehammer) Snowboarding (7) Jure Hafner - PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Žan Košir - PGS (4th Lackenhof) Rok Marguč - PGS (2nd Lackenhof; 13th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Tim - Kevin Ravnjak - HP (4th Cardrona; 10th Secret Garden) Tit Štante - HP (16th Secret Garden) Gloria Kotnik - PGS (8th Cortina d'Ampezzo), PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Urška Pribošič - BA (11th Copper Mountain; 12th Beijing) Speed Skating (-) 2016/17 Standards Alpine Skiing (1) Boštjan Kline - DH (1st Kvitfjell; 4th Val d'Isere; 2 times 7th) QUALIFIED IN SG Ilka Štuhec - SL (10th Maribor), GS (14th Maribor), SG (2 wins; 4 podiums), DH (4 wins; 6 podiums), K (1 win; 3 podiums) INJURED Maruša Ferk - K (5th Crans Montana; 12th Val d'Isere) Biathlon (-) Teja Gregorin - SP (8th Holmenkollen), PU (4th Holmenkollen), IN (12th Hochfilzen), MS (5th Hochfilzen) DOPING ABUSE Cross Country Skiing (4) Janez Lampič - SP (11th Drammen) Katja Višnar - SP (6th Pyeongchang; 7th Drammen; 14th Falun) Vesna Fabjan - SP (6th Toblach; 11th Quebec City; 12th Val Mustair) Alenka Čebašek - DI (16th Pyeongchang) Ski Jumping (5) Domen Prevc - LH (4 wins; 6 podiums) Jurij Tepeš - LH (7th Bischofshofen; 8th Willingen,...) Anže Lanišek - LH (4th Pyeongchang), NH (14th Pyeongchang) Cene Prevc - LH (8th Oberstdorf) Maja Vtič - LH (8th Oberstdorf I; 11th Oslo; 13th Oberstdorf II), NH (5th/5th Lillehammer; 8th Sapporo II,...) Eva Logar - NH (15th Zao I) RETIRED Snowboarding (1) Tim Kevin Ravnjak - SS (11th Seiser Alm), BA (12th Moscow) QUALIFIED IN HP Tim Mastnak - PGS (12th Bansko II; 15th Pyeongchang; 16th Carezza) Urška Pribošič - SS (12th Mammoth Mt.; 14th Kreischberg; 14th Quebec City) QUALIFIED IN BA

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 (47 athletes) Note: on this site you will see potential athletes names, representing Slovenia at Winter Olympics in 2018. OKS (Slovenian Olympic Comitee) has its internal standard an athlete has to achieve (16th or better in World Cup / 8th for Team). Therefore this list serves only for orientation and is not an official one. UPDATED after December 17th 2017 Alpine Skiing (7) Boštjan Kline - SG (13th Val Gardena) Martin Čater - SG (15th Beaver Creek) Štefan Hadalin - SL (16th Val d'Isere), GS (16th Beaver Creek) Žan Kranjec - GS (7th Val d'Isere; 14th Beaver Creek) Ana Bucik - SL (9th Levi) Ana Drev - GS (8th Killington) Tina Robnik - GS (9th Soelden; 16th Killington) Biathlon (2) Klemen Bauer - IN (10th Oestersund) Jakov Fak - SP (3rd Hochfilzen; 10th Oestersund; 13th Annecy), PU (2nd Hochfilzen; 2nd Oestersund; 13th Annecy), IN (12th Oestersund), MS (8th Annecy) Bobsleigh (-) Cross Country Skiing (1) Anamarija Lampič - SP (16th Davos) Curling (-) Figure Skating (-) Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar - SX (13th Montafon) Ice Hockey (23) National Team - Qualified for Men Event Luge (-) Nordic Combined (-) Short Track Speed Skating (-) Skeleton (-) Ski Jumping (8) Jernej Damjan - LH (1st Ruka; 9th Titisee-Neustadt; 10th Nizhny Tagil II) Peter Prevc - LH (13th Nizhny Tagil I; 15th Titisee-Neustadt; 14th/16th Engelberg) Anže Semenič- LH (9th Nizhny Tagil I) Timi Zajc - LH (12th Nizhny Tagil I) Urša Bogataj - LH (8th Lillehammer), NH (10th/14th Lillehammer, 11th Hinterzarten) Ema Klinec - LH (11th Lillehammer), NH (10th Hinterzarten) Nika Križnar - NH (10th Lillehammer II, 13th Hinterzarten), LH (12th Lillehammer) Špela Rogelj - NH (9th/9th Lillehammer) Snowboarding (5) Jure Hafner - PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Rok Marguč - PGS (13th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Tim - Kevin Ravnjak - HP (4th Cardrona) Gloria Kotnik - PGS (8th Cortina d'Ampezzo), PSL (16th Cortina d'Ampezzo) Urška Pribošič - BA (11th Copper Mountain; 12th Beijing) Speed Skating (-) 2016/17 Standards Alpine Skiing (3) Boštjan Kline - DH (1st Kvitfjell; 4th Val d'Isere; 2 times 7th) QUALIFIED IN SG Klemen Kosi - K (13th Santa Caterina; 15th Wengen) Ilka Štuhec - SL (10th Maribor), GS (14th Maribor), SG (2 wins; 4 podiums), DH (4 wins; 6 podiums), K (1 win; 3 podiums) INJURED Maruša Ferk - K (5th Crans Montana; 12th Val d'Isere) Meta Hrovat - GS (15th Kronplatz) Biathlon (-) Teja Gregorin - SP (8th Holmenkollen), PU (4th Holmenkollen), IN (12th Hochfilzen), MS (5th Hochfilzen) DOPING ABUSE Cross Country Skiing (4) Janez Lampič - SP (11th Drammen) Katja Višnar - SP (6th Pyeongchang; 7th Drammen; 14th Falun) Vesna Fabjan - SP (6th Toblach; 11th Quebec City; 12th Val Mustair) Alenka Čebašek - DI (16th Pyeongchang) Ski Jumping (5) Domen Prevc - LH (4 wins; 6 podiums) Jurij Tepeš - LH (7th Bischofshofen; 8th Willingen,...) Anže Lanišek - LH (4th Pyeongchang), NH (14th Pyeongchang) Cene Prevc - LH (8th Oberstdorf) Maja Vtič - LH (8th Oberstdorf I; 11th Oslo; 13th Oberstdorf II), NH (5th/5th Lillehammer; 8th Sapporo II,...) Eva Logar - NH (15th Zao I) RETIRED Snowboarding (2) Tim Kevin Ravnjak - SS (11th Seiser Alm), BA (12th Moscow) QUALIFIED IN HP Tim Mastnak - PGS (12th Bansko II; 15th Pyeongchang; 16th Carezza) Žan Košir - PGS (3rd Rogla) Urška Pribošič - SS (12th Mammoth Mt.; 14th Kreischberg; 14th Quebec City) QUALIFIED IN BA

WEEKLY UPDATE (December 11th - December 17th 2017) Basketball player Goran Dragič and Alpine skier Ilka Štuhec became Sportsperson of the year at an annual ceremony, which took place in Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana. Goran Dragič is only fifth athlete from team sports to achieve this prize in 50 years. Dragič was one of key factors on the way to gold for Slovenia at Eurobasket 2017 and alson MVP of the championship. Second was road cyclist Primož Roglič, first ever Slovenian to win a stage on Tour de France, also second in time trial at WCH and third another outstanding basketball player Luka Dončič. Among women there was no doubt. Ilka Štuhec succeded Tina Maze as Downhill World Champion, she was also second in Overall World Cup Standings. Second best athlete is our outstanding sport climber Janja Garnbret and third judoka Tina Trstenjak for finishing second at WCH. Best team of the season without any doubt was National Basketball Team, first team ever to win gold at major team events, Handball Team took second for bronze medal in WCH. Žan Kranjec finished 3rd at legendary GS in Alta Badia. This is his first podium, also first men GS podium for Slovenia after 16 years (Uroš Pavlovčič; 3rd Kranjska Gora 2001). Slovenia Women Handball Team took 14th place on their first WCH after 2005. Slovenia lost against Sweden in Round of 16 by margin of 12 goals (21:33). National Volleyball Team will not compete in newly established Nations League, even though they earned in on court. Instead they will compete in European League - Golden Group. Tennis player Aljaž Bedene will be once again competing for Slovenia. Bedene lives in London for 9 years and was playing for United Kingdom last three seasons. ITF did not gave him permission to play for another country in Davis cup, therefore he was not able to compete at the Rio Olympics. His next goal is to qualify for 2020 Tokio Olympics. Jakov Fak took 8th and twice 13th place at biathlon races in France. Fak remains 3rd in Overall World Cup Standings. Swimmers failed to win a medal at European SC Champs in Copenhagen, first time after 1996. Best result is sixth place (Stevens - 50 breast M / Oder - 800 free W).

