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]
| Gloria Kotnik | |
|---|---|
 Kotnik in 2009 | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Born | 1 June 1989 Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia[1] |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Ski club | Deska Velenje |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2006–2015 2017–2020 2022–present |
| Starts | 156 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Updated on 9 March 2024. | |
Winter Olympics results
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Parallel giant slalom |
Parallel slalom |
|---|---|---|
 2010 Vancouver |
27 | — |
 2014 Sochi |
24 | 23 |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
15 | — |
 2022 Beijing |
3 | — |
Personal life
editKotnik 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gloria Kotnik". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Gloria Kotnik – Player Profile – Snowboard". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "SR Olympic Sports: Glorija Kotnik". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Mastnak nadaljuje slovenski deskarski niz medalj, Kotnik z bronom spisala senzacijo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Novice FM – Februar 2014" (PDF) (in Slovenian). University of Primorska. p. 2. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Gloria Kotnik na vrtiljaku čustev: Nisem še dojela, kaj imam okrog vratu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Robnik, Špela (3 November 2021). "Gloria Kotnik o materinstvu in pasteh vrhunskega športa". Mična (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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