About Janica Kostelić Janica Kostelić (Croatian pronunciation: ˈjanitsa ˈkɔstɛlitɕ; born January 5, 1982, in Zagreb, Croatia) is a retired Croatian champion alpine ski racer. She is widely considered one of the greatest female skiers of all time. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics (in 2002 and 2006), and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics (2002). Kostelić was the World Cup overall champion in 2001, 2003, and 2006. On January 15, 2006, Kostelić became only the third woman in World Cup history (after Swede Pernilla Wiberg and Austrian Petra Kronberger) to win World Cup races in all of the sport's five disciplines. On February 5, 2006 Janica became the second female skier (after Petra Kronberger) to win all five disciplines in one season. She also holds the record for the highest number of points in one season. She is 5'9" (1.75 m) tall and weighs 145 lb. (66 kg).