Ivica Kostelic was born on November 23, 1979 in Zagreb, Croatia. He has been married to Elin Kostelic (nee Arnarsdottir) since 2014. They have four children.
His big breakthrough came during the 2002 season, when shockingly won the slalom at Aspen, Colorado, in November 2001 starting from the 64th bib number, his first finish higher than 21st place in any World Cup race.
Hobbies include playing guitar, drawing and reading books.
Specializes in slalom and combined, but is also one of the few alpine World Cup ski racers able to score points in all disciplines.
Won 4 silver Olympic medals - 3 in the combined in 2006 in Turin, 2010 in Vancouver and 2014 in Sochi and one in the slalom in 2010 in Vancouver.