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
consistent cup since title
It's my first World Cup title since 2003 and I have been really consistent in the slalom.
bent changed finish knew second watched
I watched Bent and I thought I could finish second to her. I knew I could do well. I changed a lot from yesterday.
downhill morning needed obvious racer ski stupid
It's kind of stupid what they did because it was obvious we couldn't ski downhill in the morning and they needed one racer to crash. It was not enough that two of the forerunners crashed.
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.
days last olympics race
The last two days I've been sick. I didn't feel well. This was the last race before the Olympics and I wanted to do something good.
advised doctor
My doctor has advised me to take a break,
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.