Žan Košir Explained

Žan Košir
Birth Date:	1984 4, df=yes
Birth Place:	Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia
Club:	KD Zakon
Show-Medals:	yes

Žan Košir (born 11 April 1984) is a Slovenian snowboarder.

Košir represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he finished 6th in parallel giant slalom. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Košir won a bronze medal in the same discipline, beating Patrick Bussler of Germany in the bronze medal race.^{[1] [2]}

World Cup results

Season titles

• 3 titles – (1 parallel overall, 1 parallel giant slalom, 1 parallel slalom)

Season	Discipline
	align=center	Parallel Overall
Parallel Giant Slalom
Parallel Slalom

Race podiums

• 4 wins – (3 PSL, 1 PGS)
• 15 podiums – (8 PSL, 7 PGS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
align=center rowspan=2	2008–2009	align=right	21 Dec 2008	Arosa, Switzerland	align=center	Parallel Slalom	3rd
align=right	7 Jan 2013	Kreischberg, Austria	align=center	Parallel Slalom	3rd
align=center rowspan=3	2012–2013	align=right	11 Jan 2013	Bad Gastein, Austria	Parallel Slalom	3rd
12 Jan 2013	Parallel Slalom	1st
align=right	8 Feb 2013	Rogla, Slovenia	align=center	Parallel GS	2nd
align=center rowspan=3	2013–2014	align=right	13 Dec 2013	Carezza, Italy	align=center	Parallel GS	2nd
align=right	12 Jan 2014	Bad Gastein, Austria	align=center	Parallel Slalom	2nd
align=right	18 Jan 2014	Rogla, Slovenia	align=center	Parallel GS	2nd
align=center rowspan=7	2014–2015	align=right	16 Dec 2014	Carezza, Italy	align=center	Parallel GS	2nd
align=right	18 Dec 2014	Montafon, Austria	align=center	Parallel Slalom	2nd
9 Jan 2015	Bad Gastein, Austria	Parallel Slalom	1st
align=right	31 Jan 2015	Rogla, Slovenia	align=center	Parallel GS	3rd
align=right	7 Feb 2015	Sudelfeld, Germany	align=center	Parallel GS	3rd
28 Feb 2015	Asahikawa, Japan	Parallel GS	1st
1 Mar 2015		Parallel Slalom	1st

Olympic results

Year	Age	Parallel  Slalom	Parallel  Giant Slalom
align=left		25	not held	6
align=left		29		3
align=left		33	not held	3
align=left	2022 Beijing	37	not held	11

World Championships results

Year	Age	Parallel  Slalom	Parallel  Giant Slalom
align=left		20	-	DNF
align=left		24	13	9
align=left		26		6
align=left		28		4
align=left		30		2
align=left	2019 Park City	34	10	5
align=left	2021 Rogia	37	19	21

Notes and References

1. Web site: Žan Košir Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . www.sports-reference.com . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192134/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/zan-kosir-1.html . 17 April 2020 . dead.
2. Web site: Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Finals - Snowboard - Sochi 2014 Olympics . 2014-02-19 . 2014-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223154814/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-men-s-pgs-finals . dead .