Carlo Janka was born on 15 October 1986 and is a Swiss former alpine ski racer.
11 Facts About Carlo Janka
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In 2013, Carlo Janka set a World Cup speed record in the downhill part of the super combined event in Wengen, Switzerland.
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Carlo Janka competed in his first international FIS race in December 2001 at age 15.
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Carlo Janka began racing on the Europa Cup circuit in January 2004.
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Carlo Janka earned his first two World Cup starts in December 2005 but did not finish either race.
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Carlo Janka scored his first World Cup points in the giant slalom at Alta Badia, Italy, on 17 December 2006, finishing in 20th place.
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Carlo Janka was the first to win three World Cup races in a single weekend since Hermann Maier at the same location ten years earlier.
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On 16 January 2010, Carlo Janka won the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen, the longest and fastest race on the World Cup tour, a day after nearly repeating his 2009 win in the super-combined by narrowly placing second behind Bode Miller.
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On 23 February 2010, Carlo Janka won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
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Carlo Janka clinched the title by winning the downhill and giant slalom, which left his nearest opponent, Benjamin Raich, 106 points back with one race remaining, an insurmountable margin.
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In October 2010, Carlo Janka was awarded the Skieur d'Or Award by members of the International Association of Ski Journalists for his performances during the previous season, thereby becoming the first Swiss male skier to receive the honor since Pirmin Zurbriggen won it back in 1990.