Background
David Kranjec was born on 17 August 1994 in Celje, Slovenia, and resides in Brisbane, Australia.
David Kranjec was born on 17 August 1994 in Celje, Slovenia, and resides in Brisbane, Australia.
He represented Australia until the end of the 2013-2014 season, winning the 2013 national title and competing at three International Skating Union Championships – once at the World Junior Championships and twice at the Four Continents Championships. Kranec placed fourth at the 2007 Slovenian Championships. 2009-2010 to 2013-2014
He debuted on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2011, placing 12th in Brisbane, Australia, and then 18th in Innsbruck, Austria.
He was sent to the 2013 Four Continents Championships in Osaka, Japan, where he finished last (23rd).
At the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, he placed 20th of 37 skaters in the short program He qualified for the free skate and finished 24th overall.
In the 2013-2014 season, Kranjec competed at two JGP events, placing 11th in Gdansk, Poland and 10th in Ostrava, Czechoslovakian Republic. He finished second to Brendan Kerry at the Australian Championships.
Making his final international appearance for Australia, he placed 21st at the 2014 Four Continents Championships.
2015-2016 season
In the 2015-2016 season, Kranjec began competing internationally for Slovenia. He was assigned to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, where he qualified for the free skate.
He is the 2016 Slovenian national champion and qualified for the free skate at the 2016 European Championships. In the 2009-2010 season, Kranjec won the junior bronze medal at the Australian Championships. In 2012-2013, Kranjec won the Australian senior national title. After placing 8th at the Merano Cup, he won the bronze medal at the Golden Bear of Zagreb and took the Slovenian national title.