Kristjan Ilves

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Kristjan Ilves
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Born (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 27)
Tartu, Estonia
Ski clubElva Skiclub
World Cup career
Seasons2013–
Podiums11
Medal record
Men's nordic combined
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Liberec Individual NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Almaty Individual NH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Râșnov Individual NH
Updated on 10 February 2024.

Kristjan Ilves (born 10 June 1996 in Tartu) is an Estonian Nordic combined skier. [1]

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Ilves competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Estonia. He placed 41st in the normal hill Nordic combined event and 34th in the large hill event. [2] [3]

As of March 2021, his best showing at the World Championships was 8th in the 2021 team sprint. His best individual finish was 11th in the large hill event during the same championships. [1]

Ilves made his World Cup debut in February 2013. His best World Cup overall finish is 5th in the 2021–22 season. [1]

He represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 16th in the Individual normal hill event. He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Record

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  Individual NH  Individual LH  Team LH 
2014 17 41 34
2018 21 16 28
2022 25 9

World Championship

 Year  Age  Individual NH  Individual LH  Team NH  Team LH 
2013 16 48 39 11
2015 18 40 38 10 11
2017 20 23 27 9 12
2019 22 43 DNS2
2021 24 19 11 8
2023 26 6 4

World Cup results

Season standings

 Season  Age PointsOverall
2013–14 17180
2014–15 18266
2015–16 19754
2016–17 208142
2017–18 2126419
2018–19 222254
2019–20 235631
2020–21 2418717
2021–22 256275
2022–23 267535
2023–24 2712075

Podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationHillDisciplinePlace
1 2017–18 4 February 2018 Flag of Japan.svg Hakuba, Japan Olympic Hills HS134/10 km2nd
2 2021–22 15 January 2022 Flag of Germany.svg Klingenthal, Germany Vogtland Arena HS140/10 km2nd
316 January 2022 Flag of Germany.svg Klingenthal, Germany Vogtland Arena HS140/10 km2nd
4 2022–23 11 February 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach, Germany Langenwaldschanze HS100/10 km3rd
525 March 2023 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km2nd
626 March 2023 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km3rd
7 2023–24 9 February 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi 10 km/HS972nd
810 February 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi HS97/10 km2nd
93 March 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km3rd
1010 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway Holmenkollbakken HS134/10 km3rd
1117 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim, Norway Granåsen HS138/10 km3rd

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FIS Profile
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.