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

Kristjan Ilves
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  Estonia
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Liberec Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Almaty Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Râșnov Individual NH
Updated on 10 February 2024.

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 edit

Olympic Games edit

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

World Championship edit

 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 edit

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Points Overall
2013–14 17 1 80
2014–15 18 2 66
2015–16 19 7 54
2016–17 20 81 42
2017–18 21 264 19
2018–19 22 22 54
2019–20 23 56 31
2020–21 24 187 17
2021–22 25 627 5
2022–23 26 753 5
2023–24 27 1207 5

Podiums edit

No. Season Date Location Hill Discipline Place
1 2017–18 4 February 2018   Hakuba, Japan Olympic Hills HS134/10 km 2nd
2 2021–22 15 January 2022   Klingenthal, Germany Vogtland Arena HS140/10 km 2nd
3 16 January 2022   Klingenthal, Germany Vogtland Arena HS140/10 km 2nd
4 2022–23 11 February 2023   Schonach, Germany Langenwaldschanze HS100/10 km 3rd
5 25 March 2023   Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km 2nd
6 26 March 2023   Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km 3rd
7 2023–24 9 February 2024   Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi 10 km/HS97 2nd
8 10 February 2024   Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi HS97/10 km 2nd
9 3 March 2024   Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km 3rd
10 10 March 2024   Oslo, Norway Holmenkollbakken HS134/10 km 3rd
11 17 March 2024   Trondheim, Norway Granåsen HS138/10 km 3rd

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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.