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Ilka Štuhec
Štuhec at Garmisch in 2017
Personal information
Born (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 35)
Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
Skiing career
SportAlpine skiing
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G
World Cup debut17 March 2007 (aged 16)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2022, 2026)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 – (2013–2025)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (2007–2008, 2010, 2012–2017, 2019–2026)
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 former alpine ski racer who competed in downhill and super-G events of the Alpine Ski World Cup. She was a three-time junior world champion in three different disciplines, and was the world champion in downhill in 2017 and 2019.

Career

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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]

Štuhec retired from competitive skiing after the 2025–26 season.[14][15]

World Cup results

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Season titles

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Season Discipline
2017 Combined
Downhill

Season standings

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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 N/a
2022 53 — — — 21
2023 11 — — 30 2
2024 29 — — 26 8
2025 42 — — 24 12
2026 32 — — 22 15
Source:[16]

Race victories

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  • 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

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  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:[17]

Winter Olympic Games results

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  Year    Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined  Team 
 combined 
2014 — 31 13 10 DNF2 Not held
2022 — — — 22 —
2026 — — DNF 15 Not held DNF
Source:[18]

References

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  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 10 July 2020.
  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. ^ "Ilka Štuhec calls it a career". The Slovenia Times. Slovenian Press Agency. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Solze, objemi in požirek penine po zadnjih zavojih bogate kariere Ilke Štuhec" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  16. ^ "STUHEC Ilka – Cups". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  17. ^ "STUHEC Ilka – FIS World Ski Championships". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ^ "STUHEC Ilka – Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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