Leona Popović (Croatian pronunciation: [pǒpoʋitɕ];[1] born 13 November 1997) is a Croatian alpine ski racer. Previously, she competed in all winter disciplines, but now specialises in slalom. Her best World Cup finish is 2nd place in slalom.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 November 1997 Rijeka, Croatia |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, combined |
| Club | SK Rijeka |
| World Cup debut | 4 January 2015 (age 17) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (2015, 2017, 2021, 2023) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 8 – (2015–2018, 2020–2023) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 – (2 SL) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 2023) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in SL; 2023) |
Popović's first major competition was the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, where she competed in all disciplines at age seventeen; her best result was 27th in slalom.[2] By her 22nd birthday, she had incurred three surgeries on her left leg. In 2015, she broke her tibia while training slalom, and two surgeries were required in 2018 to fix torn knee ligaments (ACL and MCL) sustained in a crash at the Olympics in the second run of the giant slalom.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| 2018 | 20 | 105 | — | 43 | — | — | 33 |
| 2019 | 21 | injured, did not compete | |||||
| 2020 | 22 | 117 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 87 | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 25 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 26 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | |
- Standings through 14 February 2024
Race podiums
edit- 0 wins
- 2 podiums (2 SL); 13 top tens (13 SL)
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2023 | 18 Mar 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2024 | 12 Nov 2023 |  Levi, Finland | Slalom | 2nd |
Results per discipline
edit| Discipline | WC starts | WC Top 30 | WC Top 15 | WC Top 5 | WC Podium | Best result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Place | ||||||
| Slalom | 43 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 18 March 2023 and 12 Nov 2023 | Soldeu, Andorra and Levi, Finland | 2nd |
| Giant slalom | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 January 2018 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 23rd |
| Super-G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 December 2017 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | 53rd |
| Downhill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Combined | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 February 2017 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 17th |
| Total | 63 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 36 | DNF1 |
| 2017 | 19 | DNF1 | DNF2 | DNF | — | DNF2 |
| 2019 | 21 | injured, did not compete | ||||
| 2021 | 23 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "pȍp1". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Pòpović
- ^ "Beaver Creek 2015, Leona Popovic results". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links
edit- Leona Popović at FIS (alpine)
- Leona Popović at Olympics.com
- Leona Popović at Olympedia
- Leona Popović at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Leona Popović at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian) (archived, also available in English)
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