Kristina Koznick

Kristina Lyn Koznick (born November 24, 1975) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She raced in the technical events and specialized in slalom.

Kristina Koznick
Alpine skier
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant Slalom
ClubBuck Hill Ski Racing
Born (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975
Apple Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
World Cup debutJanuary 24, 1993 (age 17)
RetiredJuly 2006 (age 30)[1]
Websitekoznick.com
Olympics
Teams3 - (1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 - (19962005)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons12 - (19952006)
Wins6 - (6 SL)
Podiums20 - (20 SL)
Overall titles0 - (8th in 2002)
Discipline titles0 - (2nd in SL, 1998, 2002)

Racing career

Born in Apple Valley, Minnesota, Koznick learned to ski and race at the modest Buck Hill ski area in her hometown of Burnsville, a suburb south of Minneapolis.

Koznick has six World Cup victories, 20 podiums (all in slalom), and 55 top ten finishes (4 in giant slalom, 51 in slalom). She was the runner-up in the slalom season standings twice (1998, 2002), and her best overall World Cup placing was 8th in the 2002 season.[2]

Koznick competed in three Winter Olympics (19982006)[1] Her last World Cup race was in February 2006, prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, her last international event.

Following the 2000 World Cup season, a 24-year-old Koznick left the U.S. Ski Team and raced for the United States as an independent for the next six seasons, until her retirement.[3] This set a precedent, as Bode Miller would later follow in her footsteps as an independent for two seasons in 2008 and 2009.

After racing

After retiring from international competition in July 2006,[1] Koznick became a broadcaster for NBC Sports. She made her debut that December, handling post-race interviews for alpine skiing events.[4] Her most recent appearance on the network was in December 2008, covering the men's World Cup races in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Koznick now has a family and plays for the Vail Breakaways, a women's hockey team in Vail, CO.

World Cup results

Race victories

  • 6 wins (6 SL)
  • 20 podiums (20 SL)
SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
199829 Jan 1998Åre, SwedenSlalom
199928 Dec 1998Semmering, AustriaSlalom
200010 Mar 2000Sestriere, ItalySlalom
19 Mar 2000Bormio, ItalySlalom
200220 Jan 2002Berchtesgaden, GermanySlalom
200315 Mar 2003Lillehammer, NorwaySlalom

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
1993178741
199418
1995197526
1996208040
1997218035
199822112
199923366
20002419529
2001257726
2002268222
200327271130
20042821827
20052915423
200630311328

References

  1. "U.S. skier Koznick retires after three Olympics". ESPN. Associated Press. July 12, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. "PLUS: Skiing; Miller finishes fourth overall". New York Times. March 11, 2002.
  3. Svrluga, Barry (December 12, 2005). "'Team Koz': For Self and for Country". Washington Post.
  4. "Koz and Jonna Mendes, working for NBC". Ski Racing.com. December 3, 2006.
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