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 (42 athletes) Note: on this site you will see potential athletes names, representing Slovenia at Winter Olympics in 2018. OKS (Slovenian Olympic Comitee) has its internal standard an athlete has to achieve (16th or better in World Cup / 8th for Team). Therefore this list serves only for orientation and is not an official one. Alpine Skiing (6) Martin Čater - SG (15th Beaver Creek) Štefan Hadalin - SL (16th Val d'Isere), GS (16th Beaver Creek) Žan Kranjec - GS (7th Val d'Isere; 14th Beaver Creek) Ana Bucik - SL (9th Levi) Ana Drev - GS (8th Killington) Tina Robnik - GS (9th Soelden; 16th Killington) Biathlon (2) Klemen Bauer - IN (10th Oestersund) Jakov Fak - SP (3rd Hochfilzen; 10th Oestersund), PU (2nd Hochfilzen; 2nd Oestersund), IN (12th Oestersund) Bobsleigh (-) Cross Country Skiing (1) Anamarija Lampič - SP (16th Davos) Curling (-) Figure Skating (-) Freestyle Skiing (-) Ice Hockey (23) National Team - Qualified for Men Event Luge (-) Nordic Combined (-) Short Track Speed Skating (-) Skeleton (-) Ski Jumping (8) Jernej Damjan - LH (1st Ruka; 9th Titisee-Neustadt; 10th Nizhny Tagil II) Peter Prevc - LH (13th Nizhny Tagil I; 15th Titisee-Neustadt) Anže Semenič- LH (9th Nizhny Tagil I) Timi Zajc - LH (12th Nizhny Tagil I) Urša Bogataj - LH (8th Lillehammer), NH (10th/14th Lillehammer) Ema Klinec - LH (11th Lillehammer) Nika Križnar - NH (10th Lillehammer II), LH (12th Lillehammer) Špela Rogelj - NH (9th/9th Lillehammer) Snowboarding (2) Tim - Kevin Ravnjak - HP (4th Cardrona) Urška Pribošič - BA (11th Copper Mountain; 12th Beijing) Speed Skating (-) 2016/17 Standards Alpine Skiing (5) Boštjan Kline - SG (5th Val d'Isere; 8th Kvitfjell; 15th Val Gardena), DH (1st Kvitfjell; 4th Val d'Isere; 2 times 7th) Klemen Kosi - K (13th Santa Caterina; 15th Wengen) Ilka Štuhec - SL (10th Maribor), GS (14th Maribor), SG (2 wins; 4 podiums), DH (4 wins; 6 podiums), K (1 win; 3 podiums) INJURED Maruša Ferk - K (5th Crans Montana; 12th Val d'Isere) Meta Hrovat - GS (15th Kronplatz) Biathlon (1) Teja Gregorin - SP (8th Holmenkollen), PU (4th Holmenkollen), IN (12th Hochfilzen), MS (5th Hochfilzen) DOPING ABUSE Cross Country Skiing (4) Janez Lampič - SP (11th Drammen) Katja Višnar - SP (6th Pyeongchang; 7th Drammen; 14th Falun) Vesna Fabjan - SP (6th Toblach; 11th Quebec City; 12th Val Mustair) Alenka Čebašek - DI (16th Pyeongchang) Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar - SX (2 wins; 4 podiums) Ski Jumping (6) Domen Prevc - LH (4 wins; 6 podiums) Jurij Tepeš - LH (7th Bischofshofen; 8th Willingen,...) Anže Lanišek - LH (4th Pyeongchang), NH (14th Pyeongchang) Cene Prevc - LH (8th Oberstdorf) Maja Vtič - LH (8th Oberstdorf I; 11th Oslo; 13th Oberstdorf II), NH (5th/5th