Annika Sieff

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Annika Sieff
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Sieff in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 22)
Cavalese, Italy
Sport
SportSkiing
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Women's Nordic combined
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Zakopane Individual NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Whistler Individual NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 ZakopaneMixed team NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Lahti Mixed team NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 WhistlerMixed team NH
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Lausanne Mixed team NH

Annika Sieff (born October 27, 2003) is an Italian ski jumper and former Nordic combined skier.

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Career

Sieff represented Italy at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a bronze medal in the mixed team normal hill event. [1] During the 2021–22 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, she won the first Provisional Competition Rounds (PCR) of the season on 2 December 2021. [2] The next day she earned her first career World Cup podium, finishing in third place. [3] She became the first Italian woman to podium at the World Cup. [4]

In March 2022, she competed at the 2022 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in the individual normal hill. [5] Weeks later she competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Nordic combined and won a gold medal in the individual normal hill event. [6]

She again competed at the 2023 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in the individual normal hill. [7] She also won a bronze medal in the mixed team normal hill event. [8] During the 2023–24 season, she switched from Nordic combined to ski jumping. During the 2023–24 FIS Ski Jumping Inter-Continental Cup, she won the summer overall, finishing with 360 points. [9]

In January 2026, he was selected to represent Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [10] [11]

References

  1. "YOG: Norway wins Nordic Mixed Team event". fis-ski.com. January 22, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  2. "Sieff wins PCR in Lillehammer". fis-ski.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  3. "Home World Cup Victory for Hansen". fis-ski.com. December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  4. "Annika Sieff". coni.it. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  5. "JWSC: Sieff and Rettenegger are Junior World Champions". fis-ski.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  6. "EYOF: Sieff becomes European Youth Olympic champion". fis-ski.com. March 30, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  7. "JWSC: Annika Sieff claims Gold medal". fis-ski.com. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  8. "JWSC: Austria wins Mixed Team Gold". fis-ski.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  9. "Annika Sieff wins first Inter-COC overall". fis-ski.com. September 18, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  10. "Federica Brignone, Arianna Fontana, Flora Tabanelli headline Team Italy at Milano Cortina 2026 - Complete list". olympics.com. January 26, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  11. "All eyes on Prevc as Olympic Ski Jumping opens on Normal Hill". fis-ski.com. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.