Jure Košir (pronunciationⓘ; born 24 April 1972 is a former Slovenian alpine skier.
Košir's first international success was the title of the world junior champion in super-G, won in Hemsedal in 1991.
slalom and made quick progress, noticed also by his good friend, Italian champion Alberto Tomba.
The first peak of his career was achieved in the season 1993/94 when he achieved the first World Cup victory for independent Slovenia, won the bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and finished the season at the 3rd place of the World Cup slalom standings.
The next few seasons were slightly less successful until he reached his second peak of his career in 1998/99 when he won two more slalom races (one of them was at his "home" resort in Kranjska Gora) and finished the season at the 2nd place of the World Cup slalom standings.