Slovenia will send 66 athletes to the Sochi Winter Olympics, the Olympics Committee decided on Tuesday. The team includes skier Tina Maze, one of the most successful alpine skiers of all time, biathlete Jakov Fak, as well as a very successful ski jumping team.
At the opening ceremony on 7 February, the Slovenian flag will be carried by Tomaž Razingar, the captain of Slovenia's hockey team.
This will be the first trip to the Olympics for Slovenia's hockey team and NHL star Anže Kopitar.
The delegation, headed by Petra Majdič, a retired cross country skier, comprises 16 women and 50 men competing in eight sports.
The biggest of all is the hockey team, which includes 25 athletes.
The men's and women's ski jumping team has nine members, as much as the snow boarding team.
The alpine skiing team has eight members, while the biathlon team has six and the cross country team five.
Three athletes will compete in Nordic combined and one, Filip Flisar, in freestyle.
Source: TheSloveniaTimes
