Urška Hrovat

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Urška Hrovat Alpine skiing
Urška Hrovat in January 2009
nation SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
birthday 18th February 1974 (age 46)
place of birth Ljubljana , Yugoslavia
size 170 cm
Weight 64 kg
Career
discipline Slalom , giant slalom
status resigned
End of career February 7, 2001
Medal table
World championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Junior World Championship 2 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
bronze Sierra Nevada 1996 slalom
FIS Alpine Ski Junior World Championships
gold Geilo / Hemsedal 1991 slalom
silver Geilo / Hemsedal 1991 combination
gold Maribor 1992 slalom
bronze Monte Campione 1993 slalom
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Individual world cup victories 5
 Overall World Cup 9. ( 1997/98 )
 Giant Slalom World Cup 8. ( 1994/95 , 1996/97 )
 Slalom World Cup 2. ( 1995/96 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Giant slalom 0 0 1
 slalom 5 3 5
 

Urška Hrovat (born February 18, 1974 in Ljubljana ) is a former Slovenian ski racer . She was one of the world's best slalom riders during the 1990s .

biography

Hrovat first appeared in 1986 and 1987 as the winner of the Trofeo Topolino . In 1991 she won gold in slalom and silver in combination at the Junior World Championships in Geilo and Hemsedal (Norway) . In 1992 she defended her slalom junior world champion title in Maribor and was third in the same discipline in Monte Campione in 1993 .

Hrovat won her first points in the World Cup on January 21, 1992, when she finished 20th in the slalom from Hinterstoder . On November 28, 1993 she reached third place in the Santa Caterina World Cup slalom for the first time, and on January 22, 1994 she was on top of the podium in a World Cup race for the first time in Méribel .

At the World Ski Championships in 1996 in the Sierra Nevada , Hrovat celebrated her greatest success by winning the slalom bronze medal. Consistently good performances during the 1995/96 season were enough for second place in the slalom discipline of the World Cup behind Elfi Eder . After tearing a ligament tear in her right knee in late January 1997, she had to end the season prematurely and thus missed the 1997 World Cup .

During the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons , Hrovat was able to celebrate a World Cup victory in slalom. After that, her performance proved to be very volatile, which is why she resigned from professional sports immediately after the 2001 World Cup in St. Anton am Arlberg . Her best result at the Olympics remained an eighth place in 1994 .

successes

Olympic games

World championships

World cup

date place country discipline
January 22, 1994 Maribor Slovenia slalom
December 30, 1994 Meribel France slalom
January 14, 1996 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany slalom
March 14, 1998 Crans-Montana Switzerland slalom
November 21, 1998 Park City United States slalom

European Cup

Junior World Championships

  • Zinal 1990 : 6th slalom, 25th Super-G, 28th descent
  • Geilo / Hemsedal 1991 : 1st slalom, 2nd combination, 8th giant slalom, 18th descent, 22nd Super-G
  • Maribor 1992 : 1st slalom, 5th combination, 10th Super-G, 11th giant slalom, 28th descent
  • Monte Campione 1993 : 3rd slalom, 4th combination, 9th giant slalom, 21st Super-G

Slovenian championships

Hrovat became Slovenian champion four times :

  • 3 × slalom (1992, 1993 and 1996)
  • 1 × giant slalom (1996)

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personal data
SURNAME Hrovat, Urška
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovenian ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Ljubljana , Yugoslavia (today: Slovenia )