Snow Queen (Croatian: Snježna kraljica) is a World Cupalpine ski race held in the hills of Zagreb, Croatia. The men's and women's slalom races take place on the Medvednica mountaintop Sljeme, just north of Zagreb, usually in early January. The women's race debuted in 2005 and the men's event was added three years later in 2008. The events are held on the red run ski track (Crveni spust) on Medvednica, starting at an elevation of 985 m (3,232 ft) and ending at 785 m (2,575 ft). Besides the city events in Moscow and Munich, it is the only World Cup event held near a large metropolitan area.
Its current prize fund of €120,000 is one of the largest on the World Cup circuit, with a winner's share of €46,000.[1] The race has been known to attract up to 25,000 spectators, making it one of the largest and the most visited races on the World Cup calendar. The trophy is a crystal crown with past winners' names imprinted on it. At the award ceremony, the winner is presented with a cloak and sits on a throne like a queen (king).
The race was originally called "Golden Bear" (Croatian: Zlatni medvjed), but from the 2006 event the name was changed in honor of Janica Kostelić, whose victories in the sport helped popularise skiing in Croatia and also paved the way for the race to be included in the premier competition for alpine skiing. Croatian skiers never finished better than second in the event. In the women's race, Janica Kostelić finished third in 2006, while Ana Jelušić finished second the following year. In the men's race Ivica Kostelić has four podium finishes, three second places and one third place. The all-time leader at Zagreb in women's event is Mikaela Shiffrin, with five wins and seven podium finishes. Marcel Hirscher has won five races in the men's event.[2][3]
In 2013, Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest winner at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 23 days.[4] In 2014, the race was cancelled due to lack of snow.[5] Shiffrin, reigning Olympic champion in slalom, defended her crown in 2015.[6] The following year, both races were again cancelled due to lack of snow.[7]
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Sljeme Place Zagreb Croatia Mountain Medvednica Sljeme Slalom Start 978 m 3 209 ft AA Finish 768 m 2 520 ft Vertical 210 m 689 ft Snow Queen Croatian Snjezna kraljica is a World Cup alpine ski race held in the hills of Zagreb Croatia The men s and women s slalom races take place on the Medvednica mountaintop Sljeme just north of Zagreb usually in early January The women s race debuted in 2005 and the men s event was added three years later in 2008 The events are held on the red run ski track Crveni spust on Medvednica starting at an elevation of 985 m 3 232 ft and ending at 785 m 2 575 ft Besides the city events in Moscow and Munich it is the only World Cup event held near a large metropolitan area Medvednicaclass notpageimage Location in Croatia Its current prize fund of 120 000 is one of the largest on the World Cup circuit with a winner s share of 46 000 1 The race has been known to attract up to 25 000 spectators making it one of the largest and the most visited races on the World Cup calendar The trophy is a crystal crown with past winners names imprinted on it At the award ceremony the winner is presented with a cloak and sits on a throne like a queen king Contents 1 History 2 Results 2 1 Men s race 2 2 Women s race 3 List of multiple podium finishers 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe race was originally called Golden Bear Croatian Zlatni medvjed but from the 2006 event the name was changed in honor of Janica Kostelic whose victories in the sport helped popularise skiing in Croatia and also paved the way for the race to be included in the premier competition for alpine skiing Croatian skiers never finished better than second in the event In the women s race Janica Kostelic finished third in 2006 while Ana Jelusic finished second the following year In the men s race Ivica Kostelic has four podium finishes three second places and one third place The all time leader at Zagreb in women s event is Mikaela Shiffrin with five wins and seven podium finishes Marcel Hirscher has won five races in the men s event 2 3 In 2013 Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest winner at the age of 17 years 9 months and 23 days 4 In 2014 the race was cancelled due to lack of snow 5 Shiffrin reigning Olympic champion in slalom defended her crown in 2015 6 The following year both races were again cancelled due to lack of snow 7 Results editPodium finishers in the slalom races 8 Men s race edit Season Race date Winner Second Third 2008 17 February 2008 nbsp Mario Matt nbsp Ivica Kostelic nbsp Reinfried Herbst 2009 6 January 2009 nbsp Jean Baptiste Grange nbsp Ivica Kostelic nbsp Giuliano Razzoli 2010 6 January 2010 nbsp Giuliano Razzoli nbsp Manfred Molgg nbsp Julien Lizeroux 2011 6 January 2011 nbsp Andre Myhrer nbsp Ivica Kostelic nbsp Mattias Hargin 2012 