Žan Košir

Žan Košir, born 11 April 1984, is a Slovenian snowboarder who competes in the alpine parallel disciplines. He represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished sixth in the parallel giant slalom, and won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, beating Patrick Bussler of Germany in the bronze medal race. In the World Cup he has won three season titles, in the parallel overall, parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom standings, together with four race wins and 15 podium finishes, split between parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom. He is listed with the Olympic and international ski and snowboard federation profiles and keeps an official website in Slovene.