Ivica Kostelić (pronounced [ˈiʋitsa ˈkɔstɛlitɕ]; born November 23, 1979) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Croatia. He specializes in slalom and combined, but is also one of the few alpine World Cup ski racers able to score points in all disciplines.
After considerable success in junior competitions, Kostelić's World Cup career has alternated between triumph and injury. His main accomplishments include a World Championship gold medal in slalom...
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Ivica Kostelić (pronounced [ˈiʋitsa ˈkɔstɛlitɕ]; born November 23, 1979) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Croatia. He specializes in slalom and combined, but is also one of the few alpine World Cup ski racers able to score points in all disciplines.
After considerable success in junior competitions, Kostelić's World Cup career has alternated between triumph and injury. His main accomplishments include a World Championship gold medal in slalom in 2003, Olympic silver medal in slalom in 2010, Olympic silver medals in combined in 2006 (traditional combined) and 2010 (super combined), and the overall World Cup title in 2011.
Kostelić has scored a total of with 24 World Cup race victories (as of February 2012) and a total of 52 World Cup podiums during his career. He won the slalom World Cup title in 2002 and 2011, and the combined World Cup title in 2011 and 2012.
Since 2008, he has finished among the top six in the overall World Cup standings each season (2008: sixth; 2009: fourth;...
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