Žan Kranjec (born 15 November 1992) is a

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alpine ski racer from

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. He is mainly competing in the technical events of

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and

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. At the

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, Kranjec won a silver medal in giant slalom.

Career

Kranjec made his World Cup debut at age 18 in March 2011 at

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. He represented Slovenia at the

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and was 22nd in

. A week later at the Junior World Championships in

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, he won a bronze medal in giant slalom. At the

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, Kranjec placed fourth in the

. In December

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, he gained his first World Cup win in Saalbach, As of 2022, Kranjec has two World Cup wins and seven podiums in total.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 GS) * 7 podiums – (7 GS), 24 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Zan Kranjec
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * ' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kranjec, Zan 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Ljubljana Slovenian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Slovenia Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Slovenia Olympic medalists in alpine skiing