Lillehammer; 8th Sapporo II,...) Eva Logar - NH (15th Zao I) RETIRED Snowboarding (3) Tim Kevin Ravnjak - SS (11th Seiser Alm), BA (12th Moscow) QUALIFIED IN HP Rok Marguč - PGS (6th Carezza; 10th Rogla) Tim Mastnak - PGS (12th Bansko II; 15th Pyeongchang; 16th Carezza) Žan Košir - PGS (3rd Rogla) Urška Pribošič - SS (12th Mammoth Mt.; 14th Kreischberg; 14th Quebec City) QUALIFIED IN BA UPDATED after December 10th 2017

Road to Pyeongchang 2018 (39 athletes) Note: on this site you will see potential athletes names, representing Slovenia at Winter Olympics in 2018. OKS (Slovenian Olympic Comitee) has its internal standard an athlete has to achieve (16th or better in World Cup / 8th for Team). Therefore this list serves only for orientation and is not an official one. Alpine Skiing (6) Martin Čater - SG (15th Beaver Creek) Štefan Hadalin - GS (16th Beaver Creek) Žan Kranjec - GS (14th Beaver Creek) Ana Bucik - SL (9th Levi) Ana Drev - GS (8th Killington) Tina Robnik - GS (9th Soelden; 16th Killington) Biathlon (2) Klemen Bauer - IN (10th Oestersund) Jakov Fak - SP (10th Oestersund), PU (2nd Oestersund), IN (12th Oestersund) Bobsleigh (-) Cross Country Skiing (-) Curling (-) Figure Skating (-) Freestyle Skiing (-) Ice Hockey (23) National Team - Qualified for Men Event Luge (-) Nordic Combined (-) Short Track Speed Skating (-) Skeleton (-) Ski Jumping (8) Jernej Damjan - LH (1st Ruka; 10th Nizhny Tagil II) Peter Prevc - LH (13th Nizhny Tagil I) Anže Semenič- LH (9th Nizhny Tagil I) Timi Zajc - LH (12th Nizhny Tagil I) Urša Bogataj - LH (8th Lillehammer), NH (10th/14th Lillehammer) Ema Klinec - LH (11th Lillehammer) Nika Križnar - NH (10th Lillehammer II), LH (12th Lillehammer) Špela Rogelj - NH (9th/9th Lillehammer) Snowboarding (-) Speed Skating (-) 2016/17 Standards Alpine Skiing (5) Boštjan Kline - SG (5th Val d'Isere; 8th Kvitfjell; 15th Val Gardena), DH (1st Kvitfjell; 4th Val d'Isere; 2 times 7th) Klemen Kosi - K (13th Santa Caterina; 15th Wengen) Ilka Štuhec - SL (10th Maribor), GS (14th Maribor), SG (2 wins; 4 podiums), DH (4 wins; 6 podiums), K (1 win; 3 podiums) INJURED Maruša Ferk - K (5th Crans Montana; 12th Val d'Isere) Meta Hrovat - GS (15th Kronplatz) Biathlon (1) Teja Gregorin - SP (8th Holmenkollen), PU (4th Holmenkollen), IN (12th Hochfilzen), MS (5th Hochfilzen) DOPING ABUSE Cross Country Skiing (5) Janez Lampič - SP (11th Drammen) Anamarija Lampič - SP (6th Drammen; 14th Val Mustair; 2 times 15th), DI (14th Val Mustair) Katja Višnar - SP (6th Pyeongchang; 7th Drammen; 14th Falun) Vesna Fabjan - SP (6th Toblach; 11th Quebec City; 12th Val Mustair) Alenka Čebašek - DI (16th Pyeongchang) Freestyle Skiing (1) Filip Flisar - SX (2 wins; 4 podiums) Nordic Combined Ski Jumping Snowboarding UPDATED after December 4th 2017