Snow Queen Trophy
Sljeme | |
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Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
Mountain: | Medvednica (Sljeme) |
Slalom | |
Start: | 978 m (3,209 ft) (AA) |
Finish: | 768 m (2,520 ft) |
Vertical: | 210 m (689 ft) |
Snow Queen (
Munich
, it is the only World Cup event held near a large metropolitan area.
Its current prize fund of €120,000 is one of the largest on the World Cup circuit, with a winner's share of €46,000.[1] The race has been known to attract up to 25,000 spectators, making it one of the largest and the most visited races on the World Cup calendar. The trophy is a crystal crown with past winners' names imprinted on it. At the award ceremony, the winner is presented with a cloak and sits on a throne like a queen (king).
History
The race was originally called "Golden Bear" (
Ana Jelušić finished second the following year. In the men's race Ivica Kostelić has four podium finishes, three second places and one third place. The all-time leader at Zagreb in women's event is Mikaela Shiffrin, with five wins and seven podium finishes. Marcel Hirscher has won five races in the men's event.[2][3]
In
2013, Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest winner at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 23 days.[4] In 2014, the race was cancelled due to lack of snow.[5] Shiffrin, reigning Olympic champion in slalom, defended her crown in 2015.[6] The following year, both races were again cancelled due to lack of snow.[7]
Results
Podium finishers in the slalom races.[8]
Men's race
Women's race
List of multiple podium finishers
Rank | Name | Country | Sex | Seasons | Total | |||
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1 | Mikaela Shiffrin | United States | F | 2012– | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Marcel Hirscher | Austria | M | 2008–2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Marlies Schild | Austria | F | 2002–2014 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Petra Vlhová | Slovakia | F | 2013– | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Tanja Poutiainen | Finland | F | 1998–2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | Germany | F | 2001–2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Manfred Mölgg | Italy | M | 2004–2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
André Myhrer | Sweden | M | 2004–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Mario Matt | Austria | M | 2000–2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Giuliano Razzoli | Italy | M | 2007– | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová | Slovakia | F | 2002–2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Ivica Kostelić | Croatia | M | 2001–2017 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
13 | Felix Neureuther | Germany | M | 2004–2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Kathrin Zettel | Austria | F | 2005–2015 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
15 | Katharina Liensberger | Austria | F | 2016– | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
16 | Manuel Feller | Austria | M | 2013– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Frida Hansdotter | Sweden | F | 2007–2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wendy Holdener | Switzerland | F | 2011– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | Šárka Strachová | Czech Republic | F | 2003–2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
20 | Henrik Kristoffersen | Norway | M | 2013– | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ^ Hebar, Srđan (31 December 2014). "Sandra Švaljek: Sufinancirat ćemo Kraljicu unatoč teškoj situaciji". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Tomičić, Goran (13 February 2008). "Janica može i bez štapa, Ana na postolju". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Tomić, Antonija (3 January 2012). "Sljeme je spremno za najbolje". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Tolić, Josip (8 January 2013). "Sljemenski spektakl još je jednom zadivio svijet. Je li i Hrvatsku?". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Jurišić, Bernard (28 December 2013). "Otkazana Snježna kraljica na Sljemenu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Rukavina, Niko (4 January 2015). "Mikaela Shiffrin najvećom razlikom u povijesti Sljemena obranila titulu Snježne kraljice". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ Pavić, Marko (28 December 2015). "Stigla službena potvrda: Snježna kraljica otkazana!". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Results Archive". snowqueentrophy.com. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Moelgg enjoys first World Cup slalom win in almost eight years, GB's Ryding secures top-ten finish". Eurosport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.