Žan Kranjec wins silver in Olympic men's giant slalom
Beijing, 13 February - Slovenia's Žan Kranjec won silver in the Olympic men's giant slalom on Sunday, in what is his first Olympic medal and the sixth for Slovenia at the Beijing Olympics. Swiss Marco Odermatt won gold 19 hundredths of a second ahead of Kranjec, with France's Mathieu Faivre finishing third.
Beijing, China
The men's giant slalom race at the Olympics at which Slovenia's Žan Kranjec won silver.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Beijing, China
The men's giant slalom race at the Olympics at which Slovenia's Žan Kranjec won silver.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Beijing, China
The men's giant slalom race at the Olympics at which Slovenia's Žan Kranjec won silver.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Beijing, China
The men's giant slalom race at the Olympics at which Slovenia's Žan Kranjec won silver.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Beijing, China
The men's giant slalom race at the Olympics at which Slovenia's Žan Kranjec won silver.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Ljubljana
Slovenian Alpine skier Žan Kranjec.
Photo: Matevž Peršin, OKS
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