Kristjan Ilves (born 10 June 1996 in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast o ...

) is an Estonian

Nordic combined skier Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup ...

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/ref> Ilves competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (russian: Сочи 2014), was an international ...

for Estonia. He placed 41st in the

normal hill Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...

Nordic combined event and 34th in the

large hill Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

event. As of March 2021, his best showing at the

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was 8th in the

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team sprint. His best individual finish was 11th in the large hill event during the same championships. Ilves made his

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

debut in February 2013. His best World Cup overall finish is 5th in the 2021–22 season. He represented

Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics Estonia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from 9 to 25 February 2018. Estonian 15-year old freestyle-skier Kelly Sildaru, the gold medal favorite for the women’s ski slopestyle, missed the games due to an injur ...

and finished 16th in the Individual normal hill event. He competed in the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Bei ...

Record

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup results

Season standings

Podiums

References

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