abstract:Janka, typically a given name or a surname, is a form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" (meaning "God is merciful"). It is a form of the Hungarian, Czech, Polish, German form of the given name "Johannes" and of "Jan".
Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland claimed the bronze medal ahead of teammate Carlo Janka, with reigning Olympic champion Ted Ligety of the United States back in fifth.