Kristjan Ilves Explained

Kristjan Ilves
Birth Date:10 June 1996
Birth Place:Tartu, Estonia
Club:Elva Skiclub
Seasons:2013–
Totalpodiums:11
Updated:10 February 2024

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

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   Individual NH  Individual LH   Team LH 
17
21
25

World Championship

 Year   Age   Individual NH  Individual LH   Team NH  Team LH 
16
18 11
20 12
22
24 8
26

World Cup results

Season standings

 Season   Age  Points Overall
2013–1417 1 80
2014–1518 2 66
2015–1619 7 54
2016–1720 81 42
2017–1821 264 19
2018–1922 22 54
2019–2023 56 31
2020–2124 187 17
2021–2225 627 5
2022–2326 753 5
2023–2427 1207 5

Podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationHillDisciplinePlace
1 align=center 2017–18 align=right 4 February 2018 Hakuba, Japan HS134/10 km 2nd
2 2021–22 align=right 15 January 2022 Klingenthal, Germany HS140/10 km 2nd
3 align=right 16 January 2022 Klingenthal, Germany HS140/10 km 2nd
4 2022–23 align=right 11 February 2023 Schonach, Germany HS100/10 km 3rd
5 align=right 25 March 2023 Lahti, Finland HS130/10 km 2nd
6 align=right 26 March 2023 Lahti, Finland HS130/10 km 3rd
7 2023–24 align=right 9 February 2024 Otepää, Estonia 10 km/HS97 2nd
8 align=right 10 February 2024 Otepää, Estonia HS97/10 km 2nd
9 align=right 3 March 2024 Lahti, Finland HS130/10 km 3rd
10 align=right 10 March 2024 Oslo, Norway HS134/10 km 3rd
11 align=right 17 March 2024 Trondheim, Norway HS138/10 km 3rd

Notes and References

  1. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=NK&competitorid=161576 FIS Profile
  2. Web site: Sports Reference Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121029/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/kristjan-ilves-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
  3. Web site: Sochi2014.com profile . March 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319035311/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-kristjan-ilves . March 19, 2014 .