Gloria Kotnik | |
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Country | Slovenia |
Born | Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | 1 June 1989
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. |
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]
Year | Parallel giant slalom |
Parallel slalom |
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2010 Vancouver | 27 | — |
2014 Sochi | 24 | 23 |
2018 Pyeongchang | 15 | — |
2022 Beijing | 3 | — |
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]