Ilka Štuhec (born 26 October 1990) is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer, focusing on the speed events of downhill and super-G. She was a three-time junior world champion in three different disciplines, and was the world champion in downhill in 2017 and 2019.
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| Born | 26 October 1990 Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASK Branik Maribor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 17 March 2007 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | ilka.si | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 – (2013–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 15 – (2007–2008, 2010, 2012–2017, 2019–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 – (7 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 22 – (14 DH, 5 SG, 3 AC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 – (DH, AC in 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2007 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in Flachau, Austria, Štuhec won two gold medals in slalom and combined.[1] The following year, she won another gold in downhill in Formigal, Spain.[2] She made her World Cup debut in March 2007 at the age of 16 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Štuhec gained her first World Cup victories in December 2016, back-to-back wins in downhill at Lake Louise.[3] She had consecutive wins two weeks later in Val d'Isère, France,[4] and won her fifth event of the 2017 season in late January in Italy.[5] At the 2017 World Championships in February, she won the gold medal in downhill,[6][7] and clinched the World Cup season title in combined two weeks later.[8] At the finals in mid-March she secured another title in downhill,[9] and was the runner-up for the season in super-G and overall.
Štuhec was sidelined for the entire 2017–18 season, including the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, due to a left knee injury (ACL) in October 2017.[10] She returned to the winner's circle with consecutive World Cup victories in Val Gardena in December 2018,[10] and successfully defended her World Championships title in downhill in February 2019.[11][12] Two weeks later, a crash at Crans-Montana injured the same knee (PCL); it was reported that she would recover without surgery.[13]
World Cup results
editSeason titles
edit| Season | Discipline |
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| 2017 | Combined |
| Downhill |
Season standings
edit| Season | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2008 | 89 | — | — | — | 44 | 26 |
| 2012 | 81 | — | — | — | 27 | — |
| 2013 | 59 | — | — | 36 | 25 | 15 |
| 2014 | 44 | — | 47 | 17 | 28 | — |
| 2015 | 41 | — | — | 28 | 22 | — |
| 2016 | 33 | — | — | 12 | 25 | 29 |
| 2017 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Injured in October, out for the season | |||||
| 2019 | 10 | — | 46 | 11 | 4 | — |
| 2020 | 32 | — | — | 28 | 15 | — |
| 2021 | 42 | — | — | 40 | 14 | — |
| 2022 | 53 | — | — | — | 21 | |
| 2023 | 11 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 29 | — | — | 26 | 8 | |
- Source:[14]
Race victories
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 2017 | 2 December 2016 |  Lake Louise, Canada
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Downhill |
| 3 December 2016 | Downhill | ||
| 16 December 2016 |  Val d'Isère, France
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Combined | |
| 17 December 2016 | Downhill | ||
| 29 January 2017 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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Super-G | |
| 25 February 2017 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland
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Super-G | |
| 15 March 2017 |  Aspen, United States
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Downhill | |
| 2019 | 18 December 2018 | Val Gardena, Italy
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Downhill |
| 19 December 2018 | Super-G | ||
| 2023 | 21 January 2023 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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Downhill |
| 15 March 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra
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Downhill |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2013 | — | 32 | 6 | 19 | DNF2 |
| 2015 | — | 25 | 17 | 20 | 7 |
| 2017 | — | DNF2 | 11 | 1 | DNF2 |
| 2019 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | — | — | 25 | 14 | — |
| 2023 | — | — | 12 | 6 | DNS2 |
- Source:[15]
Olympic Games results
edit| Year | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2014 | — | 31 | 13 | 10 | DNF2 |
| 2018 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2022 | — | — | — | 22 | — |
- Source:[16]
References
edit- ^ "Mladinska svetovna slalomska prvakinja še Ilka Štuhec, zlata tudi v kombinaciji". sloski.si (in Slovenian). 11 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Ilka Štuhec mladinska svetovna prvakinja v smuku". Delo (in Slovenian). 26 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec completes Lake Louise downhill sweep". Associated Press. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Unstoppable Ilka Stuhec wins third downhill in a row". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Lisjak, Mitja (29 January 2017). "Ilka Štuhec zmagala v Cortini d'Ampezzo!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ M. R. (12 February 2017). "Smukaška kraljica Ilka si je po zlatu dala duška in zakričala" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Stuhec golden in St. Moritz downhill". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ T. O. (26 February 2017). "Ilka Štuhec zdržala pritisk in osvojila mali globus" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ M. L. (15 March 2017). "Video: Zmagovita Ilka najboljša smukačica na svetu!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Ilka Stuhec wins downhill for first victory since injury". ESPN. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Ilka Stuhec successfully defends downhill gold in Åre". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Stuhec spoils Vonn's farewell party at skiing worlds". ESPN. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Downhill world champion Stuhec opts to avoid knee surgery". ESPN. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "STUHEC Ilka – Cups". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "STUHEC Ilka – FIS World Ski Championships". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "STUHEC Ilka – Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Slovene and English)
- Ilka Štuhec at FIS (alpine)
- Ilka Štuhec at Olympedia
- Ilka Štuhec at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
