Žan Kranjec
 Kranjec in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 November 1992 Ljubljana, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | NOV - SD Novinar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 – (2013–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 28 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 25 |
Race podiums
- 2 wins – (2 GS)
- 7 podiums – (7 GS), 24 top tens
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2018 | 17 December 2017 |  Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2019 | 19 December 2018 |  Saalbach, Austria |
Giant slalom | 1st |
| 16 March 2019 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2020 | 27 October 2019 | Sölden, Austria |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 22 December 2019 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 11 January 2020 |  Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2021 | 5 December 2020 | Santa Caterina, Italy |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
- Standings through 17 January 2021
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2013 | 20 | — | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 22 | 32 | DNF1 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24 | DNS2 | DNF1 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 26 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — |
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 and Snowboard 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)