5 January 2012 nbsp Marcel Hirscher nbsp Felix Neureuther nbsp Ivica Kostelic 2013 6 January 2013 nbsp Marcel Hirscher 2 nbsp Andre Myhrer nbsp Mario Matt 2014 6 January 2014 Cancelled due to lack of snow 2015 6 January 2015 nbsp Marcel Hirscher 3 nbsp Felix Neureuther nbsp Sebastian Foss Solevag 2016 6 January 2016 Cancelled due to lack of snow 2017 5 January 2017 9 nbsp Manfred Molgg nbsp Felix Neureuther nbsp Henrik Kristoffersen 2018 4 January 2018 nbsp Marcel Hirscher 4 nbsp Michael Matt nbsp Henrik Kristoffersen 2019 6 January 2019 nbsp Marcel Hirscher 5 nbsp Alexis Pinturault nbsp Manuel Feller 2020 5 January 2020 nbsp Clement Noel nbsp Ramon Zenhausern nbsp Alex Vinatzer 2021 6 January 2021 nbsp Linus Strasser nbsp Manuel Feller nbsp Marco Schwarz 2022 6 January 2022 Cancelled in first run due to bad weather conditions 2023 Not included in schedule 2024 Women s race edit Season Race date Winner Second Third 2005 20 January 2005 nbsp Tanja Poutiainen nbsp Kristina Koznick nbsp Marlies Schild 2006 5 January 2006 nbsp Marlies Schild nbsp Kathrin Zettel nbsp Janica Kostelic 2007 4 January 2007 nbsp Marlies Schild 2 nbsp Ana Jelusic nbsp Sarka Zahrobska 2008 15 February 2008 nbsp Tanja Poutiainen 2 nbsp Marlies Schild nbsp Veronika Zuzulova 2009 4 January 2009 nbsp Maria Riesch nbsp Nicole Gius nbsp Sarka Zahrobska 2010 3 January 2010 nbsp Sandrine Aubert nbsp Kathrin Zettel nbsp Susanne Riesch 2011 4 January 2011 nbsp Marlies Schild 3 nbsp Maria Riesch nbsp Manuela Molgg 2012 3 January 2012 nbsp Marlies Schild 4 nbsp Tina Maze nbsp Michaela Kirchgasser 2013 4 January 2013 nbsp Mikaela Shiffrin nbsp Frida Hansdotter nbsp Erin Mielzynski 2014 4 January 2014 Cancelled due to lack of snow 2015 4 January 2015 nbsp Mikaela Shiffrin 2 nbsp Kathrin Zettel nbsp Nina Loseth 2016 5 January 2016 Cancelled due to lack of snow 2017 3 January 2017 nbsp Veronika Velez Zuzulova nbsp Petra Vlhova nbsp Sarka Strachova 2018 3 January 2018 nbsp Mikaela Shiffrin 3 nbsp Wendy Holdener nbsp Frida Hansdotter 2019 5 January 2019 nbsp Mikaela Shiffrin 4 nbsp Petra Vlhova nbsp Wendy Holdener 2020 4 January 2020 nbsp Petra Vlhova nbsp Mikaela Shiffrin nbsp Katharina Liensberger 2021 3 January 2021 nbsp Petra Vlhova 2 nbsp Katharina Liensberger nbsp Michelle Gisin 2022 4 January 2022 nbsp Petra Vlhova 3 nbsp Mikaela Shiffrin nbsp Katharina Liensberger 2023 4 January 2023 nbsp Mikaela Shiffrin 5 nbsp Petra Vlhova nbsp Anna Swenn Larsson 5 January 2023 Cancelled due to warm weather and wind 2024 Not included in scheduleList of multiple podium finishers editRank Name Country Sex Seasons nbsp nbsp nbsp Total 1 Mikaela Shiffrin nbsp United States F 2012 5 2 0 7 2 Marcel Hirscher nbsp Austria M 2008 2019 5 0 0 5 3 Marlies Schild nbsp Austria F 2002 2014 4 1 1 6 4 Petra Vlhova nbsp Slovakia F 2013 3 3 0 6 5 Tanja Poutiainen nbsp Finland F 1998 2014 2 0 0 2 6 Maria Hofl Riesch nbsp Germany F 2001 2014 1 1 0 2 Manfred Molgg nbsp Italy M 2004 2022 1 1 0 2 Andre Myhrer nbsp Sweden M 2004 2020 1 1 0 2 9 Mario Matt nbsp Austria M 2000 2015 1 0 1 2 Giuliano Razzoli nbsp Italy M 2007 1 0 1 2 Veronika Velez Zuzulova nbsp Slovakia F 2002 2018 1 0 1 2 12 Ivica Kostelic nbsp Croatia M 2001 2017 0 3 1 4 13 Felix Neureuther nbsp Germany M 2004 2019 0 3 0 3 Kathrin Zettel nbsp Austria F 2005 2015 0 3 0 3 15 Katharina Liensberger nbsp Austria F 2016 0 1 2 3 16 Manuel Feller nbsp Austria M 2013 0 1 1 2 Frida Hansdotter nbsp Sweden F 2007 2019 0 1 1 2 Wendy Holdener nbsp Switzerland F 2011 0 1 1 2 19 Sarka Strachova nbsp Czech Republic F 2003 2017 0 0 3 3 20 Henrik Kristoffersen nbsp Norway M 2013 0 0 2 2References edit Hebar Srđan 31 December 2014 Sandra Svaljek Sufinancirat cemo Kraljicu unatoc teskoj situaciji vecernji hr in Croatian Retrieved 4 January 2015 Tomicic Goran 13 February 2008 Janica moze i bez stapa Ana na postolju Sportnet hr in Croatian Retrieved 4 January 2015 Tomic Antonija 3 January 2012 Sljeme je spremno za najbolje Sportnet hr in Croatian Retrieved 4 January 2015 Tolic Josip 8 January 2013 Sljemenski spektakl jos je jednom zadivio svijet Je li i Hrvatsku Sportnet hr in Croatian Retrieved 4 January 2015 Jurisic Bernard 28 December 2013 Otkazana Snjezna kraljica na Sljemenu Sportnet hr in Croatian Retrieved 4 January 2015 Rukavina Niko 4 January 2015 Mikaela Shiffrin najvecom razlikom u povijesti Sljemena obranila titulu Snjezne kraljice Sportnet hr in Croatian Retrieved 5 January 2015 Pavic Marko 28 December 2015 Stigla sluzbena potvrda Snjezna kraljica otkazana vecernji hr in Croatian Retrieved 29 December 2015 Results Archive snowqueentrophy com Retrieved 4 January 2015 Moelgg enjoys first World Cup slalom win in almost eight years GB s Ryding secures top ten finish Eurosport 5 January 2017 Retrieved 5 January 2017 External links editOfficial website nbsp 45 54 18 N 15 56 31 E 45 905 N 15 942 E 45 905 15 942 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snow Queen Trophy amp oldid 1214148925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
