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Gloria Kotnik (born 1 June 1989) is a Slovenian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she finished 27th in parallel giant slalom.[3] At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she finished 24th in parallel giant slalom. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the women's parallel giant slalom event.[4] This was also her first podium in career as her best results in World Cup competition prior to the 2022 Olympics were three fourth places.[1]

NationalitySlovenia
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 37)
Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
SportSnowboarding
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Gloria Kotnik
Kotnik in 2009
Personal information
NationalitySlovenia
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 37)
Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
SportSnowboarding
ClubDeska Velenje
World Cup career
Seasons2006–2015
2017–2020
2022–present
Indiv. starts188
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins1
Team starts14
Team podiums1
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingParallel giant slalom
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2011 ErzurumParallel giant slalom
Updated on 21 March 2026
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Winter Olympics results

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
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Year Parallel
giant slalom
Parallel
slalom
Canada 2010 Vancouver27—
Russia 2014 Sochi2423
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang15—
China 2022 Beijing3—
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina17—
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Personal life

Kotnik studied management at University of Primorska.[5] In March 2020, she decided to take a break from competitive sport due to burnout and to focus on family.[6] She gave birth to her son Maj in January 2021,[7] and returned to competing in December 2021.[6]

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