During the last few months Zuzana Botíková has introduced, within the themed pre-Olympic sport cycle, the history and the current state of winter sports in Slovakia. Here you can find all of the features, which lead the Slovak sportspeople to the Winter Games in Sochi.
First, let’s speak a little about independent Slovak sport and its 20-year-long history.
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Without knowledge of the past there is no future. This well known quote is true in different life situations, and sport is no exception. In this part of our pre-Olympic themed cycle we will return for a while to the past. We will remember those Slovak Olympians who didn’t compete for Slovakia; however, many current Slovak athletes would like to follow their shining examples.
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Before the year 1993, when the Slovak republic was founded, athletes from the region of present day Slovakia, though representing different historical political units, have brought home 32 Olympic medals, out of which eight came from the Winter Olympic Games. Since 1993 only four medals were gained at the Winter Olympics: one gold, two silvers, and one bronze. Now, we will speak to the three athletes, for whom representing Slovakia made their names famous in the prestigious Winter Olympic rallies of the past two decades – in a way, they are like three Slovak present-day winter musketeers.
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This part of the pre-Olympic theme cycle takes us to the ice-rinks, to observe the practice of one of the most beautiful winter sports – figure skating. Slovakia has a long and famous sporting history connected to Olympic ice-rinks and figure skating competition. But what is the situation now, just before the Winter Olympics in Russia?
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Objectively speaking, biathlon is the most successful winter sport in the history of our modern day, independent Slovakia. Would you like to know why? Well, keep listening, as now we will speak about biathlon as not just a sport, but an important Slovak trademark.
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Ice hockey is often regarded as the national sport of Slovakia - 60% of Slovaks tie their national pride with the achievements of the nation’s ice hockey team. Therefore, we should take a closer look at the historical background which formed the popularity of ice hockey in Slovakia, and as the Winter Olympics in Sochi are approaching, we shall also discuss the nearest future of Slovaks competing in this sport.
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What about the immediate future of Slovak winter sports? The concluding piece of our themed cycle maps the last pledges, wishes and expectations of the Slovak team before the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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