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Ana Drev

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Ana Drev
Drev in December 2006
Personal information
Born (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 39)
Slovenj Gradec,
SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationAlpine skier 
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubDVO-SK Dvornik transport
World Cup debut27 October 2001 (age 16)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 – (20032009, 20132017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons18 – (20022019)
Wins0
Podiums2 – (2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (35th in 2016)
Discipline titles0 – (7th in GS, 2016)

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 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

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2016 season

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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

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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

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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

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Season standings

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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

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  • 2 podiums – (2 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2016 17 Jan 2016 Austria Flachau, Austria Giant slalom 2nd
30 Jan 2016 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd

World Championship results

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  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

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2006 20 9 45
2010 24 DNF1 19

References

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  1. ^ "World Cup standings 2016 Women". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Flachau Race Course". Ski Flachau World Cup. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. ^ "Maribor Hill Map". Sourced by Google Earth, PINA and WB Ski.
  5. ^ a b c Pavčnik, Martin. "Ana Drev je potegnila črto". www.siol.net. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Ana Drev končala kariero Odločila se je za nov korak na svoji življenjski poti". www.primorski.eu. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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