Gloria Kotnik (born 1 June 1989) is a Slovenian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she finished 27th in parallel giant slalom. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she finished 24th in parallel giant slalom. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the women's parallel giant slalom event. This was also her first podium in career as her best results in World Cup competition prior to the 2022 Olympics were three fourth places.

Winter Olympics results

1 medal – (1 bronze)

Gloria Kotnik

Personal life

Kotnik studied management at University of Primorska. In March 2020, she decided to take a break from competitive sport due to burnout and to focus on family. In January 2021, she gave birth to a son, named Maj. She returned to competing in December 2021.

Gloria Kotnik

References

1989 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Slovenj Gradec

Slovenian female snowboarders

Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Olympic snowboarders for Slovenia

Olympic bronze medalists for Slovenia

Olympic medalists in snowboarding

Universiade medalists in snowboarding

Universiade bronze medalists for Slovenia

Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade

21st-century Slovenian women

Gloria Kotnik