Samuel KOLEGA
CroatiaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Men's Giant Slalom | 21 | |
| Men's Slalom | 15 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 37 | Men's Giant Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:02:28.740 |
| Youth Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 4 | Slalom | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR | 00:01:40.140 |
| 5 | Giant Slalom | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR | 00:02:37.920 |
| 9 | Team | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR | |
| 13 | Super Combined | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR | 00:01:55.990 |
| DNF | Super G | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR | |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 38 | Giant Slalom Men | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:31.96 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slalom |
| 2021/2022 | 109 | 38 |
| 2020/2021 | 123 | 41 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Slalom |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 19th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 15th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 19 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kitzbuehel, AUT | 1:45.14 |
| 21 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Adelboden, SUI | 1:51.78 |
Sami (Athlete, 10 Jun 2021)
Spending time with his girlfriend, tennis player Borna Mohac. (story.hr. 6 Feb 2021)
Athlete
Father, Ante. Mother, Sonja. Brother, Elias.
Croatian, German, English
Ski Klub Jaska
Brother Elias Kolega (Alpine skiing): Competed at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games finishing 23rd in slalom.
Mother Sonja Kolega (Handball): Played professionally in Osijek and Tresnjevka, where her teammate was Marica Kostelic and coach was Ante Kostelic (parents of Olympic multi-medallists Ivica and Janica Kostelic). (slobodnadalmacija.hr, 4 Apr 2020)
Surfing, football (soccer). (Facebook, 25 Mar 2017)
2015 FIS event in Solda (Giant slalom - 45th)
2016 World Cup in Kranjska Gora (Giant slalom - DNQ1)
2011
Was born, and grew up initially, in Germany where he and his brother learned to ski in neighboring Austria from his mother. The brothers continued in the sport when they moved to Zagreb, eventually joining the Croatian national team. (story.hr, 6 Feb 2021)
Was originally thinking about pursuing a career in football, but wasn't confident in the system that was in place, so decided to focus on ski racing. (pressreader.com, 4 Jan 2018)
"I will try to reach the very top of the world and do great competitions well. I want my overall world seasons to be on par, but I don’t want to limit myself and set myself too big or too small dreams. I’m always trying to give my best so we’ll see how far I go." (story.hr, 6 Feb 2021)
TRAINING UNDER A LEGENDARY COACH
Along with brother Elias, he skied under the direction of legendary Croatian coach Ante Kostelic, the father of Olympic champions Ivica and Janica Kostelic, from April 2017 until his retirement in April 2021 at the age of 82. (fis-ski.com, 24 Apr 2017; croatiaweek.com, 25 Apr 2021)
“The toughest part of training was my first season with him [Ante Kostelic] when everything was new for me and I didn’t know exactly how it was going to work. I had to adapt to his methods. But once I got in the zone, I realized how everything was done and how everything should be. I’m used to it now and I see that I can function really well on this level and I am really happy for that." (Croatian Ski Federation YouTube, 4 Nov 2019)
Finishing 15th in slalom at the Snow Queen Trophy race in Zagreb in January 2021.
Alpine skiers Janica and Ivica Kostelic (CRO), who have 10 Olympic medals between them. (Facebook, 25 Mar 2017)
None. (Athlete, 10 Jun 2021)
Croatian Closing Ceremony flagbearer at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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