Ana Jelušić Black

Ana Jelušić Black (born 28 December 1986) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Croatia.

Ana Jelušić
Jelušić in December 2006
Born (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubSK Platak
World Cup debut26 October 2002 (age 15)
RetiredApril 2012 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams3 - (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 - (20032011)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 - (20042011)
Wins0
Podiums2 - (2 SL)
Overall titles0 - (22nd in 2007)
Discipline titles0 - (7th in SL, 2007)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Croatia
Junior World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 MontgenèvreSlalom
Bronze medal – third place2005 BardonecchiaSlalom

Born in Rijeka, at the time SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jelušić specialized in slalom and competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics at age 15, the youngest competitor at those games.

On 4 January 2007, she was the runner-up in the World Cup slalom race (Snow Queen Trophy) at Sljeme mountain in Croatia, won by Marlies Schild of Austria.[1]

A month later at the 2007 World Championships in Sweden, Jelušić finished fourth in the women's slalom.

She has stated that she admires and looks up to fellow countrywoman Janica Kostelić for inspiration, and hopes to follow in her footsteps.

Jelušić sat out the entire 2012 season due to ongoing problems with asthma during the 2011 season.[2] She announced her retirement from competition in April 2012 and became a media coordinator for FIS, focusing on men's alpine skiing.[3]

During her World Cup career, she attained two podiums and 17 top ten finishes, all in slalom.

Personal life

As of 2016, Jelušić lives with her husband in Lausanne, where they both work for the International Olympic Committee.[4]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2003169841
2004177833
200518512045
200619471946
20072022754
2008213911
2009223612
2010235213
2011247025

Race podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
20074 Jan 2007Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom2nd
200825 Nov 2007Panorama, CanadaSlalom3rd

References

  1. "Schild wins fourth World Cup slalom title, stretching overall World Cup lead". USA Today. 4 January 2007.
  2. "Ana Jelusic takes a year off". FIS Alpine.com. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011.
  3. "Ana Jelusic retires". FIS Alpine.com. 14 April 2012.
  4. "MOJE KANADSKO VJENČANJE Ana Jelušić 'Došla sam ovdje na deset mjeseci, a ostala do danas'". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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