Žan Kranjec

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Žan Kranjec
Alpine skier
Žan Kranjec 2018.jpg
Kranjec in 2018
DisciplinesGiant slalom, Slalom
ClubNOV - SD Novinar
Born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 29)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup debut5 March 2011 (age 18)
Websitezankranjec.si
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (2013–2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons12 – (2011–2022)
Wins2 – (2 GS)
Podiums7 – (7 GS)
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2020)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in GS, 2019, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Slovenia
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Roccaraso Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Quebec Giant Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Roccaraso Giant Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Roccaraso Combined

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 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
2019 19 Dec 2018 Austria Saalbach, Austria Giant slalom 1st
16 Mar 2019 Andorra Soldeu, Andorra Giant slalom 3rd
2020 27 Oct 2019 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd
22 Dec 2019 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
11 Jan 2020  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 1st
2021 5 Dec 2020 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom 2nd
2022 24 Oct 2021 Austria 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[]

  1. ^ a b "KRANJEC Zan - Biographie". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. ^ "Zan Kranjec gives Slovenian men 1st World Cup win in GS". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 December 2018.

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