Ema Klinec

Ema Klinec (born 2 July 1998) is a Slovenian ski jumper. In February 2021, she became the first Slovenian female ski jumping world champion after winning the normal hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021.[2]

Ema Klinec
Klinec in 2012
Born (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998
Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Ski clubSSK Norica Žiri
Personal best226 m (741 ft)
World Cup career
Seasons2014
2016–present
Starts137
Podiums28
Wins2
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
2021 OberstdorfIndividual NH
2021 OberstdorfTeam NH
2023 PlanicaMixed team NH
Updated on 21 March 2024.

On 18 March 2023, Klinec landed at 203 metres (666 ft) in her second jump at the Vikersundbakken ski flying hill, becoming the first woman to officially jump over 200 metres.[3] The next day, she set a new world record at 226 metres (741 ft), and also won the first ever women's ski flying event in history.[4]

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

Year Place NH
2018 Pyeongchang 14
2022 Beijing 5

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year Place NH Team NH Mixed NH LH
2017 Lahti 5 N/A 4 N/A
2019 Seefeld did not participate
2021 Oberstdorf 4 6
2023 Planica 19 4 7

World Cup record

Standings

Season Position Points
2013–14 25175
2015–16 9426
2016–17 7630
2017–18 11381
2018–19 24214
2019–20 8496
2020–21 6492
2021–22 7680
2022–23 31,281
2023–24 13540

Individual wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2021–2227 November 2021   Nizhny TagilTramplin Stork HS97NH
2 2022–2312 March 2023   OsloHolmenkollbakken HS134LH

Individual starts

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
2013–14
7 8 12 5 6
2015–16
32 16 31 2 9 23 3 3 4 4 9 5
2016–17
10 10 6 7 7 2 4 11 8 6 5 5 3 4 6
2017–18
26 20 11 10 q 8 6 8 6 9 8 8 14 6 13
2018–19
9 3 16 3 4
2019–20
4 4 2 13 16 7 14 15 16 10 12 20 15 6 7 5
2020–21
2 3 5 2 10 13 5 4 11 18 22 6
2021–22
2 1 9 4 13 7 5 3 4 3 5 5 3
2022–23
8 11 21 5 12 8 7 4 9 2 2 12 18 2 2 2 6 2 4 5 5 2 1 3 6 10
2023–24
14 5 3 2 11 7 21 21 9 14 13 26 13 8 4 37 20 3 19

References

  1. "Ema Klinec – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. "Ema Klinec s popolnima skokoma do zlata". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. "Ema Klinec v Vikersundu kot prva smučarska skakalka preskočila 200 m". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. "Popoln dan Eme Klinec: zmaga, osvojena turneja in nov svetovni rekord" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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