Janica Kostelic
Janica Kostelic
Janica Kostelićis a former World Cup alpine ski racer and four-time Olympic gold medalist from Croatia. 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 fourcombined titles...
ProfessionSkier
Date of Birth5 January 1982
CityZagreb, Croatia
fast halfway harder legs power push seem seems ski
I always seem to ski well when I am sick. I push myself harder and it seems to work. I had no power in my legs halfway down but the skis were fast and that is what counts.
again next optimistic race until
I won't race again until next season. I am optimistic that I will be back.
came fans hoping
I still have tears. I'm really disappointed and sorry. I'm especially disappointed for my fans who came here hoping I would do well.
bent changed finish knew second watched
I watched Bent and I thought I could finish second to her. I knew I could do well. I changed a lot from yesterday.
downhill morning needed obvious racer ski stupid
It's kind of stupid what they did because it was obvious we couldn't ski downhill in the morning and they needed one racer to crash. It was not enough that two of the forerunners crashed.
good people record whose
It's good to be one of those people whose record has to be beaten.
amazing answer asks compare kids overall three
It's pretty amazing to have three overall globes. But I don't compare my globes. It's like if you have three kids and someone asks you which is the favorite. You can't answer that.
consistent cup since title
It's my first World Cup title since 2003 and I have been really consistent in the slalom.
glad race
I'm glad it's all over, now I can race more relaxed.
good quite
It was a good run, but quite confusing,
far high jumps normal
It's nice. It's not dangerous, you go far and not too high. I like normal jumps. I like far jumps but not high jumps.
race wondering
The whole day was confusing, as we were wondering if we were going to race or not. It was windy but it was windy for everyone,
means won
It means more to me that he won a medal. I have more medals, so it means more for him.
collect cup focusing overall possible
It's not possible not to think about the overall World Cup but I'm not focusing on it -- I'm just here to collect points.