Kostelic, Janica (1982–)
Kostelic, Janica (1982–)
Croatian Alpine skier. Born Jan 5, 1982, in Zagreb, Croatia; sister of Ivica Kostelic (skier).
At Nagano Olympics, placed 8th in the combined event (1998), the best result by a Croatian athlete in the history of the Winter Games; won the World Cup overall title (2001, 2003); at Salt Lake City (2002), won a silver medal in the super giant slalom and gold medals in the slalom, combined, and giant slalom, becoming the 1st skier to ever win 4 Alpine medals at an Olympics and the only Croatian to win a Winter Olympics medal; won gold medals for combined and slalom at World championships (2003) and gold medals for combined, slalom and downhill (2005); won a gold medal for combined and silver medal for super-G at Torino Olympics (2006).
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