Janica Kostelić

Janica Kostelić (Croatian pronunciation: [janitsa kostelitɕ]; born 5 January 1982) is a Croatian former alpine ski racer. She is a four-time Olympic gold medalist. In addition to the Olympics, she won five gold medals at the World Championships. In World Cup competition, she won thirty individual races, three overall titles, three slalom titles, and four combined titles. Kostelic's accomplishments in professional skiing have led some commentators, writers, and fellow ski racers to regard her as the greatest female ski racer of all time.

Janica Kostelić
Janica Kostelić in Maribor, January 2001
Personal information
Born (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982
Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, combined
World Cup debut23 January 1998 (age 16)
RetiredApril 2007 (age 25)
Websitejanica.hr
Olympics
Teams3 – (19982006)
Medals6 (4 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (19992005)
Medals5 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 – (19982003, 2005-2006)
Wins30
Podiums55
Overall titles3 – (2001, 2003, 2006)
Discipline titles7 – (3 SL, 4 K)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Croatia
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 20 9 6
Giant slalom 2 3 2
Downhill 1 2 1
Super-G 1 1 0
Combined 6 1 0
Total 30 16 9
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 2 0
World Championships 5 0 0
World Junior Championships 0 1 1
Total 9 3 1
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake CitySlalom
2002 Salt Lake CityGiant slalom
2002 Salt Lake CityCombined
2006 TurinCombined
2002 Salt Lake CitySuper-G
2006 TurinSuper-G
World Championships
2003 St. MoritzSlalom
2003 St. MoritzCombined
2005 BormioSlalom
2005 BormioDownhill
2005 BormioCombined
Junior World Ski Championships
1998 MegèveCombined
1998 MegèveSuper-G
External videos
Janica Kostelic - Most Successful Female Skier Ever
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