Gloria Kotnik

Gloria Kotnik is a Slovenian snowboarder, born on 1 June 1989, who competes in the parallel giant slalom. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she finished 27th, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where she finished 24th, before winning the bronze medal in the women's parallel giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics. That medal was also her first podium in her career, because her best World Cup results before the 2022 Olympics were three fourth places. She studied management at the University of Primorska. In March 2020 she took a break from competition because of burnout and to focus on family, gave birth to her son Maj in January 2021, and returned to competing in December 2021.