Elvedina Muzaferija
Elvedina Muzaferija (born 20 August 1999) is a female alpine skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She carried her nation's flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[1]
Elvedina Muzaferija | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1999 Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, Alpine Combined |
| World Cup debut | 3 January 2017 (age 17) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2017, 2021, 2023) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 7 – (2017–23) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (92nd in 2022) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (38th in AC, 2020) |
Biography
She was the first woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina to appear in downhill.[2] On 10 February 2020, she achieved her best result in European Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland taking the 10th place in Super-G. On 15 February 2021 she finished 16th in World Cup, which is the best placement of any Bosnian alpine skiers in the country's history.[3]
She was also the first alpine skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina to score points in the World Cup[4] even though she has not received much support from Bosnian Ski association.[5]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| 2021 | 21 | Did not earn World Cup points | ||||||
| 2022 | 22 | 92 | — | — | 41 | 48 | — | |
| 2023 | 23 | 112 | — | — | 48 | 47 | — | |
Results per discipline
| Discipline | WC starts | WC top 30 | WC top 15 | WC top 5 | WC podium | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Place | ||||||
| Slalom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 January 2018 |  Zagreb, Croatia | 49th |
| Giant slalom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 December 2017 |  Lienz, Austria | 53rd |
| Super-G | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 December 2021 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} St. Moritz, Switzerland | 18th |
| Downhill | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 February 2023 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 21st |
| Combined | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 2020 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 22nd |
| Total | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- Standings through 19 March 2023
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2017 | 17 | 55 | DNFQ1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 19 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2021 | 21 | — | — | 38 | 25 | 16 | — |
| 2023 | 23 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 15 | — |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team event | |
| 2018 | 18 | DNF | 44 | 42 | 31 | DNF2 | — |
| 2022 | 22 | — | — | 25 | DNF | DNF2 | — |
Other results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 103 | — | — | 39 | 40 | — | |
| 2021 | 21 | 111 | — | — | 31 | 42 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | Did not compete at the Europa Cup | ||||||
| 2023 | 23 | 33 | — | — | 56 | 8 | — | |
Results per discipline
| Discipline | EC starts | EC Top 30 | EC Top 15 | EC Top 5 | EC Podium | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Place | ||||||
| Slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Giant slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Super-G | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 February 2020 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 10th |
| Downhill | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 February 2023 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 2nd |
| Combined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 January 2018 | Innerkrems, Austria | DNS |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
- Standings through 19 March 2023
Race podiums
- 1 podium – (1 DH)
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2023 | 18 February 2023 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland[6] | Downhill | 2nd |
References
- Dajić, Mirza. "Oslobođenje - Elvedina Muzaferija: Ogromna čast je nositi zastavu BiH". Oslobođenje d.o.o. (in Bosnian).
- "Elvedina Muzaferija, prva bh. skijašica koja je vozila spust: Bilo me malo strah". Avaz.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- Sokolović, A. "Muzaferija: Kada bi imala veću pomoć Saveza, BiH bih donijela više bodova". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- "Elvedina Muzaferija osvojila prve bodove u Svjetskom kupu". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- Sokolović, A. "Muzaferija: Kada bi imala veću pomoć Saveza, BiH bih donijela više bodova". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- "Crans Montana (SUI) - European Cup – Women's Downhill - 2023 February 18 - Full results". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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