Ana Jelušić Black
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Ana Jelušić Black (born 28 December 1986) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Croatia.
Born in
SFR Yugoslavia, Jelušić specialized in slalom and competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
at age 15, the youngest competitor at those games.
On 4 January
2007, she was the runner-up in the World Cup slalom race (Snow Queen Trophy) at Sljeme mountain in Croatia, won by Marlies Schild of Austria.[1]
A month later at the 2007 World Championships in Sweden, Jelušić finished fourth in the women's slalom.
She has stated that she admires and looks up to fellow countrywoman Janica Kostelić for inspiration, and hopes to follow in her footsteps.
Jelušić sat out the entire
FIS, focusing on men's alpine skiing.[3]
During her World Cup career, she attained two podiums and 17 top ten finishes, all in slalom.
Personal life
As of 2016, Jelušić lives with her husband in Lausanne, where they both work for the International Olympic Committee.[4]
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2003 |
16 | 98 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
2004 |
17 | 78 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
2005 |
18 | 51 | 20 | 45 | — | — | — |
2006 |
19 | 47 | 19 | 46 | — | — | — |
2007 |
20 | 22 | 7 | 54 | — | — | — |
2008 |
21 | 39 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
2009 |
22 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
2010 |
23 | 52 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
2011 |
24 | 70 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 2 podiums – (2 slalom)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2007 |
4 Jan 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 2nd |
2008 |
25 Nov 2007 | Panorama , Canada |
Slalom | 3rd |
References
- ^ "Schild wins fourth World Cup slalom title, stretching overall World Cup lead". USA Today. 4 January 2007.
- ^ "Ana Jelusic takes a year off". FIS Alpine.com. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Ana Jelusic retires". FIS Alpine.com. 14 April 2012.
- ^ "MOJE KANADSKO VJENČANJE Ana Jelušić 'Došla sam ovdje na deset mjeseci, a ostala do danas'". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
External links
- Ana Jelusic at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ana Jelusic World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Ana Jelusic at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Ana Jelušić at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)