** FILE ** Croatia's Janica Kostelic skis to the silver medal in the women's super-G alpine skiing event at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games in Snowbasin, Utah, in this Sunday Feb. 17, 2002 file photo. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Janica Kostelic retired from Alpine skiing Thursday, April 19, 2007, saying she is enjoying life off the slopes more than winning medals. The 25-year-old Croat, who took the last World Cup season off due to chronic back and knee injuries, wants to spend more time with her boyfriend and at the beauty salon she has just opened. (AP Photo/Claudio Scaccini)