Ana Jelušić Black (born 28 December 1986) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Croatia.
Born in Rijeka, at the time SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jelušić specialized in slalom and competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics at age 15, the youngest competitor at those games.
On 4 January 2007, she was the runner-up in the World Cup slalom race (Snow Queen Trophy) at Sljeme mountain in Croatia, won by Marlies Schild of Austria.
A month later at the 2007 World Championships in Sweden, Jelušić finished fourth in the women's slalom.
She has stated that she admires and looks up to fellow countrywoman Janica Kostelić for inspiration, and hopes to follow in her footsteps.
Jelušić sat out the entire 2012 season due to ongoing problems with asthma during the 2011 season. She announced her retirement from competition in April 2012 and became a media coordinator for FIS, focusing on men's alpine skiing.
During her World Cup career, she attained two podiums and 17 top ten finishes, all in slalom.
Personal life As of 2016, Jelušić lives with her husband in Lausanne, where they both work for the International Olympic Committee.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2003 16 98 — 41 — — — 2004 17 78 33 — — — — 2005 18 51 20 45 — — — 2006 19 47 19 46 — — — 2007 20 22 7 54 — — — 2008 21 39 11 — — — — 2009 22 36 12 — — — — 2010 23 52 13 — — — — 2011 24 70 25 — — — —
Race podiums 2 podiums – (2 slalom) Season Date Location Discipline Place20074 Jan 2007 Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd200825 Nov 2007 Panorama, Canada Slalom 3rd
References
External links
Ana Jelusic World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation