Žan Košir

Žan Košir

Košir in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40) Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
Club	KD Zakon
Medal record Men's snowboarding Representing  Slovenia Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Parallel slalom 2014 Sochi Parallel giant slalom 2018 Pyeongchang Parallel giant slalom World Championships 2015 Kreischberg Parallel giant slalom

Žan Košir (born 11 April 1984) is a Slovenian snowboarder.^[1]

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

• 4 wins – (3 PSL, 1 PGS)
• 15 podiums – (8 PSL, 7 PGS)

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

References

1. Žan Košir at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
2. "Žan Košir Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
3. "Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Finals - Snowboard - Sochi 2014 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-19.

External links

• Official website