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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.
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Janica Kostelic, Croatian skier who, at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, became the first female skier to win four Olympic medals; she won gold in the slalom, the giant slalom, and the combined event and a silver in the supergiant slalom. Learn more about her life and career.
Born in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan. 5th, 1982, Janica Kostelić grew up into a winter sports family, Kostelić's father Ante was also her trainer and older brother Ivica is a ski racer in his own right, the 2011 overall World Cup champion.
Janica Kostelić (Zagreb, 5. siječnja 1982.), bivša hrvatska alpska skijašica. S četirima olimpijskim zlatnim medaljama i dvjema srebrnim, Janica Kostelić je najuspješnija alpska skijašica u povijesti Zimskih olimpijskih igara. Osvojila je Svjetski kup 2001., 2003. i 2006. godine.
When only 16 years old, Janica Kostelić competed at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, with a best finish of 8th place in the alpine combined. Her skiing improved dramatically as she grew older and in 2000-2001 she won the overall World Cup title, which “stamped” her as a favorite going into the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics; so much so that ...
Janica is a genius, not only when it comes to skiing, but with her approach to everything she does. She's never late a single minute for a training, she always does exactly what's been agreed, and she takes every responsibility.
At the 2006 Turin Winter Games, Kostelic didn't disappoint her expectant fans. She successfully defended her Alpine combined title and took another silver in the super G. With four golds and two silvers, she holds the record for medals obtained by a woman in Alpine skiing.
Aug 31, 2018 · Janica Kostelić has in her career made overall 194 FIS World Cup starts, starting from January 23rd, 1998 and a Super G race in Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA) and finishing with March 18, 2006 and giant slalom race in Are (SWE).
Janica joins Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Croatia's most successful Olympian was today confirmed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia as Minister Assistant for Sports. FULL»
