Alpine Skiing
Istok Rodes
- Slalom
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Hometown
- Varazdin, Croatia
- Height
- 184 cm
- Born
- 27 January 1996
- Primary discipline
- Slalom
About Istok Rodes
Croatian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in slalom, born 27 January 1996, 184cm tall, resident in Varazdin and racing for SK Varazdin. Competes across all alpine disciplines but only starts in slalom and combined at World Cup level. Competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek (Super-G, Downhill and Combined) and started in slalom at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics (DNF). Remained active through the 2025-26 season and into 2026-27, with a European Cup slalom result of 6th at Schladming (25 March 2026) and a national slalom title at Kranjska Gora (31 March 2026).
FIS Code 380361. Nickname per FIS bio: 'East'. Hobbies: Free climbing. 2015 World Championships (Beaver Creek): started Super-G, Downhill, Combined. 2026 Olympics: DNF, slalom. Croatian national slalom champion, Kranjska Gora, 31 Mar 2026.
Sponsors: Voelkl (skis); Dalbello (boots) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment fields) as of 2026; poles sponsor not listed
Setup
2 items
Skis
Völkl
FIS official biography confirms 'Skis: Voelkl'.
Freestyle/park ski.
Boots
Dalbello DRS World Cup
FIS official biography confirms 'Boots: Dalbello'.
Elite World Cup race boot line, 93mm race last, two-piece Overlap Design construction
Setup verified 8 July 2026
Sources
- https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=172529
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istok_Rode%C5%A1
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/136995
- https://ski-db.com/db/profiles/rodes_istok_cro_380361_all_results.php
- https://skiracing.com/istok-rodes-joins-volkl/
- https://assets.fis-ski.com/f/252177/x/c2c55e30e3/volkl-25-26.pdf
- https://www.skiaustria.at/de/events/ski-alpin-slalom-herren-2025-26-58101-127531