Žan Kranjec
Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | NOV - SD Novinar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 November 1992 Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 5 March 2011 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | zankranjec.si | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (2013–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 – (2011–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 – (2 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 7 – (7 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in GS, 2019, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Žan Kranjec (born 15 November 1992)[1] is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia. He specializes in the technical event of giant slalom.
Career[]
Kranjec made his World Cup debut at age 18 in March 2011 at Kranjska Gora. He represented Slovenia at the World Championships in 2013 and was 22nd in giant slalom. A week later at the Junior World Championships in Canada, he won a bronze medal in giant slalom.[1]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kranjec placed fourth in the giant slalom. In December 2018, he gained his first World Cup win in Saalbach, Austria.[2]
World Cup results[]
Season standings[]
Season | ||||||||
Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
2011 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not awarded |
2012 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2013 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2014 | 21 | 129 | — | 46 | — | — | — | |
2015 | 22 | 121 | — | 37 | — | — | — | |
2016 | 23 | 79 | — | 26 | — | — | — | |
2017 | 24 | 49 | 61 | 14 | — | — | — | |
2018 | 25 | 33 | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
2019 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | |
2020 | 27 | 16 | 48 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 |
2021 | 28 | 39 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 25 |
- Standings through 6 February 2021
Race podiums[]
- 2 wins – (2 GS)
- 7 podiums – (7 GS), 24 top tens
Season | ||||
Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
2018 | 17 Dec 2017 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
2019 | 19 Dec 2018 | Saalbach, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
16 Mar 2019 | Soldeu, Andorra | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
2020 | 27 Oct 2019 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
22 Dec 2019 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
11 Jan 2020 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 1st | |
2021 | 5 Dec 2020 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
2022 | 24 Oct 2021 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results[]
Year | ||||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team | Parallel | |
2013 | 20 | — | 22 | — | — | — | N/A | N/A |
2015 | 22 | 32 | DNF1 | — | — | — | ||
2017 | 24 | DNS2 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | |
2019 | 26 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
2021 | 28 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Olympic results[]
Year | ||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
2014 | 21 | DNF1 | 23 | — | — | — |
2018 | 25 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
References[]
- ^ a b "KRANJEC Zan - Biographie". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Zan Kranjec gives Slovenian men 1st World Cup win in GS". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 December 2018.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Žan Kranjec. |
- Žan Kranjec at the International Ski Federation
- Zan Kranjec World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Žan Kranjec at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Žan Kranjec at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website (in English)
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ljubljana
- Slovenian male alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers of Slovenia