Zrinka Ljutić
| Ljutić in 2024
Ljutić in 2024
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 January 2004 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Skiing career | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | HSK Žuti mačak |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom |
| World Cup debut | 29 December 2020 (age 16) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 – (2023, 2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 6 – (2021–2026) |
| Wins | 3 – (3 SL) |
| Podiums | 10 – (8 SL, 2 GS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2025) |
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SL, 2025) |
| Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing Croatia World Junior Championships 2022 Panorama Slalom 2022 Panorama Giant slalom | |
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Zrinka Ljutić (born 26 January 2004) is a Croatian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. She made her World Cup debut at age 16 in December 2020 and competed at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[1]
In the 2022 World Cup season, Ljutić earned her first World Cup points and finished thirtieth in the slalom standings.[2] Ljutić achieved a breakthrough in the 2025 season, scoring her first World Cup win in a slalom in Semmering in December 2024 before taking two more victories and going on to be crowned World Cup slalom champion.[3]
World Cup results
Season titles
- 1 title (1 Slalom)
| Season | Discipline |
| 2025 | Slalom |
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Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Parallel | |
| 2022 | 18 | 81 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 40 | — | — | |
| 2024 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 10 | — | — | |
| 2025 | 21 | 4 | 8 | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 9 | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2023 | 29 January 2023 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2024 | 21 January 2024 | Jasná, Slovakia | Slalom | 2nd |
| 11 February 2024 | Soldeu, Andorra | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 10 March 2024 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2025 | 30 November 2024 | Killington, United States | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 29 December 2024 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 5 January 2025 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 1st | |
| 30 January 2025 | Courchevel, France | Slalom | 1st | |
| 23 February 2025 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2026 | 6 December 2025 | Tremblant, Canada | Giant slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| 2023 | 19 | DNF2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2025 | 21 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic Games
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Team event | |
| 2022 | 18 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 22 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — |
Personal life
Her mother, Martina, is from Varaždin, while her father, Amir, was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4][5] She is Roman Catholic.[6]
References
- Back to citation "Zrinka Ljutić". Olymedia. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- Back to citation "LJUTIC Zrinka - Athlete Information". FIS-ski.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- Back to citation "Ljutic grabs glorious debut Slalom Globe as Shiffrin clocks win 101". fis-ski.com. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- Back to citation Kušter, Filip (2025-01-04). "Zrinka Ljutić ima veliku potporu u mami i baki, Varaždinkama koje prate njene nastupe". Varazdinski.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- Back to citation "Tko je Zrinka Ljutić? Njezin otac je bivši Dinamovac, Janica joj je uzor, a Marin Čilić ima važnu ulogu u njenom uspjehu". story.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- Back to citation "Pitali smo poznate Hrvate vjernike što misle o papi Franji, ovo su njihovi odgovori". bitno.net (in Croatian). 25 April 2024.
External links
- Zrinka Ljutić at FIS (alpine)
- Zrinka Ljutić at Olympics.com
- Zrinka Ljutić at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Zrinka Ljutić at Olympedia
- Zrinka Ljutić at InterSportStats
- Zrinka Ljutić at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Zrinka Ljutić at Milano Cortina 2026
- Zrinka Ljutić on Instagram