Ilka Štuhec

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Ilka Štuhec
Štuhec at Garmisch in 2017
Personal information
Born (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 34)
Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G
ClubASK Branik Maribor
World Cup debut17 March 2007 (age 16)
Websiteilka.si
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 – (2013–2025)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 – (2007–2008, 2010, 2012–2017, 2019–2025)
Wins11 – (7 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Podiums22 – (14 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 2007 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in Flachau, Austria, Štuhec won two gold medals in slalom and combined.[1] The following year, she won another gold in downhill in Formigal, Spain.[2] She made her World Cup debut in March 2007 at the age of 16 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

Štuhec gained her first World Cup victories in December 2016, back-to-back wins in downhill 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 2017 World Championships in February, she won the gold medal in downhill,[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.

Štuhec was sidelined for the entire 2017–18 season, including the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, due to a left knee injury (ACL) in October 2017.[10] She returned to the winner's circle with consecutive World Cup victories in Val Gardena in December 2018,[10] and successfully defended her World Championships 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

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
2018 Injured in October, out for the season
2019 10 — 46 11 4 —
2020 32 — — 28 15 —
2021 42 — — 40 14 —
2022 53 — — — 21
2023 11 — — 30 2
2024 29 — — 26 8
2025 42 — — 24 12
Source:[14]

Race victories

  • 11 wins – (7 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Season Date Location Discipline
2017 2 December 2016 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
3 December 2016 Downhill
16 December 2016 France Val d'Isère, France Combined
17 December 2016 Downhill
29 January 2017 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G
25 February 2017  Switzerland  Crans-Montana, Switzerland Super-G
15 March 2017 United States Aspen, United States Downhill
2019 18 December 2018 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
19 December 2018 Super-G
2023 21 January 2023 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill
15 March 2023 Andorra Soldeu, Andorra Downhill

World Championships results

  Year    Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined  Team 
 combined 
2013 — 32 6 19 DNF2 Not held
2015 — 25 17 20 7
2017 — DNF2 11 1 DNF2
2019 — — 8 1 10
2021 — — 25 14 —
2023 — — 12 6 DNS2
2025 — — 22 11 Not held 9
Source:[15]

Olympic Games results

  Year    Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 — 31 13 10 DNF2
2018 Did not compete
2022 — — — 22 —
Source:[16]

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. ^ Lisjak, Mitja (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 27 March 2025.
  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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