Bojan Križaj (listen (help·info)) (born 3 January 1957) is a Slovenian, back then Yugoslavian, former alpine skier. During his international career he competed for the then-existing Yugoslavia. He competed at three Winter Olympics.[1][2]
Križaj, born in Kranj, was a member of a well known Tržič ski family so he started skiing at the age of 3. In the season 1976/77 he received the first World Cup point, qualified among the 15 best slalom runners and later during that season in Madonna di Campiglio he hit his first top 3 podium. On 20 January 1980 he achieved the first Yugoslav World Cup victory in Wengen, Switzerland and later he won seven more times, thus still being Yugoslavia's and Slovenia's most successful male alpine skier to date.[2]
His most successful World Championship was in 1982 in Schladming, Austria where he received the silver medal in slalom.
His most successful World Cup season was 1986/87 when he received the small crystal globe for the season's best slalom runner (that was the only men's crystal globe of that season not won by Pirmin Zurbriggen). Beside that he was the second in World Cup slalom standings in the 1979/80 and 1985/86 seasons and third in the 1980/81 season. His best position in overall World Cup standings was the 4th place in 1979/80.[2]
He concluded his career in 1988 at the race in Saalbach, Austria where he stepped off the skis right at the end of the track and walked into the finish area.[2] Since his skiing retirement he worked in many fields, including as importer of Austrian brand beer and adviser for ski products in Elan company. In March 2006 he became Head of Slovenian Ski Pool.
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Bojan Krizaj listen help info born 3 January 1957 is a Slovenian back then Yugoslavian former alpine skier During his international career he competed for the then existing Yugoslavia He competed at three Winter Olympics 1 2 Bojan KrizajAlpine skierDisciplinesGiant slalom Slalom CombinedBorn 1957 01 03 3 January 1957 age 66 Kranj SFR YugoslaviaWorld Cup debut10 December 1976Retired26 March 1988OlympicsMedals0 0 gold World ChampionshipsMedals1 0 gold World CupSeasons12Wins8Podiums33Overall titles0Discipline titles1Medal record Men s alpine skiingRepresenting YugoslaviaWorld Cup race podiumsEvent 1st 2nd 3rdSlalom 8 9 9Giant slalom 0 3 4Total 8 12 13World Championships1982 Schladming Slalom Contents 1 Career 2 World Cup results 2 1 Season titles 2 2 Season standings 2 3 Race podiums 3 Olympic Games results 4 World Championships results 5 References 6 External linksCareer Edit Krizaj in 2015 at 58 Krizaj born in Kranj was a member of a well known Trzic ski family so he started skiing at the age of 3 In the season 1976 77 he received the first World Cup point qualified among the 15 best slalom runners and later during that season in Madonna di Campiglio he hit his first top 3 podium On 20 January 1980 he achieved the first Yugoslav World Cup victory in Wengen Switzerland and later he won seven more times thus still being Yugoslavia s and Slovenia s most successful male alpine skier to date 2 At 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid New York U S he reached the fourth place in giant slalom missing the bronze medal by only two hundredths of a second Four years later he took the athlete s oath at the opening ceremony for Sarajevo s 1984 Winter Olympics He caused a stir when he spoke the oath not in Croatian or Serbian but in Slovene Despite great expectations of the Yugoslav audience he finished ninth in giant slalom much less than expected Krizaj should also have competed at 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Alberta Canada but he got injured a few days before the event 2 His most successful World Championship was in 1982 in Schladming Austria where he received the silver medal in slalom His most successful World Cup season was 1986 87 when he received the small crystal globe for the season s best slalom runner that was the only men s crystal globe of that season not won by Pirmin Zurbriggen Beside that he was the second in World Cup slalom standings in the 1979 80 and 1985 86 seasons and third in the 1980 81 season His best position in overall World Cup standings was the 4th place in 1979 80 2 He concluded his career in 1988 at the race in Saalbach Austria where he stepped off the skis right at the end of the track and walked into the finish area 2 Since his skiing retirement he worked in many fields including as importer of Austrian brand beer and adviser for ski products in Elan company In March 2006 he became Head of Slovenian Ski Pool World Cup results EditSeason titles Edit Season Discipline1987 SlalomSeason standings Edit Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined1977 19 43 15 22 1978 20 20 11 12 1979 21 8 12 3 1980 22 4 2 6 1981 23 6 3 15 121982 24 9 6 8 1983 25 9 5 20 151984 26 10 5 17 311985 27 10 6 22 201986 28 15 2 19 1987 29 9 1 1988 30 51 16 Race podiums Edit 8 wins 8 SL 33 podiums 26 SL 7 GS Season Date Location Discipline Position1978 13 December 1977 Madonna di Campiglio Italy Slalom 3rd1979 22 December 1978 Kranjska Gora Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd7 January 1979 Courchevel France Giant slalom 3rd4 February 1979 Jasna Czechoslovakia Giant slalom 2nd13 March 1979 Heavenly Valley United States Giant slalom 2nd1980 8 December 1979 Val d Isere France Giant slalom 2nd11 December 1979 Madonna di Campiglio Italy Slalom 2nd12 December 1979 Giant slalom 3rd20 January 1980 Wengen Switzerland Slalom 1st27 January 1980 Chamonix France Slalom 2nd1981 9 December 1980 Madonna di Campiglio Italy Slalom 3rd6 January 1981 Morzine France Giant slalom 3rd25 January 1981 Wengen Switzerland Slalom 1st15 March 1981 Furano Japan Slalom 2nd1982 20 March 1982 Kranjska Gora Yugoslavia Slalom 1st1983 12 February 1983 Markstein France Slalom 1st23 February 1983 Tarnaby Sweden Slalom 3rd20 March 1983 Furano Japan Slalom 3rd1984 13 December 1983 Courmayeur Italy Slalom 2nd22 January 1984 Kitzbuhel Austria Slalom 3rd1985 16 December 1984 Madonna di Campiglio Italy Slalom 1st13 January 1985 Kitzbuhel Austria Slalom 3rd1986 1 December 1985 Sestriere Italy Slalom 2nd16 December 1985 Madonna di Campiglio Italy Slalom 2nd14 January 1986 Berchtesgaden Germany Slalom 2nd2 February 1986 Wengen Switzerland Slalom 3rd21 March 1986 Bromont Canada Slalom 1st1987 20 December 1986 Kranjska Gora Yugoslavia Slalom 1st21 December 1986 Hinterstoder Austria Slalom 2nd18 January 1987 Wengen Switzerland Slalom 3rd25 January 1987 Kitzbuhel Austria Slalom 1st21 March 1987 Sarajevo Yugoslavia Slalom 2nd1988 16 December 1987 Madonna di Campiglio Italy Slalom 3rdOlympic Games results EditSeason Age Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined1976 18 DNF1 18 notrun notrun1980 22 DNF1 4 1984 26 7 9 1988 30 injured did not competeWorld Championships results EditSeason Age Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined1974 16 13 notrun 1976 18 DNF1 18 1978 20 DNF DNF 1980 22 DNF1 4 1982 24 2 7 DNF SL21985 27 5 8 1987 29 6 From 1948 through 1980 the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Bojan Krizaj Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 19 March 2018 a b c d e Bojan Krizaj profile fis ski com Retrieved 3 October 2022 External links EditBojan Krizaj at eWRC results com Bojan Krizaj at FIS alpine Bojan Krizaj at Olympedia Bojan Krizaj at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database AwardsPreceded byDrazen DalipagicBorut PetricRok Petrovic Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year197919821987 Succeeded bySlobodan KacarDragutin SurbekGoran Maksimovic Retrieved from 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