Marusa FERK SAIONI

Slovenia

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Place of birth: JESENICE

Birth Country:

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Residence: BLEJSKA DOBRAVA

Residence Country:

Slovenia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Alpine Skiing	Women's Downhill	23
	Women's Super-G	23
	Women's Alpine Combined	9

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Super-G	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Downhill 1st Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Downhill 2nd Training	Cancelled
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Downhill 3rd Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Downhill	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Alpine Combined Downhill 1st Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Women's Alpine Combined Downhill	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Women's Alpine Combined Slalom	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
9	Mixed Team	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
10	Super Combined	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:02:36.890
15	Super Combined	2010	Vancouver, CAN	00:02:12.980
16	Super G	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:01:28.190
18	Women's Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:42.080
18	Downhill	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:01:43.240
19	Women's Downhill	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:42.000
19	Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:01:50.160
20	Downhill	2010	Vancouver, CAN	00:01:48.240
23	Slalom	2010	Vancouver, CAN	00:01:47.030
25	Women's Super G	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:23.180
DNF	Giant Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS
DNF	Super G	2010	Vancouver, CAN
DSQ	Women's Alpine Combined	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
8	Alpine combined Ladies	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	2:00.72
9	Team Parallel Mixed	2019	Are, SWE
9	Super Combined Ladies	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	2:45.00
10	Alpine combined Ladies	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	2:12.26
10	Super Combined Ladies	2009	Val d'Isère, FRA	2:23.11
12	Downhill Ladies	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	1:49.04
16	Alpine combined Ladies	2019	Are, SWE	2:05.09
17	Slalom Ladies	2009	Val d'Isère, FRA	1:55.20
22	Downhill Ladies	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:36.53
22	Downhill Ladies	2009	Val d'Isère, FRA	1:33.61
23	Downhill Ladies	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	1:35.23
24	Super G Ladies	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:28.15
26	Giant Slalom Ladies	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	2:24.05
27	Slalom Ladies	2019	Are, SWE	2:05.90
27	Super G Ladies	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	1:28.48
27	Giant Slalom Ladies	2009	Val d'Isère, FRA	2:08.96
30	Super G Ladies	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	1:24.69
33	Downhill Ladies	2019	Are, SWE	1:04.09

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Downhill	Slalom	Super G	Alpine Combined
2021/2022	93	37		41
2020/2021	78	45		29
2019/2020	75			50	12
2018/2019	77		30
2017/2018	58		25	54	13
2016/2017	62	49	29		10
2015/2016	60	38	32	50	14
2014/2015	121			55
2013/2014	59	33	50	32	16
2012/2013	114		52
2011/2012	45	23		40	6
2010/2011	58	30	46	50	18
2009/2010	44	32	29	32	13

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Downhill	Slalom	Super G	Alpine combined	Parallel	Parallel Slalom	Team Parallel Mixed	Super Combined
2021/2022	1 x 25th		1 x 16th
2020/2021	1 x 28th		1 x 16th		1 x 51st
2019/2020			1 x 26th	1 x 6th		1 x 26th
2018/2019		1 x 14th				1 x 14th
2017/2018	2 x 45th	1 x 17th	1 x 29th	1 x 10th		1 x 18th
2016/2017	1 x 26th	1 x 17th	1 x 35th	1 x 5th
2015/2016	1 x 19th	1 x 12th	1 x 27th	1 x 4th			1 x 9th
2014/2015	2 x 41st		1 x 29th
2013/2014	1 x 18th	1 x 26th	1 x 11th					1 x 16th
2012/2013		1 x 28th
2011/2012	1 x 10th		1 x 25th					1 x 5th
2010/2011	1 x 17th	1 x 22nd	1 x 28th					1 x 16th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
16	Super G	2021/2022	Lake Louise, CAN	1:19.70
25	Downhill	2021/2022	Lake Louise, CAN	1:51.16
30	Super G	2021/2022	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	1:20.38
30	Downhill	2021/2022	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	1:43.84
30	Downhill	2021/2022	Val d'Isere, FRA	1:44.33
31	Super G	2021/2022	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:24.43
32	Downhill	2021/2022	Zauchensee, AUT	1:48.51
36	Downhill	2021/2022	Lake Louise, CAN	1:51.66
36	Super G	2021/2022	St. Moritz, SUI	1:00.44
39	Super G	2021/2022	Zauchensee, AUT	1:12.98

Nickname:

Usi. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Hobbies:

Mountain biking, photography, books, cats. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Bachelor's degrees in wellness and business management from University of Ljubljana (SLO). (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Family:

Husband, Christophe Saioni. Father, Milos. Mother, Pika. Sister, Mojca.

Languages spoken:

Slovenian, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Croatian, Serbian

Club name:

DTV Partizan Blejska Dobrava, International Ski Racing Academy

Coach:

Club: Chris Knight (NZL), Jeff Fergus (USA), Johanna Tikkanen (FIN)

Sporting relatives:

Husband Christophe Saioni (Alpine skiing): Competed for France at two Olympic Winter Games (1998, 2002) and four World Championships (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001).

Sister Mojca Ferk (Alpine skiing): Competed in FIS level races, retiring in 2010.

Debut:

2003 FIS event in Pitztal (Slalom - 21st)
2007 World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Giant slalom - 18th)

Injuries:

20 December 2014: Spiral fracture of the fibula in her right leg as a result of a crash in a World Cup downhill in Val d'Isere requiring surgery in nearby Chambery, ending her 2014/15 season. Returned to World Cup racing in October 2015. (rsaski.ru, 22 Dec 2014)

27 November 2012: Fractured left ankle and tore ligaments in her right knee in a downhill training crash at Lake Louise. Was out for two months but back for downhill training at World Championships in Schladming (AUT) in February 2013, but did not race. Returned to racing in Chile in September 2013. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021; delo.si, 10 Jan 2013)

National team:

2006

Start:

Started to ski in her own backyard. When the family started traveling to Austria to ski when she was five, she picked up skiing as a life passion. "I didn't want to go home. I skied from 9 a.m. until they closed the lift. And after that I cried because I didn't want to stop skiing." (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Ambition:

To win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Training:

Her training plan is "to do more than others." (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Memorable:

Her third place in the 2009 Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup slalom. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Hero:

Alpine skier Bode Miller (USA), six-time Olympic, five-time World Championship medallist. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Influence:

Her parents and her teammates. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Ritual:

Always puts her right boot on first. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never give up." (Athlete, 25 Oct 2021)

Award:

Skier of the Year in Slovenia (2007).

General Interest

ROAD TRIP
Following the Copper Mountain (USA) training camp in November 2021, she opted to drive through the Rocky Mountains in the United States of America, rather than fly to the World Cup races in Lake Louise, traveling through Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana into Canada.

HUSBAND
Married in August 2021 to former French ski racer Christophe Saioni, a two-time Olympian (1998, 2002) at a ceremony in Nice. (Instagram, 8 Aug 2021)

Milestones

Has 14 race starts in three Olympic appearances (2010, 2014, 2018) with best individual finish 10th in super combined at Sochi 2014.

In six World Championships (2007-11, 2017-21), she has 23 race starts including four top-10 finishes in combined.

In 216 World Cup starts, she has one podium, finishing third in slalom in 2009 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), and another eight top-10 finishes.

Won the 2017 Europa Cup combined title.

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Legend

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