Kostelic siblings named Croatia’s sports personalities of the year
ZAGREB: Triple Olympic ski champion Janica Kostelic and her brother Ivica, defending World Cup slalom champion, have been named Croatia’s sports personalities of the year after a vote by sport journalists here Tuesday.
The siblings won the titles of Croatia’s top female and male athletes for the sixth and second consecutive year respectively. “I think that Janica deserves this title since she was one of the world’s best skiiers and athletes during the past two seasons,” Ivica Kostelic, 24, told national television. —AFP
