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Å pela Rogelj (born 8 November 1994) is a retired Slovenian
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Career


Early years

Rogelj began her ski jumping career at the age of thirteen, competing in
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on 23 January 2008. This took place at Continental Cup level. She later competed in the 2009 Ski Jumping World Championships in
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, finishing 30th. Two years later she finished second in the Junior World Championships in
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on 27 January 2011, beaten only by Coline Mattel. Her best result in the Continental Cup is second place, achieved on 29 November 2011 in
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World Cup career

At
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level she won her first individual event in
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on 5 December 2014, which gave her the lead of the women's standings until the following event in
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on 11 January 2015. As the season progressed, she was unable to maintain her early form and finished fourth overall in the 2014–15 women's World Cup; it was nonetheless her highest ever ranking in the World Cup.


World Cup record


Standings


Individual wins


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogelj, Spela 1994 births Living people Skiers from Ljubljana Slovenian female ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Slovenia Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping 21st-century Slovenian sportswomen