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Ski jumper Urška Bogataj third in Lillehammer

Published by The Slovenia Times on Sat, 12/04/2021 - 23:16

Lillehammer – Slovenian ski jumper Urška Bogataj finished third at Saturday’s World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway, which is her fourth podium finish in the World Cup. The winner today was Katharina Althaus from Germany, and the second place went to Austrian Marita Kramer.

Bogataj scored 272.3 points after Althaus with 278.1 points and Kramer with 273.2 points.

First Olympic medal winners for Slovenia enter Hall of Fame

Published by The Slovenia Times on Sat, 02/02/2019 - 09:30

The trio was inaugurated into the elite club honoured by the Slovenian Sports Journalists Association as the first winners of Olympic medals for Slovenia.

Jure Košir (46), competed for 15 seasons in the World Cup to earn 3 wins and 20 podium finishes, but his biggest achievement was the bronze medal in the men's slalom at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.