IVICA KOSTELIĆ (CRO) Date of Birth 23 November 1979 Place of Birth Zagreb (CRO) Now living in Monaco (MON) / Zagreb (CRO) Website www.ivica.kostelic.hr Languages Croatian, English, German, Slovenian Height 182 cm Weight 94 kg Nickname Ivo, Ivek, Johnny Star Sign Sagittarius Marital status Single Family Father Ante, mother Marica, sister Janica and half sister Hrvojka With Fischer since 2007 Ski Fischer Boot Fischer Binding Fischer Home club Ski Klub Zagreb Trainer Ante Kostelić Service man Matej Cujes INTERVIEW: Hobbies Diving, spearfishing, studying, drawing, playing guitar Favourite food Cevapcici Favourite drink Water Favourite music Blues and rock ´n´ roll Favourite movie The Wild Bunch Favourite actor/actress Marlon Brando Favourite BIB number 64 Favourite travel destination Croatian coast Favourite colour Red Which car do you currently drive? Renault Laguna Describe your character: good points Stubborn, hard working bad points Selfish, self-centered Your biggest successes in racing? World Cup Winner Slalom 2002 World Champion Slalom 2003 Three Olympic Silver medals in Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010 (Combined, Super Combined, Slalom) 11 victories in World cup races 33 podiums Your first World Cup race? GS at Sölden, October 1998. Which type of piste do you prefer? Changing, various terrain What is your favourite World Cup location? Zagreb. Because it’s my home race. What are your goals for the 10/11 season? Stay healthy and be successful in all events. In which disciplines do you compete in World Cup? I compete in all disciplines. In Super-G I see my biggest potential. How do you rate the past season 09/10? Successful What are your long-term goals in racing? To win the Overall World Cup Which injuries have you had in your career? Four ACL ruptures, cartilage damage, four medial meniscus ruptures, one MCL rupture. Skiing means to you … Love, joy, excitement When you one day look back on your life you would like to be able to say? It was good 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2 6