Samuel Kolega (Croatian pronunciation: [sǎmuel kolěːɡa];[2][3] born 15 January 1999) is a Croatian alpine skier. He competed in giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] He is the brother of fellow alpine skier Elias Kolega.[5] In April 2017 it was announced that the brothers would be coached by Ante Kostelić.[6]

Samuel Kolega
Personal information
Born (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)
Ulm, Germany[1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesAlpine skiing

In January 2021, he won World Cup points for the first time, finishing 15th in his home race at Sljeme. Samuel and his brother Elias are coached by Ivica Kostelić and his father Ante.[7]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2016 17 0 points
2017 18 0 points
2018 19 0 points
2019 20 0 points
2020 21 0 points
2021 22 123 41 - - - -
2022 23 94 34 - - - -
2023 24 64 23 - - - -
  • Standings through 26 February 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Samuel KOLEGA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Sàmuel". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Sàmuel
  3. ^ "koléga". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Koléga
  4. ^ "Athletic profile - Samuel Kolega". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ Petrović, Davor (5 January 2019). "Domaća publika vjetar u leđa hrvatskim predstavnicima" [The home crowd give wind to the backs of the Croatian representatives]. novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ^ Beluhan, Renate (20 April 2017). "Ovo Bi Mogla Biti Nova Sjajna Priča Hrvatsjok Sporta - Sportske novosti donose: Kostelić preuzima dva dragulja hrvatskog skijanja i nastavlja karijeru!" [This May Be a New Great of Croatian Sport - Sports news brings: Kostelic takes over two jewels of Croatian skiing and continues his career!]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Elias i Samuel Kolega novi su projekt Ante 'Gipsa' Kostelića". www.24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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