Kayaker Peter Kauzer became the best Slovenian Athlete in 2011. Thanks to excellent results he achieved in the 2011 season he added this appreciated title to his title of best Paddler of the year he received a few weeks ago. Best female Athlete of the year became alpine skier Tina Maze. The best Slovenian team of the year is the Ski Jumping team.

28-year old Peter Kauzer won his second World title in 2011 which also ensured him a place at Olympic Games in London. He also won the overall World Cup Standings as well and  became European Champion in the team races together with Simon Brus and Jure Meglič. These results convinced Slovenian sport reporters to award him with the title of best 'Slovenian Sportsman of the year 2011'. He scored 287 points, while second placed athlete Primož Kozmus, who won bronze medal at World Championships in Daegu, received 186 points. Table tennis player Bojan Tokić who won two bronze medals at European Championships in Gdansk, finished third in final standings (104 points).

In the women’s competition alpine skier Tina Maze won the title of best 'Slovenian Sportswoman' for the second time in a row. This was not surprising since she won gold and a silver medal at the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and also finished third in the World Cup Overall Standings, behind Maria Riesch and Lindsey Vonn. She received 368 points. Cross-country skier Petra Majdič who finished her very successful career in 2011 with a medal at the World Championships in Oslo and won the World Cup Overall Standings in sprint, received 204 points. Judoka Urška Žolnir who won two bronze medals both at World Championship in Paris and at European Championships in Istanbul was third (72 points).

The best Slovenian Team in 2011 is the Ski Jumping team. Robert Kranjec, Jurij Tepeš, Peter Prevc and Jernej Damjan won a bronze medal at World Championships in Holmenkollen, Oslo, even though they were not considered favourites for the medals. Football club Maribor finished second and Handball club Cimos Koper finished third.

Peter Kauzer
28-year old whitewater kayaker Peter Kauzer completely justified his nickname Rocket from Hrastnik this season. He became World Champion, won the overall World Cup title and won the European Championships title in team race. At the World Championships in Bratislava other competitors watched him helplessly in the back, although he did not paddle thoughtlessly this time, but won with an elegant waltz danced on the Danube. In Čunovo, which he says is his home course, because he prefers to compete there rather than in Tacen, he won another world title in his career - the second one after 2009. The gold medal has already ensured him a place at Olympic Games in London.
An Olympic medal is the only thing missing in his extensive collection. He explains that he is interested only in the title of Olympic champion. In all the great competitions in his career, Olympic Games, World and European Championships, he has already been burned once, which means he already used all the bonuses of misfortune.