Janica Kostelic
Janica Kostelic
Janica Kostelićis a former World Cup alpine ski racer and four-time Olympic gold medalist from Croatia. 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 fourcombined titles...
ProfessionSkier
Date of Birth5 January 1982
CityZagreb, Croatia
fast halfway harder legs power push seem seems ski
I always seem to ski well when I am sick. I push myself harder and it seems to work. I had no power in my legs halfway down but the skis were fast and that is what counts.
achieved best events expect five globe goal gold olympic season win winning
I did not expect to win the globe today. I achieved my goal of winning in all five events and then an Olympic gold medal. This really is my best season ever.
clear cup goal overall race taking time win
I am taking each race one at a time but it is clear that my goal is to win the overall World Cup title.
conditions difficult nicest seems
I was really surprised...but this is one of the nicest slopes for slalom and it seems the more difficult the conditions the better I do.
advised doctor
My doctor has advised me to take a break,
bad came gate health race rest result second slope tried worse
The slope was bad (in the second run). When I came to the first gate I was scared, but then I just tried to concentrate and the rest of the race went well. The result was good, but my health is getting worse every day.
race wondering
The whole day was confusing, as we were wondering if we were going to race or not. It was windy but it was windy for everyone,
happy otherwise tiny
I'm really happy about my first run. I only made one tiny mistake. Otherwise I skied very fast.
feeling
I need more power. I'm feeling really weak.
quit six
For now, I have six and we will see. Even if I quit now, I would be happy.
compete definitely feeling percent reason start sure tired
I definitely don't feel well. There's no reason to compete while I'm feeling like this. I'm very tired and I'm not 100 percent sure I'll start tomorrow.
consistent cup since title
It's my first World Cup title since 2003 and I have been really consistent in the slalom.
means won
It means more to me that he won a medal. I have more medals, so it means more for him.
collect cup focusing overall possible
It's not possible not to think about the overall World Cup but I'm not focusing on it -- I'm just here to collect points.