Žan Kranjec

Žan Kranjec
Kranjec in 2018
Personal information
Born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 32)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubSD Novinar
World Cup debut5 March 2011 (age 18)
Websitezankranjec.si
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (2013–2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2011–2023)
Wins2 – (2 GS)
Podiums14 – (14 GS)
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2023)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in GS, 2023)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Giant slalom
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Roccaraso Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Quebec Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Roccaraso Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Roccaraso Combined

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

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

Season standings

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 18 — 5 — —
Standings through 17 March 2024

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (2 GS)
  • 14 podiums – (14 GS), 45 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2018 17 Dec 2017 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
2019 19 Dec 2018 Austria Saalbach, Austria Giant slalom 1st
16 Mar 2019 Andorra Soldeu, Andorra Giant slalom 3rd
2020 27 Oct 2019 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd
22 Dec 2019 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
11 Jan 2020  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 1st
2021 5 Dec 2020 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom 2nd
2022 24 Oct 2021 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd
2023 23 Oct 2022 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 2nd
10 Dec 2022 France Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 3rd
19 Dec 2022 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
2024 17 Dec 2023 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
18 Dec 2023 Giant slalom 3rd
23 Jan 2024 Austria Schladming, Austria Giant slalom 3rd

World Championship results

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

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom 		Super G Downhill Combined
2014 21 DNF1 23 — — —
2018 25 — 4 — — —
2022 29 — 2 — — —

References

  1. ^ a b c "KRANJEC Zan - Biographie". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. ^ "Zan Kranjec gives Slovenian men 1st World Cup win in GS". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Simon (13 February 2022). "Alpine skiing – Kranjec gets silver reward after near misses". Reuters. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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