Natko Zrnčić-Dim

Natko Zrnčić-Dim (Croatian pronunciation: [nǎtko zr̩̂ːntʃitɕ];^[1][2] born 7 March 1986) is a Croatian alpine ski coach and retired World Cup skier. He won a bronze medal in super combined at the World Championships in 2009 at Val-d'Isère, France,^[3] and is a member of SK Medveščak.

Natko Zrnčić-Dim

Zrnčić-Dim in March 2008
Personal information
Born	(1986-03-07) 7 March 1986 (age 38) Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Combined, super-G, downhill, slalom
Club	SK Medveščak
World Cup debut	13 December 2004 (age 18)
Retired	22 February 2019 (age 32)
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	5 – (2005–11, 2015)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	14 – (2005–2016, 2018–2019)
Wins	0
Podiums	5 – (5 AC)
Overall titles	0 – (38th in 2010)
Discipline titles	0 – (5th in AC, 2014)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Croatia World Championships 2009 Val-d'Isère Combined

Born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Zrnčić-Dim's best World Cup result is second place in a super combined, achieved on 30 January 2011 in Chamonix, France. Compatriot Ivica Kostelić won that race, his seventh of the month, and marked the first time that Croatians finished first and second in a World Cup race.^[4] Zrnčić-Dim incurred shoulder injury in a super-G at Beaver Creek in early December 2012, which ended his 2013 season.^[5] Through mid-January 2014, he has five World Cup podiums, all in combined events. He is one of rare downhill specialists who was able to qualify into second run of slalom. He has done it three times; all were in Wengen, having best result of 18th place in 2010.

In 2019 he announced his retirement from active competing, due to unsuccessful comeback after injury in November 2016. His last World Cup race was a combined in Bansko on 22 February 2019. Since the start of 2019/20 season, he coaches Rea Hraski to prepare for the 2019 Winter Deaflympics.^[6]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2006	19	137	—	—	—	—	44
2007	20	135	—	—	—	—	42
2008	21	58	—	—	—	46	8
2009	22	59	55	—	—	45	9
2010	23	38	48	—	48	30	7
2011	24	71	—	—	—	46	9
2012	25	67	—	—	57	—	10
2013	26	injured 1 December 2012
2014	27	75	52	—	—	—	5
2015	28	76	—	—	52	—	7
2016	29	97	—	—	54	54	15
2017	30	injured in Val d'Isère training

Race podiums

• 5 podiums – 5 AC (4 SC, 1 K)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2008	3 Feb 2008	Val-d'Isère, France	Super combined	3rd
2009	25 Jan 2009	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined	3rd
2010	4 Dec 2009	Beaver Creek, USA	Super combined	3rd
2011	30 Jan 2011	Chamonix, France	Super combined	2nd
2014	17 Jan 2014	Wengen, Switzerland	Super combined	3rd

Results per discipline

Discipline	WC starts	WC Top 30
Downhill	75	11
Super-G	47	5
Giant slalom	8	0
Slalom	48	3
Combined	36	27
Total	214	46

• standings through 25 Nov 2018

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2005	18	31	40	—	—	—
2007	20	—	39	40	34	DSQ
2009	22	14	27	23	19	3
2011	24	DNF1	38	26	28	8
2013	26	—	—	—	—	—
2015	28	27	—	32	30	DNF2
2019	32	—	—	30	DNS	39

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2006	19	33	25	35	—	33
2010	23	19	41	DNF	33	20
2014	27	DNF2	—	19	29	10

References

1. "náda". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Nàtko
2. "zȑno". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Zȓnčić
3. "Natko Zrncic Dim wins bronze in super-combination skiing event". Croatian Times. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
4. McKee, Hank (30 January 2011). "Kostelic gets 7th Cup win of month at Chamonix". Ski Racing. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
5. "Alpine Skiing – Zrncic-Dim to go under knife". Yahoo! UK – Sport. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
6. "Natko Zrnčić-Dim pomaže Rei Hraski u pripremama za Zimske olimpijske igre gluhih: Napredovala je, očekujemo medalju | Crosport". www.crosport.hr. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

External links

• Natko Zrnčić-Dim at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Natko Zrnčić-Dim World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• Natko Zrnčić-Dim at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Natko Zrnčić-Dim at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Croatian Ski Team – official site (in English)
• Atomic Skis – athletes – Natko Zrnčić-Dim

Winter Olympics
Preceded by Ivica Kostelić	Flagbearer for Croatia Pyeongchang 2018	Succeeded by [to be determined][needs update]