Adriana Jelinkova Explained

Adriana Jelinkova
Country: (until 2021/22)
(2022/23–present)
Disciplines:Giant slalom, slalom
Club:Snowsports Academy Racing and Skiclub Bad Gastein
Birth Name:Adriana Jelínková
Birth Date:10 April 1995
Birth Place:Brno, Czech Republic
Website:https://adrianajelinkova.com
Olympicteams:2022
Worldsteams:4 – (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Worldsmedals:0

Adriana Jelinkova (born Jelínková, 10 April 1995) is an alpine ski racer who specialises in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom. Originally represented the Netherlands at her debut for the 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, she changed her nationality to Czech Republic in May 2022.[1]

Early life

Jelinkova was born in the Czech Republic, but grew up with her family in the Netherlands and stayed there until 11 years old. Afterwards, Jelinkova moved to Austria, where she completed the second grade of elementary school at the ski school in Bad Gastein and subsequently graduated from the ski gymnasium in Saalfelden. Jelinkova is multilingual, able to speak Czech, Dutch, German, and English.[2]

Career

Jelinkova made her World Cup debut on 16 December 2012 in the Courchevel giant slalom, but she failed to finish the first run.[3] She competed for the Netherlands at the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria. She finished 40th in the giant slalom.[4] She competed at the 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail / Beaver Creek, United States. She did not start the first run of the slalom.[5] She competed at the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She finished 36th in the giant slalom and 30th in the slalom.[6] [7] She competed at the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre, Sweden. She finished 33rd in the giant slalom and 19th in the slalom.[8] [9]

World Cup results

Results per discipline

DisciplineWC startsWC Top 30WC Top 15WC Top 5WC PodiumBest result
DateLocationPlace
29 0 0 0 0
46 5 0 0 0 16 January 2021 11th
1 1 0 0 0 26 January 2018 27th
Parallel 2 1 1 0 0 26 November 2020 10th
Parallel slalom 2 1 0 0 0 20 December 2017 25th
Total 80 8 1 0 0

World Championships results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombinedParallel
17
19
21
23

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shiffrinová slaví na mistrovství světa zlato v obřím slalomu. Stříbrnou Brignoneovou porazila o 12 setin. Czech Radio. 16 February 2023. cs.
  2. Web site: Kateřina. Neumannová. Umí čtyři jazyky, reprezentovala Holandsko. Lyžařka Adriana Jelínková se těší na premiéru v českých barvách. Czech Radio. 21 October 2022. cs.
  3. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=164943&raceid=70951 FIS World Cup - Ladies' Giant slalom, Courchevel (FRA), 16.12.2012
  4. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=164943&raceid=71035 FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Giant slalom, Schladming (AUT), 14.02.2013
  5. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=164943&raceid=78948 FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Slalom, Vail / Beaver Creek (USA), 14.02.2015
  6. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=164943&raceid=86891 FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Giant slalom, St. Moritz (SUI) 16.02.2017
  7. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=164943&raceid=86895 FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Slalom, St. Moritz (SUI), 18.02.2017
  8. Web site: World Championships Are (SWE) .
  9. Web site: World Championships Are (SWE) .