Kristjan ILVES

Estonia
Nordic Combined
10 Jun 1996
25
Male
1.79/5'10''
TARTU
 
Estonia
ELVA
 
Estonia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
NCB Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km  
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km 9

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Trial Round
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Competition Round
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Cross-Country
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

World Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
8Team Sprint HS137/2x7.5 Km Men2021Oberstdorf, GER34:00.3
9Team HS100/4x5 Km Men2017Lahti, FIN49:35.0
10Team HS100/4x5 Km Men2015Falun, SWE49:46.5
10Team Sprint HS134/2x7.5 K Men2013Predazzo, ITA38:51.9
11Gundersen Large Hill HS137/10,0 Km Men2021Oberstdorf, GER25:47.3
11Team Sprint HS134/2x7.5 K Men2015Falun, SWE42:08.1
11Team HS106/4x5 Km Men2013Predazzo, ITA1:02:52.2
12Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 K Men2017Lahti, FIN30:52.9
19Gundersen Normal Hill HS106/10.0 Km Men2021Oberstdorf, GER24:47.5
23Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men2017Lahti, FIN28:08.3
27Gundersen LH HS130/10.0 K Men2017Lahti, FIN30:12.8
38Gundersen LH HS134/10,0 K Men2015Falun, SWE26:07.6
39Gundersen LH HS134/10.0 K Men2013Predazzo, ITA32:32.3
40Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men2015Falun, SWE30:15.0
43Gundersen NH HS109/10,0 Km Men2019Seefeld, AUT29:08.4
48Gundersen NH HS106/10.0 K Men2013Predazzo, ITA34:08.4
World Cup Rankings
SeasonOverall
2021/20226
2020/202117
2019/202031
2018/201954
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonNH/15.0kmNH/10.0kmNH/5.0kmLH/10.0kmTeam NH/4x5kmTeam LH/4x5kmTSP NH/2x7.5kmTSP LH/2x7.5km
2021/20221 x 4th2 x 2nd
2020/20211 x 22nd1 x 23rd1 x 30th1 x 5th
2019/20201 x 27th1 x 17th1 x 18th1 x 22nd
2018/20191 x 28th1 x 34th1 x 25th
2017/20181 x 15th1 x 16th1 x 6th1 x 2nd1 x 9th
2016/20171 x 14th1 x 33rd2 x 17th1 x 11th
2015/20161 x 24th1 x 45th1 x 35th
2014/20151 x 43rd1 x 36th1 x 29th1 x 10th1 x 14th
2013/20141 x 30th1 x 41st1 x 37th1 x 12th1 x 18th
2012/20131 x 41st1 x 12th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
2LH/10.0km2021/2022Klingenthal, GER25:10.0
2LH/10.0km2021/2022Klingenthal, GER25:18.8
4LH/10.0km2021/2022Ruka, FIN26:13.8
4NH/10.0km2021/2022Val di Fiemme, ITA26:25.7
5NH/7.5km2021/2022Seefeld, AUT19:52.2
7NH/12.5km2021/2022Seefeld, AUT31:11.9
8LH/5.0km2021/2022Ruka, FIN13:07.9
8NH/10.0km2021/2022Otepää, EST24:08.0
12NH/10.0km2021/2022Seefeld, AUT26:19.7
13NH/10.0km2021/2022Val di Fiemme, ITA26:45.3
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Kris

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Snowboarding, hiking.

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Athlete

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Graduated from Audentese Sports High School. Wants to study engineering or become an aircraft pilot. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Father, Andrus. Mother, Alli. Brother, Andreas. Sister, Madli.

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Estonian, English

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Elva skiclub

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Team: Jan Schmid (NOR)
Personal: Andrus Ilves (EST)

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Brother Andreas Ilves (Nordic combined): Has competed since 2016.

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Ski jumping

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2013 World Cup in Sochi (Large hill/10km - 41st)

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Fall 2019: Back injury caused him to miss the start of the 2019/20 season.

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2013

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Goals for 2021/22: Win an Olympic medal and place in the top 10 in the overall World Cup.
Career goal: To win medals at the Olympic Winter Games and World Championships. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Since the preparations for the 2019/20 season, he has been training with the Norwegian team under coach, Jan Schmid.

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Placing second in the World Cup in Hakuba in 2018. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Sprinter Usain Bolt (JAM), eight-time Olympic champion and world record holder over the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.

Basketball player Michael Jordan (USA), two-time Olympic champion (Los Angeles 1984, Barcelona 1992), played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Basketball player Kobe Bryant (USA), two-time Olympic champion (Beijing 2008, London 2012), five-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010). Played his entire 20-year career for the Los Angeles Lakers. Only person to win an Olympic gold medal and an Oscar, which he received in 2018 for the movie “Dear Basketball”. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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None. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Missed the normal hill/10km event in Beijing 2022, achieved his career best Olympic result in the large hill/10km event. He was in second position (behind Jarl Magnus Riiber) after the ski jumping and finished ninth in the final ranking.

Competed in Sochi 2014, as well as PyeongChang 2018, with a 16th place in PyeongChang (normal hill/10km) as his best result.
Participated in the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012 and finished seventh (normal hill/10km).

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Has participated in five editions of the World Championships (2013 - 2021). His best results were in 2021 when he finished 11th individually (large hill/10km) and eighth in the team sprint (large hill/7.5km) together with his younger brother, Andreas.
He won three individual bronze medals at the Junior World Championships in 2013, 2015 and 2016, all in normal hill/5km events.

WORLD CUP
Nine top-five results and three podium finishes - all second place - with his first career victory in Hakuba in 2018 (large hill/10km). His best overall ranking in his eight seasons in the World Cup so far is 17th in 2020/21.

2021/22
This Olympic winter season is his best to date. He has eight top-10 finishes, two second places (both in Klingenbach in the large hill/10km events) and two fourth places (Ruka and Val di Fiemme.). He is currently ranked sixth in the overall World Cup, his best-ever career ranking.
Legend
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