Žan Kranjec
Slovenian alpine skier (born 1992)
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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.
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| Born | 15 November 1992 Ljubljana, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | zankranjec.si | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SD Novinar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 5 March 2011 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 – (2014–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 7 – (2013–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2011–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 15 – (15 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2014 | 21 | 129 | — | 46 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 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 | — | — | N/a | 25 |
| 2022 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 11 | — | — | 10 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | N/a | |
| 2024 | 31 | 19 | — | 5 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 32 | 31 | — | 8 | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 33 | 46 | — | 15 | — | — |
Race podiums
- 2 wins – (2 GS)
- 15 podiums – (15 GS), 53 top tens
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| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2018 | 17 December 2017 |  Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2019 | 19 December 2018 |  Saalbach, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 16 March 2019 |  Soldeu, Andorra | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2020 | 27 October 2019 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 22 December 2019 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 11 January 2020 |  Adelboden, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2021 | 5 December 2020 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2022 | 24 Octember 2021 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2023 | 23 October 2022 | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 10 December 2022 |  Val d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 19 December 2022 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 17 December 2023 | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 18 December 2023 | Giant slalom | 3rd | ||
| 23 January 2024 | Schladming, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2025 | 8 December 2024 |  Beaver Creek, United States | Giant slalom | 3rd |
