Jurij Tepeš Explained

Jurij Tepeš
Birth Date:	14 February 1989
Birth Place:	Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:	^[1]
Personalbest:	244m (801feet) Planica, 22 March 2015
Seasons:	2006 2008–2020
Wins:	2
Totalpodiums:	7
Individual Starts:	197

Jurij Tepeš (born 14 February 1989) is a Slovenian former ski jumper.^[2]

Career

Tepeš won a bronze medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo in the team large hill event. In the 2010–11 season he got his first podium in World Cup team event with Slovenia. For the first time in his career he won individual in a Grand Prix competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan.^[3]

At the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012 in Vikersund, he won the bronze medal with Slovenia. In this competition, Tepeš jumped the Slovenian national record with 235.5m (772.6feet). He won individual in a Grand Prix competition in Almaty for the second time in his career.^[4]

The 2012–13 was the most successful World Cup season in his career. In Vikersund he set his personal best jump with 237m (778feet).^[5] His first individual podium came in Harrachov in February 2013, where he finished third.^[6] He won his first individual World Cup event in Planica in March 2013.^[7]

On 22 March 2015 in Planica, Tepeš became one of the few ski jumpers to achieve a "perfect jump", with all five judges giving him top style marks of 20.^[8]

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall
scope=row align=center	2005–06	—	57	N/A	N/A	55
scope=row align=center	2007–08	56	69	N/A	N/A	60
scope=row align=center	2009–10	71	—	30	N/A	N/A
scope=row align=center	2010–11	34	26	20	N/A	N/A
scope=row align=center	2011–12	24	36	19	N/A	N/A
scope=row align=center	2012–13	13	45	4	N/A	N/A
scope=row align=center	2013–14	18	33	5	N/A	N/A
scope=row align=center	2014–15	13	—		N/A	N/A
scope=row align=center	2015–16	21	44	12	N/A	N/A
scope=row align=center	2016–17	20	23	8	21	N/A
scope=row align=center	2017–18	50	—	29	—	N/A
scope=row align=center	2018–19	59	—	35	—	N/A
scope=row align=center	2019–20	49	—	22	—	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	1		24 March 2013		Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS215
scope=row style="text-align:center;"	2		22 March 2015	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225	FH

Personal life

His father, Miran Tepeš, was also a ski jumper. He was also a technical delegate at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup events.^[9] His sister Anja used to compete in the Ladies' World Cup before her retirement in 2015.^[10]

Notes and References

Web site: Jurij Tepes . sport.de . 30 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170318184647/https://www.sport.de/wintersport/pe211545/jurij-tepes/ . 18 March 2017 . de.
Web site: To. G. . Jurij Tepeš postavil smuči v kot, zdaj v trenerske vode . . 23 June 2020 . sl . 23 June 2020.
Web site: Tepeš: Občutek po prvi zmagi je odličen. D. O.. 30 August 2011 . Delo. sl. 23 June 2020.
Web site: Jurij Tepes repeats last year's win in Almaty . https://archive.today/20130410161025/http://berkutschi.com/en/front/news/show/2333-jurij-tepes-repeats-last-year-s-win-in-almaty . dead . 10 April 2013 . 22 September 2013 . berkutschi.com .
Web site: All the Norwegians Go Through–Super-Jump by Tepes . 27 January 2013 . vikersund.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130328093351/http://www.vikersund.no/en/2013/01/27/all-the-norwegians-go-through-super-jump-by-tepes/ . 28 March 2013 .
Web site: S. J. . A. V. . Stopničke Kranjca in Tepeša v Harrachovu . . 23 June 2020 . sl . 3 February 2013.
Web site: Prva zmaga Jurija Tepeša v karieri . planica.si . 23 June 2020 . sl . 24 March 2013.
Web site: M. Ž. . Š. Ro. . Dvojna slovenska zmaga z grenkim priokusom: Tepeš prvi in Prevc drugi, Freundu globus . . 23 June 2020 . sl-si . 21 March 2015.
Web site: Alenka Teran Košir . Miran Tepeš v drugačni luči . . 26 February 2019 . sl . 3 March 2018.
Web site: To. G. . Anja Tepeš zaradi zdravja končala skakalno kariero . . 26 February 2019 . sl . 29 September 2015.