Speed skater Martina Sáblíková served as flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.

As for hockey team, the bronze medal was less than most of Czech fans awaited before the olympic, and more than they hoped for after the group stage.

But the strongest moment for Czech sport fans was unbelievable finish of Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing, where she on the last meters of 30 km run got from the third to first position.

[3] Head coach: Alois Hadamczik Assistant coaches: Mojmír Trličík, Ondrej Weissmann Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event.

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.