Ilka Štuhec

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Ilka Štuhec
Alpine skier
2017 Audi FIS Ski Weltcup Garmisch-Partenkirchen Damen - Ilka Stuhec - by 2eight - 8SC8056.jpg
Štuhec at Garmisch in January 2017
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Combined, Giant slalom
ClubASK Branik Maribor
Born (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 31)
Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
World Cup debut17 March 2007 (age 16)
Websiteilka.si
Olympics
Teams1 – (2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2013–2021)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 – (2007–2008, 2010, 2012–2017, 2019–2021)
Wins9 – (5 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Podiums17 – (9 DH, 5 SG, 3 AC)
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2017)
Discipline titles2 – (DH, AC in 2017)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Slovenia
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 2 0 0
Total 2 0 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. Moritz Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2019 Åre Downhill
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Flachau Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2007 Flachau Combined
Gold medal – first place 2008 Formigal Downhill

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.

Career[]

At the Junior World Championships in 2007, Štuhec won two gold medals (slalom and combined) in Flachau, Austria.[1] The following year she won another gold, in the downhill in Formigal, Spain.[2] She made her World Cup debut at age 16 in March 2007 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

Štuhec gained her first World Cup victories in December 2016, back-to-back wins in the downhill in Canada 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 World Championships at St. Moritz, she won the gold medal in downhill in mid-February,[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.

In October 2017, an injury to her left knee (ACL) kept Štuhec out of the entire season, including the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.[10] She returned to the winner's circle with World Cup victories on consecutive days at Val Gardena in December 2018,[10] and successfully defended her world championship 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[]

Season titles[]

Season Discipline
2017 Combined
Downhill

Season standings[]

[14]

Season Overall Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined
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
2019 10 — 46 11 4 —
2020 32 — — 28 15 —
2021 42 — — 40 14 —

Race victories[]

  • 9 wins – (5 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Season Date Location Discipline
2017 2 Dec 2016 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
3 Dec 2016 Downhill
16 Dec 2016 France Val d'Isère, France Combined
17 Dec 2016 Downhill
29 Jan 2017 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G
25 Feb 2017  Switzerland  Crans-Montana, Switzerland Super-G
15 Mar 2017 United States Aspen, United States Downhill
2019 18 Dec 2018 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
19 Dec 2018 Super-G

World Championship results[]

[15]

  Year    Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 — 32 6 19 DNF2
2015 — 25 17 20 7
2017 — DNF2 11 1 DNF2
2019 — — 8 1 10
2021 — — 25 14 —

Olympic Games results[]

[16]

  Year    Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 — 31 13 10 DNF2

References[]

  1. ^ "Mladinska svetovna slalomska prvakinja še Ilka Štuhec, zlata tudi v kombinaciji". sloski.si (in Slovenian). 11 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ilka Štuhec mladinska svetovna prvakinja v smuku". Delo (in Slovenian). 26 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec completes Lake Louise downhill sweep". Associated Press. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Mitja Lisjak (29 January 2017). "Ilka Štuhec zmagala v Cortini d'Ampezzo!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ^ M. R. (12 February 2017). "Smukaška kraljica Ilka si je po zlatu dala duška in zakričala" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ T. O. (26 February 2017). "Ilka Štuhec zdržala pritisk in osvojila mali globus" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ^ M. L. (15 March 2017). "Video: Zmagovita Ilka najboljša smukačica na svetu!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Ilka Stuhec wins downhill for first victory since injury". ESPN. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Ilka Stuhec successfully defends downhill gold in Åre". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Stuhec spoils Vonn's farewell party at skiing worlds". ESPN. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Downhill world champion Stuhec opts to avoid knee surgery". ESPN. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  14. ^ "STUHEC Ilka – Cups". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  15. ^ "STUHEC Ilka – FIS World Ski Championships". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  16. ^ "STUHEC Ilka – Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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