Žan Kranjec
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| 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 | SD Novinar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 5 March 2011 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | zankranjec.si | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2013–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2011–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 15 – (15 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Žan Kranjec (born 15 November 1992)[1] is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia, and primarily competes in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kranjec won a silver medal in the giant slalom.
Career
[edit]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] Through December 2023, Kranjec has two World Cup wins and thirteen podiums.[1]
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kranjec was eighth after the first run of the giant slalom, then was the fastest in the second run to win the silver medal, runner-up to Marco Odermatt.[3]
World Cup results
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2011 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 32 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 25 |
| 2022 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 11 | — | — | 10 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 31 | 19 | — | 5 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 32 | 12 | — | 6 | — | — |
- Standings through 8 December 2024
Race podiums
[edit]- 2 wins – (2 GS)
- 15 podiums – (15 GS), 47 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 |
| 2023 | 23 Oct 2022 | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 10 Dec 2022 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 19 Dec 2022 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 17 Dec 2023 | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Giant slalom | 3rd | ||
| 23 Jan 2024 | Schladming, Austria |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2025 | 8 Dec 2024 |  Beaver Creek, United States |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
[edit]| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team | |
| 2013 | 20 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 22 | 32 | DNF1 | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | 24 | DNS2 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 26 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 28 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2023 | 30 | DNF1 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Olympic results
[edit]| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2014 | 21 | DNF1 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 29 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Evans, Simon (13 February 2022). "Alpine skiing – Kranjec gets silver reward after near misses". Reuters. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
External links
[edit]
- Žan Kranjec at FIS (alpine)
- Žan Kranjec at Olympics.com
- Žan Kranjec at Olympedia
- Žan Kranjec at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Žan Kranjec at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website (in English)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Skiers from Ljubljana
- Slovenian male alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for Slovenia
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Slovenia
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing