Snow Queen Trophy

Snow Queen (Croatian: Snježna kraljica) is a World Cup alpine ski race in 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 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.

Sljeme
Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Mountain:Medvednica (Sljeme)
Slalom
Start:978 m (3,209 ft) AMSL
Finish:768 m (2,520 ft)
Vertical:210 m (689 ft)
Medvednica
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 race 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).

History

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 is Marlies Schild, with four wins and six 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

Podium finishers in the slalom races.[8]

Men's race
Season Race date Winner Second Third
2008 17 February 2008 Mario Matt Ivica Kostelić Reinfried Herbst
2009 6 January 2009 Jean-Baptiste Grange Ivica Kostelić Giuliano Razzoli
2010 6 January 2010 Giuliano Razzoli Manfred Mölgg Julien Lizeroux
2011 6 January 2011 André Myhrer Ivica Kostelić Mattias Hargin
2012 5 January 2012 Marcel Hirscher Felix Neureuther Ivica Kostelić
2013 6 January 2013 Marcel Hirscher (2) André Myhrer Mario Matt
2014 6 January 2014 Cancelled due to lack of snow
2015 6 January 2015 Marcel Hirscher (3) Felix Neureuther Sebastian Foss Solevåg
2016 6 January 2016 Cancelled due to lack of snow
2017 5 January 2017 [9] Manfred Mölgg Felix Neureuther   Henrik Kristoffersen
2018 4 January 2018 Marcel Hirscher (4) Michael Matt   Henrik Kristoffersen
2019 6 January 2019 Marcel Hirscher (5) Alexis Pinturault Manuel Feller
2020 5 January 2020 Clément Noël    Ramon Zenhäusern Alex Vinatzer
2021 6 January 2021 Linus Straßer Manuel Feller Marco Schwarz

Women's race
Season Race date Winner Second Third
2005 20 January 2005 Tanja Poutiainen Kristina Koznick Marlies Schild
2006 5 January 2006 Marlies Schild Kathrin Zettel Janica Kostelić
2007 4 January 2007 Marlies Schild (2) Ana Jelušić Šárka Záhrobská
2008 15 February 2008 Tanja Poutiainen (2) Marlies Schild Veronika Zuzulová
2009 4 January 2009 Maria Riesch Nicole Gius Šárka Záhrobská
2010 3 January 2010 Sandrine Aubert Kathrin Zettel Susanne Riesch
2011 4 January 2011 Marlies Schild (3) Maria Riesch Manuela Mölgg
2012 3 January 2012 Marlies Schild (4) Tina Maze Michaela Kirchgasser
2013 4 January 2013 Mikaela Shiffrin Frida Hansdotter Erin Mielzynski
2014 4 January 2014 Cancelled due to lack of snow
2015 4 January 2015 Mikaela Shiffrin (2) Kathrin Zettel   Nina Løseth
2016 5 January 2016 Cancelled due to lack of snow
2017 3 January 2017 Veronika Velez-Zuzulová Petra Vlhová Šárka Strachová
2018 3 January 2018 Mikaela Shiffrin (3)    Wendy Holdener Frida Hansdotter
2019 5 January 2019 Mikaela Shiffrin (4) Petra Vlhová    Wendy Holdener
2020 4 January 2020 Petra Vlhová Mikaela Shiffrin Katharina Liensberger
2021 3 January 2021 Petra Vlhová (2) Katharina Liensberger    Michelle Gisin

List of multiple podium finishers
Rank Name Country Sex Seasons Total
1 Marcel Hirscher AustriaM2008–20195005
2 Marlies Schild AustriaF2002–20144116
3 Mikaela Shiffrin United StatesF2012–4105
4 Petra Vlhová SlovakiaF2013–2204
5 Tanja Poutiainen FinlandF1998–20142002
6 Maria Höfl-Riesch GermanyF2001–20141102
Manfred Mölgg ItalyM2004–1102
André Myhrer SwedenM2004–20201102
9 Mario Matt AustriaM2000–20151012
Giuliano Razzoli ItalyM2007–1012
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová SlovakiaF2002–20181012
12 Ivica Kostelić CroatiaM2001–20170314
13 Felix Neureuther GermanyM2004–20190303
Kathrin Zettel AustriaF2005–20150303
15 Manuel Feller AustriaM2013–0112
Frida Hansdotter SwedenF2007–20190112
Wendy Holdener   SwitzerlandF2011–0112
Katharina Liensberger AustriaF2016–0112
19 Šárka Strachová Czech RepublicF2003–20170033
20 Henrik Kristoffersen NorwayM2013–0022

References
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  2. Tomičić, Goran (13 February 2008). "Janica može i bez štapa, Ana na postolju". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. Tomić, Antonija (3 January 2012). "Sljeme je spremno za najbolje". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. Tolić, Josip (8 January 2013). "Sljemenski spektakl još je jednom zadivio svijet. Je li i Hrvatsku?". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. Jurišić, Bernard (28 December 2013). "Otkazana Snježna kraljica na Sljemenu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. Rukavina, Niko (4 January 2015). "Mikaela Shiffrin najvećom razlikom u povijesti Sljemena obranila titulu Snježne kraljice". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. Pavić, Marko (28 December 2015). "Stigla službena potvrda: Snježna kraljica otkazana!". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  8. "Results Archive". snowqueentrophy.com. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  9. "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.

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