Ema Klinec

Ski jumpers, basketball team, Lampič, Ozmec win top sports prizes

Brdo pri Kranju – The Slovenian women’s ski jumping team, men’s basketball team, cross-country skier Anamarija Lampič and former para athlete and sports official Peter Ozmec are the recipients of the 2021 Bloudek Prizes, the highest national awards for current and lifetime achievements in sports.

Urša Bogataj wins gold medal, Nika Križnar bronze at Winter Olympics

Beijing – Slovenian ski jumpers Urša Bogataj and Nika Križnar made history at the Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou on Saturday, as Bogataj has won the gold and Križnar won the bronze medal. It is the first time that more than one Slovenian athlete has made the Olympic podium in the same event.

Ski jumper Ema Klinec third in Willingen

Willingen – Slovenian ski jumper Ema Klinec finished third in a World Cup event in Germany’s Willingen on Saturday. Because of strong winds only the first round was carried out. The winner was Austria’s Marita Kramer, who also tops the overall World Cup rankings, while Germany’s Katharina Atlthaus was second.

Ski jumper Urška Bogataj third in Lillehammer

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.

Double win for Slovenian women ski jumpers in Russia

Nizhny Tagil – Slovenian women ski jumpers secured their first ever double victory in the individual World Cup event in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, on Saturday. Ema Klinec won the second event of the season after finishing as the runner-up at the same venue yesterday. Her compatriot Urša Bogataj placed second.

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