Leona POPOVIC
CroatiaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Women's Slalom | 23 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| DNF | Women's Giant Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 9 | Team Parallel Mixed | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | |
| 21 | Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 1:44.16 |
| 25 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 2:36.53 |
| 27 | Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 1:44.73 |
| 30 | Super G Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 1:15.28 |
| 36 | Downhill Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 1:53.88 |
| 37 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 2:27.57 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Alpine Combined |
| 2021/2022 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 2020/2021 | 87 | 36 | ||
| 2019/2020 | 117 | 48 | ||
| 2017/2018 | 105 | 44 | 33 | |
| 2016/2017 | 92 | 23 | ||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Alpine combined |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 6th | |||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 18th | |||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 26th | |||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 23rd | 1 x 53rd | 1 x 21st | |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 17th | |||
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 54th | |||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 6 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Schladming, AUT | 1:34.03 |
| 7 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Zagreb, CRO | 2:00.04 |
| 14 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Lienz, AUT | 1:44.14 |
| 14 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Levi, FIN | 1:47.50 |
| 18 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Levi, FIN | 1:49.10 |
| 20 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kranjska Gora, SLO | 1:47.71 |
| 21 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Killington, USA | 1:42.15 |
Cycling, mountain biking, hiking, biathlon shooting, paddleboarding, handball.
Athlete, Student
Sport management - Aspira College (CRO).
Croatian, English, German
Ski Klub Rijeka (CRO)
Personal: Goran Racki (CRO)
2013 FIS event in Solda (Giant slalom - 25th)
2015 World Cup in Zagreb (Slalom - DNF1)
February 2018: Tore her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in her left knee in a crash during the giant slalom at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. Underwent surgery but had ongoing issues in dryland training in August. Returned to racing in the United States in December 2018, but with continued pain, she underwent another surgery, this time with ski racing surgeon Dr. Christian Fink in Innsbruck, and missed the rest of the season. She then returned to racing in November 2019.
2015: Fractured her tibia in a ski training accident.
2013
Started skiing as a young child with her family on a small hill close to her home. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2021)
To win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2021)
Uses cycling as a regular training methodology, along with weightlifting. Turned her garage into a training gym during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2021, Instagram, 30 Aug 2020)
Biathlete Jakov Fak (CRO), two-time Olympic medallist (2010 bronze for Croatia, 2018 silver for Slovenia), two-time World champion (2012, 2015), who was born in her hometown in Croatia. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2021)
"Work hard and enjoy." (Athlete, 28 Jun 2021)
"He who does not take risks does not profit." (croski.hr)
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