Katja Koren

Katja Koren Miklavec (born 6 August 1975 ) is a former Slovenian alpine skier.

Career Born in Maribor, she won a bronze medal in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. She took her sole World Cup win at the age of 18 in a Super-G in Flachau in December 1993, taking victory from a bib number of 66, a few days after Markus Foser had won at Val Gardena with the same start number. Koren was the first woman to take an Alpine Ski World Cup win for Slovenia, a couple of days after Jure Košir became the first man to win a World Cup race for Slovenia as an independent nation in Madonna di Campiglio.

She retired from skiing in 1998, due to a spinal injury.

Since 2008, she has been active in politics, and has run twice on the electoral lists of the Slovenian Democratic Party.

World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1994 18 12 11 49 6 44 16 1995 19 24 10 21 43 — — 1996 20 36 13 27 — — — 1997 21 64 33 28 — — —

Race podiums 1 win (1 SG) 5 podiums (4 SL, 1 SG) Season Date Location Discipline Position 1994 22 December 1993 Flachau, Austria Super-G 1st 10 March 1994 Mammoth Mountain, United States Slalom 2nd 20 March 1994 Vail, United States Slalom 2nd 1995 26 February 1995 Maribor, Slovenia Slalom 2nd 1996 17 December 1995 St. Anton, Austria Slalom 3rd

Olympic Games results Season Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1994 18 3 DNF1 7 10 6

World Championships results Season Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1996 20 DNF1 19 32 — 9 1997 21 DNF2 DNF2 — — —