Rok Perko
Encyclopedia
Rok Perko is a Slovenian
alpine ski racer
. He is specialized in Downhill
and Super-G.
was in January 2001. In the 2003/04 season
he finished in fifth place in the 2004 Junior World Championship. In the same year, he won his first of nine Slovenian championship titles.
He finished 14th in 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver as the best Slovenian competitor.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
alpine ski racer
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. He is specialized in Downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
and Super-G.
Skiing career
His first FIS raceAlpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
was in January 2001. In the 2003/04 season
2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 38th World Cup season began in October 2003 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals in Sestriere, Italy, in March 2004. Sestriere would host the alpine skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
he finished in fifth place in the 2004 Junior World Championship. In the same year, he won his first of nine Slovenian championship titles.
He finished 14th in 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver as the best Slovenian competitor.
Junior world championships
- Tarvisio 2002: 37. Downhill, 43. Super-G
- Briançonnais 2003: 15. Downhill, 33. Slalom, 43. Super-G
- Maribor 2004: 5. Downhill
- Bardonecchia 2005: 1. Downhill, 2. Super-G, 12. Giant slalom
Slovenian Championships
- Champion in Super-G 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Champion in Downhill 2006, 2007 and 2009
- Champion combined 2007 and 2009