Martin CATER

Slovenia

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 20 Dec 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CELJE

Birth Country:

Slovenia

Residence: CELJE

Residence Country:

Slovenia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Alpine Skiing	Men's Alpine Skiing

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
19	Men's Downhill	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:42.530
DNF	Men's Super G	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
DNF	Men's Giant Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
DNF	Men's Alpine Combined	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
13	Super G Men	2019	Are, SWE	1:24.79
13	Alpine combined Men	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	2:27.50
17	Super G Men	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	1:27.19
20	Alpine combined Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	2:38.37
25	Super G Men	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:21.90
25	Downhill Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	1:45.32
29	Super G Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	1:18.10

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Downhill	Super G	Alpine Combined
2021/2022	51	20	33
2020/2021	65	17	49
2019/2020	75	50	36	14
2018/2019	66	27	33	20
2017/2018	52	24	29	13
2016/2017	67	46	26	12
2015/2016	112		39	36
2014/2015	137			30
2013/2014	145	55		40

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Downhill	Super G	Alpine combined	Parallel	Team Parallel Mixed	Super Combined
2021/2022	1 x 6th	1 x 12th
2020/2021	1 x 1st	1 x 22nd		1 x 57th
2019/2020	1 x 24th	1 x 21st	1 x 6th
2018/2019	1 x 8th	1 x 17th	1 x 12th
2017/2018	1 x 11th	1 x 15th	1 x 7th		1 x 5th
2016/2017	1 x 23rd	1 x 6th	1 x 9th		1 x 5th
2015/2016	1 x 45th	1 x 18th	1 x 20th
2014/2015	1 x 52nd	1 x 35th	1 x 22nd
2013/2014	1 x 30th	1 x 45th				1 x 29th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
6	Downhill	2021/2022	Wengen, SUI	2:26.75
10	Downhill	2021/2022	Wengen, SUI	1:43.57
12	Super G	2021/2022	Val Gardena-Groeden, ITA	1:27.05
13	Downhill	2021/2022	Beaver Creek, USA	1:41.14
18	Downhill	2021/2022	Beaver Creek, USA
21	Super G	2021/2022	Wengen, SUI	1:30.51
22	Downhill	2021/2022	Val Gardena-Groeden, ITA	2:03.95
22	Downhill	2021/2022	Kitzbuehel, AUT	1:57.86
33	Downhill	2021/2022	Lake Louise, CAN	1:50.12
34	Super G	2021/2022	Beaver Creek, USA	1:12.74

Hobbies:

Car enthusiast. (slovenskenovice.si, 14 Dec 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Partner, Barbara Volk. Daughter, Lana (born 14 Sept 2020). Father, Stanko. Mother, Ivanka.

Languages spoken:

Slovenian, English

Club name:

SD Unior Celje

Coach:

Personal: Gregor Kostomaj (SLO)

Sporting relatives:

Partner Barbara Volk (Tennis): Played professionally.

Debut:

2007 FIS event in Livigno (Giant slalom - DNF)
2013 World Cup in Kranjska Gora (Giant slalom – DNF)

Injuries:

February 2019: Torn left knee anterior cruciate ligament, damaged meniscus and cartilage, after falling at the World Championships in Are. Finished the race but missed the remainder of the season. Returned home for surgery and rehabilitation. (delo.si, 8 Feb 2019)

Had two knee cruciate ligament surgeries performed by Dr. Marko Macura at the Trauma Clinic in Ljubljana. “The knee is, in my opinion, the best it can be. He reminds me every morning that something has happened to him in the past, or that he gets a little angry with a lot of effort. Otherwise, it serves me well, otherwise I would not have achieved such success.” (dnevnik.si, 15 Dec 2020)

National team:

2013

Reason:

Always loved speed, whether on two wheels, four wheels or skis. From Pecovnik, just above Celje, a step away from the ski resort at Celjska koca. (slovenskenovice.si, 15 Dec 2020)

Influence:

Slovenian teammate Bostjan Kline, whom he often shared a room with. "You can really learn a lot from Bostjan, so I observe him and talk to him about his procedures. He is a skier who dedicates his day to skiing. He is constantly thinking about progress, how to upgrade his technique, fitness. His effort is repaid and with that he also showed me the way.” (siol.net, 28 Mar 2017)

Philosophy:

“No matter how many weights you can lift, in the end, the head decides. If you don’t trust yourself enough, which I’ve always had problems with, you can’t achieve a top result. That is why I pay a lot of attention to psychological preparation, and lately I have been working with Tanja Kajtna." (dnevnik.si, 15 Dec 2020)

General Interest

THE NEAR END OF HIS CAREER
In 2014, he could not see a path forward without real results. "It was financially difficult. My parents invested everything in me. They also took on debt. I didn't pay it back on skis. Maybe also because of my teenage years, when sometimes I wasn't completely up to skiing with my head. But most of all, I felt I wasn't completely competitive." (slovenskenovice.si, 14 Dec 2020)

FATHERHOOD
Birth of his first child (daughter Lana) with tennis player and coach Barbara Volk, was in September 2020, and gave him special motivation to win his first World Cup. “Despite the difficult and challenges full of 2020, I can say this was the most beautiful year for me.” (slovenskenovice.si, 14 Dec 2020; Facebook, 1 Jan 2021)

FOOD FUN
Doesn't like chocolate, even though he received 40kg in a competition as a prize. Favourite dish is mashed potatoes, spinach and steak. (slovenskenovice.si, 14 Dec 2020)

Milestones

Finished 19th in downhill in his debut at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games (did not finish the giant slalom, super-G and combined).

World Championship debut in 2015 (Vail/Beaver Creek) with best finish of 13th in 2017 (combined) and 2019 (super-G).

Competed at four Junior World Championships (2010-13) with a top finish of 11th in the super-G in 2010 in Les Houches.

Won his first World Cup downhill in December 2020 (Val d'Isere). Starting 41st and two hours into the race, some television networks left live coverage before his winning run. Edging out Otmar Striedinger (AUT) by 0.22 seconds, it was his first podium finish (previous best sixth in super-G at Kvitfjell 2017). Third male Slovenian downhill winner since independence, after Andrej Jerman (2007, 2010) and Bostjan Kline (2017). "I still cannot believe it. I thought I was fast, I really had a good run, but I still couldn't believe it was enough for a victory." (total-slovenia-news.com, 13 Dec 2020)

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