Ilka Štuhec

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.

Ilka Štuhec
Alpine skier
Štuhec at Garmisch in January 2017
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Combined, Giant slalom
ClubASK Branik Maribor
Born (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990
Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
World Cup debut17 March 2007 (age 16)
Websiteilka.si
Olympics
Teams1 – (2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2013–2021)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2007–2008, 2010, 2012–2017, 2019–2022)
Wins9 – (5 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Podiums17 – (9 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
2017 St. MoritzDownhill
2019 ÅreDownhill
Junior World Championships
2007 FlachauSlalom
2007 FlachauCombined
2008 FormigalDownhill

Career

At the Junior World Championships in 2007, Štuhec won two gold medals (slalom and combined) in Flachau, Austria.[1] The following year she won another gold, in the downhill in Formigal, Spain.[2] She made her World Cup debut at age 16 in March 2007 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

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

In October 2017, an injury to her left knee (ACL) kept Štuhec out of the entire season, including the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.[10] She returned to the winner's circle with World Cup victories on consecutive days at Val Gardena in December 2018,[10] and successfully defended her world championship 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
2017Combined
Downhill

Season standings

[14]

Season Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
200889———4426
201281———27—
201359——362515
201444—471728—
201541——2822—
201633——122529
201723534211
201910—46114—
202032——2815—
202142——4014—
202253———21—

Race victories
Season Date Location Discipline
2017 2 Dec 2016 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
3 Dec 2016 Downhill
16 Dec 2016 Val d'Isère, France Combined
17 Dec 2016 Downhill
29 Jan 2017 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G
25 Feb 2017    Crans-Montana, Switzerland Super-G
15 Mar 2017 Aspen, United States Downhill
2019 18 Dec 2018 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
19 Dec 2018 Super-G

World Championship results

[15]

  Year   Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
2013—32619DNF2
2015—2517207
2017—DNF2111DNF2
2019——8110
2021——2514—

Olympic Games results

[16]

  Year   Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
2014—311310DNF2
2018Did not compete
2022———22—

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. Mitja Lisjak (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. "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 18 March 2021.
  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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