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Who will flaunt the Slovenian flag in Pyeongchang?

70 days before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Pyongyang, there are 73 athletes in the list of Slovenian candidates, coming from seven different branches.

The majority of the best Slovenian winter athletes have already entered the first round of the World Cup in the 2017/18 season. All in all, they point out that the Winter Olympics in Pyongyang (9-25 February 2018) will be the peak of the winter season. The quota of 73 Slovenian athletes has been announced on the list of registered candidates, classified by the Competition Council of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia.

While in six disciplines the candidates are indicated by the name, 25 hockey players is predicted. The names will be selected by the team head coach, Kari Savolainen. In the upcoming months, the team's management will also be announced. Among that will aslo be the name of the Slovenian flag holder for celebrations at the opening ceremony. Unofficially, the main candidate is Peter Prevc, the winner of the big crystal globe in the 2015/16 season and the leader of the two medals from Sochi in 2014. On the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi 2014, the slovenian flag was carried by slovenian hockey player Tomaž Razingar.


News source: siol.net
Photo credit: Reuters