Slovenia
Team Size prediction for Winter Olympic Games 2018 PyeongChang
Ski Sports
Alpine Skiing (10-12) - There were eight skiers in Sochi, but prospects are quite good. Among men there are Kranjec, Kosi, Kline most likely to compete in Korea. Women have even more chances with Drev, Bucik, Ferk, Lavtar, Štuhec,... So, if standards are not set too high, we could see at least 10 skiers.
Cross Country Skiing (6) - All hopes are on ladies, especially in sprint. (Višnar, Fabjan, Čebašek, Einfalt, Razinger, Lampič) Men compete very rarely in World Cup.
Ski Jumping (9) - No doubt about sending full quota in sport, where we are top 3 nation in the world.
Nordic Combined (1) - Gašper Berlot ended his career, so now it all depends on Marjan Jelenko. Young guns are still well behind, especially in XCO part. Too bad, it was very close having full team in Sochi.
Freestyle Skiing (2) - Filip Flisar and Blaž Ogorelc should qualify in ski cross, I am not sure what is happening in other disciplines, where mostly our skiers in different series, not in World cup.
Snowboarding (8) - I expect full alpine men's team and Gloria Kotnik among ladies. Tim Kevin Ravnjak and Cilka Sadar should most likely compete in freestyle section, there are still some youngsters very talented (Kralj, Štante, Pribošič,...)
Biathlon (6-7) - Men should qualify with complete team. As for women, Andreja Mali is not competing anymore, Teja Gregorin is quite old, but still in the mix, Anja Eržen should try to fill our mixed relay team. Chances for having women relay are really small, because we don't even have enough girls with permission to compete in World cup.
Skating Sports
Speed Skating (0) - Not gonna happen for many years. We don't even have any indoor rink for speed skating.
Short Track Speed Skating (0) - We had a guy competing in ECH, but he was quite behind. It is most likely to try get a quota maybe in 2022 or more 2026.
Figure Skating (1) - Daša Grm has most chances to qualify. I am not sure, what is current position in men's category.
Sleigh Sports
Luge (1) - There is so little money in this sport. Our national championships take place in Innsbruck, cause we do not have any artificial track closer. I still believe we will achieve international standard at least with Danej Navrboc or Žiga Biruš. But you have to know something, Slovenia had two international quota for Sochi (Navrboc, Sirše), which dissapeared because of our hockey team. (not our players, but because of federation members).
Skeleton (1) - As far as I know, Anže Šetina is not competing anymore, but we have Sara Lavrenčič, who occasionally show up on ladies tour.
Bobsleigh (0) - There were some fund raises 10 years ago, but now having a bobsleigh team would be completely insane.
Team Sports
Curling (0) - Pyongchang is too close for our federation, existing only few years. Our men competed second year in a row at ECH in B group, so they could maybe with good development be Olympics contenders for 2026, if not sooner.
Ice Hockey (25) - No doubt here, Slovenia will have men team at the Olympics for second time in succession. Women, however, already failed to qualify.
Total Optimistic Prediction - (80) If there were a lot of alpine skiers (close to 15), full biathlon team and also a team in nordic combined.
Total Pessimistic Prediction - (50) With our hockey team already in, highly unlikely. But supposing to cross out all sleigh and skating sports and to compete in our basic sports (Alpine sking, CC Skiing, Biathlon) only with individuals.
Total Realistic Prediction - (65) That would mean one athlete less than in Sochi, where this team was most numerous.