The ice hockey team won two games in the preliminary round, against United States and Slovakia, but lost in the playoffs against Norway.

[5] Vesna Fabjan, a cross-country skier and a bronze medalist from Sochi, was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.

The selection was conducted using a Facebook poll among three candidates, Fabjan, biathlete Jakov Fak, and ice hockey player Mitja Robar.

Fak later distanced himself from the poll after being targeted by hate speech in online forums, having previously represented Croatia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

[7] In Sochi, Slovenia won a record eight medals, including two gold by alpine skier Tina Maze.

[9] In alpine skiing, the best Slovenian result was a 4th place of Žan Kranjec in giant slalom,[10] while skiers won three more top-10 finishes.

[11] At the men's ice hockey tournament, Slovenia competed in Group B with United States, Slovakia, and Olympic Athletes from Russia in the preliminary round.

In parallel event (giant slalom), Žan Košir, Tim Mastnak, and Glorija Kotnik qualified to the finals.

Mastnak and Kotnik were eliminated in the round of 16 while Košir won a bronze medal after defeating Sylvain Dufour of France.

[21] Ultimately, Košir stated that he was happy with the medal he won, having skipped the previous two seasons due to back injuries.