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          Biography.

          Ivica Kostelic won a World Cup slalom five weeks after knee surgery, following in the path of his sister, Janica, a four-time Olympic gold.!

          Kostelic, Janica

          1982-

          Croatian skier

          With a tenacious spirit forged in her war-torn homeland, Janica Kostelic of Croatia became the only Alpine skier ever to win four medals in one Winter Olympics at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, Utah.

          She also is Croatia's first Winter Olympic medalist since the country declared independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. Kostelic, a national hero in a land with little skiing tradition, is widely considered the world's best slalom skier.

          The "Croatian Sensation," as she's called in the media, is the only woman and one of only three Alpine skiers in history to win three gold medals in one Olympiad. The others are Jean-Claude Killy of France and Toni Sailer of Austria.

          Having battled through eight knee surgeries and back pain during 11 seasons on tour, Kostelic had made it perfectly clear that winning a first overall World Cup.

        1. You'll love the story of Janica and Ivica Kostelić, Croatian alpine skiers.
        2. Ivica Kostelic won a World Cup slalom five weeks after knee surgery, following in the path of his sister, Janica, a four-time Olympic gold.
        3. Today to honor Janica Kostelic for her spectac- ular performance at the Winter Olympics.
        4. Also students chose a few contemporary women from other walks of life: Janica Kostelić, the Zaninović sisters and Ruža Tomašić.

          5. And by all appearances, Kostelic isn't done yet. "History is not something I think about," she told the New York Times during her recordsetting run in Salt Lake City. "Who has time to think of history right now? I'm too busy skiing."

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          Ante Kostelic