Gloria KOTNIK

Slovenia

Snowboard

Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SLOVENJ GRADEC

Birth Country:

Slovenia

Residence Country:

Slovenia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Snowboard	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification Run	Finished
	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Elimination Run	Finished
After 1/8 Final 7	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom 1/8 Final 8	Finished
After Quarterfinal3	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinal 4	Finished
After Semifinal 1	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Semifinal 2	Finished
	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Small Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Women's Parallel Giant Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
23	Parallel Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS
24	Parallel Giant Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS
27	Parallel Giant Slalom	2010	Vancouver, CAN

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
21	Parallel Slalom Ladies	2009	Gangwon, KOR
22	Parallel Slalom Ladies	2017	Sierra Nevada, ESP	1:10.27
22	Parallel Slalom Ladies	2013	Stoneham, CAN	1:20.85
23	Parallel Slalom Ladies	2011	La Molina, ESP
23	Parallel GS Ladies	2011	La Molina, ESP
24	Parallel Slalom Ladies	2015	Kreischberg, AUT	1:21.84
28	Parallel GS Ladies	2017	Sierra Nevada, ESP	1:32.75
30	Parallel GS Ladies	2009	Gangwon, KOR
31	Parallel Giant Slalom Ladies	2019	Park City, USA
31	Parallel Slalom Ladies	2019	Park City, USA
32	Parallel GS Ladies	2015	Kreischberg, AUT	1:20.24
33	Parallel GS Ladies	2013	Stoneham, CAN	45.86

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Parallel Giant Slalom	Parallel Slalom	Parallel	Parallel/Snowboard Cross Overall
2021/2022		30	28	30
2019/2020		14	16	14
2018/2019		12	19	16
2017/2018		11	17	15
2016/2017		35	26	34
2014/2015		35	33	35
2013/2014		27	15	22
2012/2013		35	34	36
2011/2012				30
2010/2011				24	42
2009/2010	80			33

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Parallel Giant Slalom	Parallel Slalom	Parallel Giant Slalom Team	Parallel Slalom Team
2021/2022	1 x 18th	1 x 20th	1 x 6th
2019/2020	1 x 5th	1 x 7th
2018/2019	1 x 4th	1 x 10th		1 x 5th
2017/2018	2 x 4th	1 x 11th		1 x 10th
2016/2017	1 x 23rd	1 x 23rd		1 x 13th
2014/2015	1 x 24th	1 x 22nd
2013/2014	1 x 19th	1 x 9th
2012/2013	1 x 21st	1 x 25th
2011/2012	1 x 23rd	1 x 19th
2010/2011	1 x 11th	1 x 20th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
6	Parallel Giant Slalom Team	2021/2022	Simonhöhe, AUT
18	Parallel Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Carezza, ITA	1:23.32
20	Parallel Slalom	2021/2022	Bad Gastein, AUT	1:00.57
21	Parallel Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Simonhöhe, AUT	1:07.08
31	Parallel Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Cortina d Ampezzo, ITA	1:24.53
41	Parallel Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Scuol, SUI	41.45

Hobbies:

Hiking, tennis, standup paddling.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Management - University of Primorska, Koper, SLO

Family:

Father, Peter. Husband, Zeljko Stevic. Son, Maj.

Languages spoken:

Slovenian, English

Club name:

Deska Velenje

Sporting relatives:

Father Peter Kotnik (Snowboard): Has worked as her coach as well as coach of the Slovenian snowboarding team. In 2015, he was appointed as coach of the People's Republic of China national snowboarding team.

Debut:

2004 European Cup in Nendaz (Parallel Slalom - 23rd)
2005 World Cup in Landgraaf (Parallel Slalom - 52nd)

Start:

Began snowboarding at age five in Rogla, Slovenia. (Info 2018)

Reason:

"I was skiing, but my parents bought snowboards, so I also wanted to have one." (Info 2018)

Memorable:

Competing at her first Olympic Winter Games at Vancouver in 2010. (Info 2018)

Hero:

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, 2008 Olympic champion and winner of 20 Grand Slam titles. (Info 2018)

Influence:

Her father. (Info 2018)

Award:

In January 2018 she was a torch bearer as the Olympic flame made its way through Velenje, Slovenia, ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Info 2018)

General Interest

PREGNANCY AND LATE COMEBACK
Sat out the 2020/21 season because she was pregnant - her last competition was in March 2020. After her first son was born in January 2021, she came back at the start of 2021/22 season and managed to make the Slovenian Olympic team qualifying for her fourth Olympic Winter Games. "After a long absence, I managed to rank among the 32 best "boarders" in the world in five races out of 15 that were considered Olympic qualifiers. I'm really proud of that - especially because of how I did it. I am a mother and a child comes first, so it has happened many times that my plans have changed or collapsed in an instant...My family means everything to me and nothing else matters if my success does not make them as happy as in me. I learned that improvisation and flexibility are key in motherhood." (Instagram, 25 Jan 2022)

Milestones

Participated at three Olympic Winter Games. Best result was at PyeongChang 2018 (15th in parallel giant slalom).

Has 137 World Cup starts and her best results are three 4th places, all in 2018.

Has 14 World Championships participations, best result is 21st in 2009.

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze
:: Bronze Medal Event

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