Janica Kostelić

Janica Kostelić
Janica Kostelić in Maribor, January 2001
Personal information
Born (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, combined
World Cup debut23 January 1998 (age 16)
RetiredApril 2007 (age 25)
Websitejanica.hr
Olympics
Teams3 – (19982006)
Medals6 (4 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (19992005)
Medals5 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 – (19982003, 2005-2006)
Wins30
Podiums55
Overall titles3 – (2001, 2003, 2006)
Discipline titles7 – (3 SL, 4 K)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Croatia
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 20 9 6
Giant slalom 2 3 2
Downhill 1 2 1
Super-G 1 1 0
Combined 6 1 0
Total 30 16 9
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 2 0
World Championships 5 0 0
World Junior Championships 0 1 1
Total 9 3 1
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Slalom
2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom
2002 Salt Lake City Combined
2006 Turin Combined
2002 Salt Lake City Super-G
2006 Turin Super-G
World Championships
2003 St. Moritz Slalom
2003 St. Moritz Combined
2005 Bormio Slalom
2005 Bormio Downhill
2005 Bormio Combined
Junior World Ski Championships
1998 Megève Combined
1998 Megève Super-G
External videos
Janica Kostelic - Most Successful Female Skier Ever
Ivica Kostelić, Janica’s brother

Janica Kostelić (pronounced [janitsa kostelitɕ]; born 5 January 1982) is a Croatian former alpine ski racer. She is a four-time Olympic gold medalist. 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 four combined titles. Kostelić's accomplishments in professional skiing have led some commentators, writers, and fellow ski racers to regard her as the greatest female ski racer of all time.