Žan Košir
Slovenian snowboarder (born 1984)
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Žan Košir (born 11 April 1984) is a Slovenian snowboarder.[1]
Born11 April 1984
ClubKD Zakon
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| Club | KD Zakon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Košir represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he finished 6th in parallel giant slalom. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Košir won a bronze medal in the same discipline, beating Patrick Bussler of Germany in the bronze medal race.[2][3]
World Cup results
Season titles
- 3 titles – (1 parallel overall, 1 parallel giant slalom, 1 parallel slalom)
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Parallel Overall |
| Parallel Giant Slalom | |
| Parallel Slalom |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | 21 Dec 2008 |  Arosa, Switzerland | Parallel Slalom | 3rd |
| 7 Jan 2013 |  Kreischberg, Austria | Parallel Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2012–2013 | 11 Jan 2013 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Parallel Slalom | 3rd |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Parallel Slalom | 1st | ||
| 8 Feb 2013 |  Rogla, Slovenia | Parallel GS | 2nd | |
| 2013–2014 | 13 Dec 2013 |  Carezza, Italy | Parallel GS | 2nd |
| 12 Jan 2014 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Parallel Slalom | 2nd | |
| 18 Jan 2014 | Rogla, Slovenia | Parallel GS | 2nd | |
| 2014–2015 | 16 Dec 2014 | Carezza, Italy | Parallel GS | 2nd |
| 18 Dec 2014 | Montafon, Austria | Parallel Slalom | 2nd | |
| 9 Jan 2015 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Parallel Slalom | 1st | |
| 31 Jan 2015 | Rogla, Slovenia | Parallel GS | 3rd | |
| 7 Feb 2015 |  Sudelfeld, Germany | Parallel GS | 3rd | |
| 28 Feb 2015 |  Asahikawa, Japan | Parallel GS | 1st | |
| 1 Mar 2015 | Parallel Slalom | 1st |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Parallel Slalom | Parallel Giant Slalom |
|---|---|---|---|
 2010 Vancouver | 25 | not held | 6 |
 2014 Sochi | 29 | 2 | 3 |
 2018 Pyeongchang | 33 | not held | 3 |
 2022 Beijing |
37 | not held | 11 |
World Championships results
| Year | Age | Parallel Slalom | Parallel Giant Slalom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Whistler | 20 | - | DNF |
| 2009 Gangwon | 24 | 13 | 9 |
 2011 La Molina | 26 | 10 | 6 |
| 2013 Stoneham | 28 | 31 | 4 |
| 2015 Kreischberg | 30 | 5 | 2 |
 2019 Park City |
34 | 10 | 5 |
| 2021 Rogia |
37 | 19 | 21 |
