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Špela Pretnar

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Špela Pretnar
Personal information
Born (1973-03-05) 5 March 1973 (age 51)
Bled, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
World Cup debut27 January 1992
Retired27 March 2004
Olympics
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12
Wins6
Podiums13
Overall titles0
Discipline titles1

Špela Pretnar (born 5 March 1973) is a Slovenian former alpine skier.

In her career, Pretnar won six races in Alpine Skiing World Cup races, with 13 podiums altogether.[1] In the 1999–2000 season, she won a small crystal globe in slalom. Pretnar was named Slovenian sportswoman of the year in 2000. Pretnar represented Slovenia at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]

Pretnar was a sports reporter at a Slovenian commercial TV station POP TV. She has a son named Mak Rebolj (born October 2010). [3]

World Cup results

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Season titles

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Season Discipline
2000 Slalom

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
1992 18 99 39
1993 19 55 45 25 51 15
1994 20 15 22 15 27 35 9
1995 21 7 11 3 15 6
1996 22
1997 23 48 38 18
1998 24 19 10 18
1999 25 19 7 13
2000 26 7 1 33
2001 27 36 13 44
2002 28 49 18 43
2003 29 65 25 56

Race podiums

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  • 6 wins – (5 SL, 1 GS)
  • 13 podiums – (9 SL, 3 GS, 1 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Position
1995 10 January 1995 Austria Flachau, Austria Super-G 3rd
23 January 1995 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
25 February 1995 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd
18 March 1995 Italy Bormio, Italy Giant slalom 1st
1998 5 January 1998 Slalom 3rd
11 January 1998 Slalom 3rd
1999 23 February 1999 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 1st
2000 20 November 1999 United States Copper Mountain, United States Slalom 1st
6 January 2000 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Slalom 2nd
9 January 2000 Germany Berchtesgaden, Germany Slalom 1st
12 February 2000 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Slalom 1st
20 February 2000 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 1st
10 March 2000 Italy Sestriere, Italy Slalom 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "FIS-Ski – biographie". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ Slovenci v Salt Lake Cityju
  3. ^ "24UR – Špela Pretnar – 24ur.com". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2008.