| Gloria Kotnik | |
| Nationality: | Slovenia |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia[1] |
| Height: | 1.60 m[2] |
| Club: | Deska Velenje |
| Seasons: | 2006–2015 2017–2020 2022–present |
| Individual Starts: | 156 |
| Totalpodiums: | 1 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Updated: | 9 March 2024 |
Gloria Kotnik (born 1 June 1989) is a Slovenian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she finished 27th in parallel giant slalom.[3] At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she finished 24th in parallel giant slalom. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the women's parallel giant slalom event.[4] This was also her first podium in career as her best results in World Cup competition prior to the 2022 Olympics were three fourth places.[1]
| Year | Parallel giant slalom | Parallel slalom | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| align=left | 23 | |||
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Kotnik studied management at University of Primorska.[5] In March 2020, she decided to take a break from competitive sport due to burnout and to focus on family.[6] She gave birth to her son Maj in January 2021,[7] and returned to competing in December 2021.[6]