Elvedina Muzaferija
Elvedina Muzaferija (born 20 August 1999) is a Bosnian female alpine skier. She carried her nation's flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1999 Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, Alpine Combined |
| World Cup debut | 3 January 2017 (age 17) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2017, 2021, 2023) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 8 – (2017–24) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (54th in 2024) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (23rd in SG, 2024) |
Biography
Muzaferija was the first woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina to appear in downhill.[2] On 10 February 2020, she achieved her best result in European Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland taking the 10th place in Super-G. On 19 February 2023, in Europa Cup in Crans-Montana, Elvedina was 15th in the downhill race, and day before she was 2nd also in downhill, which is the best result of any skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3] Her previous best was achieved on 15 February 2021 as she finished 16th in World Cup, which was, at the time, the best placement of any Bosnian alpine skiers in the country's history.[4] In World Cup in France, in February 2023, she was 15th in alpine combination race, 20th in downhill and 25th in Super-G.[5] On 27 January 2024, Muzaferia took 14th place in the Super-G race in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, a day after she took 25th place in downhill.[6]
She was also the first alpine skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina to score points in the World Cup[7] even though she has not received much, if any, support from Bosnian Ski association.[8]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| 2021 | 21 | no World Cup points | ||||||
| 2022 | 22 | 92 | — | — | 41 | 48 | — | |
| 2023 | 23 | 112 | — | — | 48 | 47 | ||
| 2024 | 24 | 54 | — | — | 23 | 24 | ||
Results per discipline
| Discipline | WC starts | WC top 30 | WC top 15 | WC top 5 | WC podium | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Place | ||||||
| Slalom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 January 2018 | Zagreb, Croatia | 49th |
| Giant slalom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 December 2017 | Lienz, Austria | 53rd |
| Super-G | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 March 2024 | Kvitfjell, Norway | 9th |
| Downhill | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 February 2024 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 4th |
| Combined | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 2020 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 22nd |
| Total | 68 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
- Standings through 23 March 2024
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2017 | 17 | 55 | DNFQ1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 19 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2021 | 21 | — | — | 38 | 25 | 16 | — |
| 2023 | 23 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 15 | — |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team event | |
| 2018 | 18 | DNF | 44 | 42 | 31 | DNF2 | — |
| 2022 | 22 | — | — | 25 | DNF | DNF2 | — |
Other results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 103 | — | — | 39 | 40 | — | |
| 2021 | 21 | 111 | — | — | 31 | 42 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | Did not compete at the Europa Cup | ||||||
| 2023 | 23 | 41 | — | — | 58 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | 24 | 29 | — | — | 48 | 7 | — | |
Results per discipline
| Discipline | EC starts | EC Top 30 | EC Top 15 | EC Top 5 | EC Podium | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Place | ||||||
| Slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Giant slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Super-G | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 February 2020 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 10th |
| Downhill | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 February 2024 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 1st |
| Combined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 January 2018 | Innerkrems, Austria | DNS |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||
- Standings through 11 February 2024
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2023 | 18 February 2023 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland[9] | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2024 | 11 February 2024 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland[10] | Downhill | 1st |
References
- Dajić, Mirza. "Oslobođenje - Elvedina Muzaferija: Ogromna čast je nositi zastavu BiH". Oslobođenje d.o.o. (in Bosnian).
- "Elvedina Muzaferija, prva bh. skijašica koja je vozila spust: Bilo me malo strah". Avaz.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Elvedina Muzaferija zauzela 15. mjesto na drugom spustu". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- Sokolović, A. "Muzaferija: Kada bi imala veću pomoć Saveza, BiH bih donijela više bodova". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "Elvedina Muzaferija osvojila 20. mjesto na Svjetskom prvenstvu". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Elvedina Muzaferija ostvarila najbolji rezultat u historiji bh. skijanja". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- "Elvedina Muzaferija osvojila prve bodove u Svjetskom kupu". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- Sokolović, A. "Muzaferija: Kada bi imala veću pomoć Saveza, BiH bih donijela više bodova". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- "Crans Montana (SUI) - European Cup – Women's Downhill - 2023 February 18 - Full results". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "Crans Montana (SUI) - European Cup – Women's Downhill - 2024 February 11 - Full results". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.