Ana Drev (born 6 August 1985) is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the giant slalom and started her first European Cup race at age 15 on February 24, 2001, in Rogla, Slovenia.
 Drev in December 2006 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1985 Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom |
| Club | DVO-SK Dvornik transport |
| World Cup debut | 27 October 2001 (age 16) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2006, 2010) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 7 – (2003–2009, 2013–2017) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 18 – (2002–2019) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 – (2 GS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (35th in 2016) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in GS, 2016) |
Drev made her World Cup debut in October 2001 at age 16. She debuted at the Winter Olympic Games in 2006, at age 20, finishing 9th in giant slalom.
In season 2016 she finished as seventh in giant slalom ranking, achieving two podiums in World Cup, the first of her career.[1] Ranked among the greatest Slovenian giant slalom skiers, Drev's career was plagued by health problems and instability in her national team, which didn't allow her to live up to her potentiality. She retired in February 2020, after suffering an injury in December 2018.
Career edit
2016 season edit
Drev started the 2015–16 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup well, leading in the giant slalom, before Lara Gut and Eva-Maria Brem, by the end of December, after performing "sensationally" in Lienz.[2] This was followed by a second place in Flachau on 17 January 2016[3] and another second place in Maribor two weeks later, on 30 January 2016.[4] However, the championship was eventually won by Eva-Maria Brem, with Drev finishing 7th in the discipline
2017 Season edit
Drev finished the 2016–17 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season 8th in giant slalom. That year she also participated in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, finishing 7th.
2018 season edit
Drev finished 9th in giant slalom in the 2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.
Ana Drev is frequently ranked as one of the greatest Slovenian giant slalom skiers.[5]
Drev last competed on December 28, 2018, in the World Cup. In her last race she suffered an injury and during her rehabilitation contemplated retiring. Finally, in February 2020, after 18 years in the World Cup, she announced her retirement.[5][6]
It has been stated that Drev, a talented skier, would've achieved much more than two podiums in the World Cup if she hadn't been impeded by a series of injuries and health problems and problems within the Slovenian national team. Drev expressed regret at not having lived up to her potentiality, stating that she was especially disappointed with her results at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongyang, where she felt she could get a medal.[5]
World Cup results edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | 110 | — | 52 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 59 | — | 22 | — | — | 42 |
| 2007 | 21 | 95 | — | 30 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 59 | 45 | 19 | 47 | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 113 | — | 47 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 115 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 85 | — | 35 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 63 | — | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 64 | — | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 35 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 36 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 38 | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 33 | 106◇ | — | 41 | — | — | — |
◇ injured during the season
Race podiums edit
- 2 podiums – (2 GS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 Jan 2016 |  Flachau, Austria |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 30 Jan 2016 |  Maribor, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17 | DNF1 | DNF2 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 19 | — | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 21 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | — | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Olympic results 
edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | — | 9 | 45 | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | DNF1 | 19 | — | — | — |
References edit
- ^ "World Cup standings 2016 Women". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Damen-RTL in Lienz: Ana Drev führt sensationell vor Gut und Brem". Sky Sport Austria. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Flachau Race Course". Ski Flachau World Cup. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Maribor Hill Map". Sourced by Google Earth, PINA and WB Ski.
- ^ a b c Pavčnik, Martin. "Ana Drev je potegnila črto". www.siol.net. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Ana Drev končala kariero Odločila se je za nov korak na svoji življenjski poti". www.primorski.eu. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External links edit
- Ana Drev at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ana Drev World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Ana Drev at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Ana Drev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Völkl Skis Archived 2016-01-24 at the Wayback Machine – team – Ana Drev
