Ema Klinec

Ema Klinec
Klinec in 2022
Born (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998
Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Ski clubSSK Norica Žiri
Personal best226 m (741 ft)
World Cup career
Seasons2014
2016–present
Indiv. starts159
Indiv. podiums31
Indiv. wins2
Team starts15
Team podiums5
Team wins2
Raw Air titles1 (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Women's ski jumping
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
Silver medal – second place 2025 Trondheim Mixed team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Planica Mixed team NH
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Individual NH
Gold medal – first place 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 South Korea Pyeongchang 14
2022 China Beijing 5

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year Place NH Team Mixed LH
2017 Finland Lahti 5 N/A 4 N/A
2019 Austria Seefeld did not participate
2021 Germany Oberstdorf 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 6
2023 Slovenia Planica 19 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7
2025 Norway Trondheim 13 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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   Russia Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS97 NH
2 2022–23 12 March 2023   Norway 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 Lillehammer Hinterzten Hinterzten Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Planica Planica Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Râșnov Râșnov Oslo Falun Planica
7 8 12 5 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2015–16 Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oslo Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Lahti Almaty Almaty
32 16 31 2 9 23 3 3 4 4 9 5 – – – – –
2016–17 Lillehammer Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Pyeongchang Pyeongchang Oslo
10 10 6 7 7 2 4 11 8 6 – – – – 5 5 3 4 6
2017–18 Lillehammer Lillehammer Lillehammer Hinterzarten Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Râșnov Râșnov Oslo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf
26 20 11 10 q 8 6 8 6 9 8 8 14 6 13
2018–19 Lillehammer Lillehammer Lillehammer Prémanon Prémanon Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Chaykovsky, Perm Krai
9 3 16 3 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2019–20 Lillehammer Lillehammer Klingenthal Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Oslo Lillehammer
4 4 2 13 16 7 14 15 16 10 12 20 15 6 7 5
2020–21 Ramsau am Dachstein Ljubno ob Savinji Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Râșnov Râșnov Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Chaykovsky, Perm Krai
– 2 3 5 2 10 13 5 4 11 18 22 6
2021–22 Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Lillehammer Lillehammer Klingenthal Klingenthal Ramsau am Dachstein Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Lillehammer Lillehammer Oslo Oslo Oberhof Oberhof
2 1 9 4 13 7 5 3 4 3 5 – – – – – – 5 3
2022–23 Wisła Wisła Lillehammer Lillehammer Titisee-Neustadt Villach Villach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Hinterzarten Hinterzarten Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Râșnov Râșnov Oslo Oslo Lillehammer Lillehammer Lahti
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 Lillehammer Lillehammer Engelberg Engelberg Garmisch-Partenkirchen Oberstdorf Villach Villach Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Lahti Oslo Oslo Trondheim Trondheim Vikersund Planica
14 5 3 2 11 7 21 21 9 14 – – – – – 13 26 13 8 4 37 20 3 19
2024–25 Lillehammer Lillehammer Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou Engelberg Garmisch-Partenkirchen Oberstdorf Villach Villach Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Willingen Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid, New York Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Oslo Vikersund Lahti Lahti
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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