Samuel Kolega
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1999 Ulm, Germany |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Family | Elias Kolega (brother) |
| Skiing career | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Disciplines | Slalom |
World Cup debut | 5 March 2016 (age 17) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (2017–2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11 – (2016–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 – (1 SL) |
Overall titles | 0 – (41st in 2025) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (13th in SL, 2025) |
Samuel Kolega (Croatian pronunciation: [sǎmuel kolěːɡa]; born 15 January 1999) is a Croatian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in slalom.[1]
Kolega secured his first World Cup points in January 2021, finishing 15th in his home race at Sljeme. His older brother, Elias Kolega, is a retired alpine skier.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2021 | 22 | 123 | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 23 | 94 | 34 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 24 | 70 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 25 | 55 | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 26 | 41 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 27 | 70 | 25 | — | — | — |
Top-ten results
- 0 wins
- 1 podium – (1 SL), 8 top tens (8 SL)
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2023 | 4 February 2023 |  Chamonix, France | Slalom | 9th |
| 2024 | 7 January 2024 | .svg.png){kind=small} Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 6th |
| 4 February 2024 | Chamonix, France | Slalom | 7th | |
| 25 February 2024 |  Palisades Tahoe, United States | Slalom | 10th | |
| 2025 | 17 November 2024 |  Levi, Finland | Slalom | 9th |
| 15 December 2024 | Val d'Isère, France | Slalom | 6th | |
| 23 December 2024 |  Alta Badia, Italy | Slalom | 5th | |
| 8 January 2025 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| 2017 | 18 | — | DNF2QR | — | — | — | N/a | N/a | — |
| 2019 | 20 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 22 | DNF1 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2025 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | N/a | — | N/a | — |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2018 | 19 | — | 37 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2022 | 23 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 27 | DNF1 | — | — | — | N/a | — |
References
- ↑ "Samuel KOLEGA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
External links
- Samuel Kolega at FIS (alpine)
- Samuel Kolega at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Samuel Kolega at Olympedia
- Samuel Kolega at InterSportStats
- Samuel Kolega at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Samuel Kolega at Milano Cortina 2026
- Samuel Kolega on Instagram
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Croatian male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Croatia
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen
- German people of Croatian descent
- European alpine skiing biography stubs
- Croatian winter sports biography stubs