Ema Klinec

Ema Klinec
Klinec in 2022
Personal information
Born (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998
Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubSSK Norica Žiri
World Cup career
Seasons2014
2016–present
Indiv. starts159
Indiv. podiums31
Indiv. wins2
Team starts15
Team podiums5
Team wins2
Raw Air titles1 (2023)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests226 m (741 ft)
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Women's ski jumping
World Championships
2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH
2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
2025 Trondheim Mixed team LH
2023 Planica Mixed team NH
Youth Olympic Games
2016 Lillehammer Individual NH
2016 Lillehammer Mixed team NH
Updated on 21 March 2025

Ema Klinec (born 2 July 1998) is a Slovenian ski jumper. In February 2021, she became the first Slovenian female ski jumping world champion after winning the normal hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021.[2]

On 18 March 2023, Klinec landed at 203 metres (666 ft) in her second jump at the Vikersundbakken ski flying hill, becoming the first woman to officially jump over 200 metres.[3] The next day, she set a new world record at 226 metres (741 ft), and also won the first ever women's ski flying event in history.[4]

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

Year Place NH
2018 Pyeongchang 14
2022 Beijing 5

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year Place NH Team Mixed LH
2017 Lahti 5 N/A 4 N/A
2019 Seefeld did not participate
2021 Oberstdorf 4 6
2023 Planica 19 4 7
2025 Trondheim 13 4 15

World Cup record

Standings

Season Position Points
2013–14 25 175
2015–16 9 426
2016–17 7 630
2017–18 11 381
2018–19 24 214
2019–20 8 496
2020–21 6 492
2021–22 7 680
2022–23 3 1,281
2023–24 13 540
2024–25 9 710

Individual wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2021–22 27 November 2021   Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS97 NH
2 2022–23 12 March 2023   Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH

Individual starts

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
2013–14
7 8 12 5 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2015–16
32 16 31 2 9 23 3 3 4 4 9 5 – – – – –
2016–17
10 10 6 7 7 2 4 11 8 6 – – – – 5 5 3 4 6
2017–18
26 20 11 10 q 8 6 8 6 9 8 8 14 6 13
2018–19
9 3 16 3 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2019–20
4 4 2 13 16 7 14 15 16 10 12 20 15 6 7 5
2020–21
– 2 3 5 2 10 13 5 4 11 18 22 6
2021–22
2 1 9 4 13 7 5 3 4 3 5 – – – – – – 5 3
2022–23
8 11 21 5 12 8 7 4 9 2 2 12 18 2 2 2 6 2 4 5 5 2 1 3 6 10
2023–24
14 5 3 2 11 7 21 21 9 14 – – – – – 13 26 13 8 4 37 20 3 19
2024–25
DQ 13 4 2 6 12 6 12 6 7 13 13 15 10 9 11 11 16 – – 13 2 10 3

References

  1. ^ a b "Ema Klinec – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Ema Klinec s popolnima skokoma do zlata". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ema Klinec v Vikersundu kot prva smučarska skakalka preskočila 200 m". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Popoln dan Eme Klinec: zmaga, osvojena turneja in nov svetovni rekord" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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