Carlo Janka

Carlo Janka
Janka in February 2009
Personal information
Born (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 38)
Obersaxen, Graubünden, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined
ClubObersaxen
World Cup debut21 December 2005 (age 19)
Retired15 January 2022 (age 35)
Websitecarlo-janka.ch
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 – (20092021)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 – (20062017, 20192021)
Wins11 – (3 DH, 1 SG, 4 GS, 3 SC)
Podiums28
Overall titles1 – (2010)
Discipline titles1 – (SC: 2009)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 4 2 0
Super-G 1 2 0
Downhill 3 1 7
Combined 3 2 2
Parallel 0 1 0
Total 11 8 9
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 1 0 1
Total 2 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Val d'Isère Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Val d'Isère Downhill

Carlo Janka (born 15 October 1986) is a Swiss former alpine ski racer. Born in Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home.[1] Janka has won gold medals at both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships, as well as one World Cup overall title, one discipline title and also, one unofficial alpine combined title.

In 2013, Janka set a World Cup speed record in the downhill part of the super combined event in Wengen, Switzerland. He reached a maximum speed of 158.77 km/h (98.66 mph) on the Haneggschuss, the fastest section of the classic Lauberhorn slope, on 18 January.[2]

  1. ^ Skiing in Obersaxen, Switzerland Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "France's Alexis Pinturault wins super-combi event in Switzerland". CBC Sports. Associated Press. 18 January 2013.

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