| KUNC Mitja (SLO) |
12.11.1971 Crna na Koroskem
176cm 81kg
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SKI: Elan
BOOTS: Lange
BINDING: Atomic
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| Kitzbuhel 00 SL |
Kitzbuhel 02 SL |
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| St.Anton WM01 SL/3rd |
Wengen 02 SL/2nd |
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World Cup Ranking
General
1990/107th, 1991/52nd,
1992/99th, 1993/89th,
1994/35th, 1995/47th,
1996/49th, 1997/70th, 1998/113rd, 1999/58th, 2000/19t6h, 2001/26th,
2002 25th, 2003/67th,
Special
1999 GS/24th, SL/37th, 2000 SL/12th, GS/8th, 2001 SL/9th, GS/29th,
2002 SL/4th, 2003 SL/25th.
World Championships
1991 Saalbach GS/16th.
1993 Morioka GS/17th, K/11th.
1996 Sierra Nevada DH/43th,
SL/14th, GS/14th,
SG/36th, K/5th.
1999 Vail SL/15th, GS/DNF.
2001 St.Anton SL/3rd.
2003 St.Moritz SL/DNF, GS/DNF.
Olympic Games
1992 Albertvill GS/23rd,
SG/27th.
1994 Lillehammer SL/4th,
GS/14th, SG/28th,
K/7th.
1998 Nagano GS/18th.
2002 Salt Lake cuty SL/DNF.
World Cup - 1 w. (1 SL)
| 1. |
SL: |
Yong Pyong 2000, |
| 2. |
SL: |
Wengen 02, |
| GS: |
Crans Montana 94, Kranjska Gora 95, |
| 3. |
SL: |
Schladming 01, Adelboden 02, |
| 4. |
GS: |
Yong Pyong 00, Bormio 00, Kranjska Gora 02, |
| SL: |
Chamonix 00, Schladming 02, |
| 5. |
GS: |
Watervill Valley 91, Kranjska Gora 94, |
| SL: |
Chamonix 2000, |
| 6. |
GS: |
Hinterstoder 94, |
| SL: |
Park City 96, Wengen 01, Kitzbuhel 03, |
| 7. |
GS: |
Aspen 91, Kranjska Gora 00, |
| SL: |
Park City 01, Flachau 02, |
| 8. |
GS: |
Kranjska Gora 93, Hinterstoder 00, |
| 9. |
GS: |
Alta Badia 94, Todtnau 00, Bormio 01, |
| 10. |
SL: |
Kitzbuhel 02, Yongpyong 03, |
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Slovenia's World Cup veteran Mitja Kunc became the eighth skier this season
to celebrate a first success in a slalom today, winning a gate race held
in polar temperatures in Korea's Yong Pyong top ski resort.
Taking impressive risks
in his second run,
the 28-year-old Slovenian
clocked a total
time of 1:31:97 at the
end of the second
run, beating Norway's dean
of skiing, Ole
Kristian Furuseth, the
winner here in 1998,
by 73/100 of a second.
Furuseth led the first
run by a .10-second
advance on Kunc, but he
wasn't able match
the Slovenian's blistering
second run.
"I can't believe it,
it's the greatest
day in my life. I have
fought so hard and
so long for this,"
said Kunc, a policeman
in civil life.
"I felt it could be
my day," he
added. "I have gained
great confidence
and momentum in the past
weeks and I'm lucky
to be part of such a strong
technical team.
We train hard, yet we enjoy
life together."
In 1994 and 1995, Kunc
was twice 2nd in giant
slalom, as well as 4th
in slalom at the 1994
Lillehammer Olympics. But
he was plagued
by health problems afterwards,
and had not
placed among the top 10
in the past five
years. He slipped to 188th
in the World Cup
standings in 1998, but
fought back to 58th
position last winter. Now
he can aim for
a final ranking among the
top-20 at the finals
in Bormio, Italy. On Saturday,
Kunc was 4th
in the giant slalom won
by Austria's Benjamin
Raich, who didn't finish
today's race.
"The trip to Korea
was worth it, I guess
I like this country a lot
and hope to come
back soon," a smiling
Kunc, who won
45,000 Swiss Francs over
the weekend, added.
It's the second consecutive win for Slovenia this month. A week ago, his
teammate Matjaz Vrhovnik won his first race at Adelboden, in Switzerland. |
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