Vid VRHOVNIK

Slovenia

Nordic Combined

Date of Birth: 12 Jul 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SLOVENJ GRADEC

Birth Country:

Slovenia

Residence Country:

Slovenia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Nordic Combined	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km	37
	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km	36

Schedule

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

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
28	Men's Normal Hill / 10 km, Individual	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
42	Men's Large Hill / 10 km, Individual	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Normal Hill, Team	2016	Lillehammer, NOR	709.5
4	Cross-Country Skiing / Ski Jumping / Nordic Combined Team	2016	Lillehammer, NOR
5	Normal Hill / 5 km, Individual	2016	Lillehammer, NOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
10	Team Sprint HS137/2x7.5 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
11	Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	32:12.8
11	Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	30:51.3
29	Gundersen LH HS130/10,0 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	27:07.6
32	Gundersen NH HS109/10,0 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	28:12.9
33	Gundersen Large Hill HS137/10,0 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	28:23.3
35	Gundersen Normal Hill HS106/10.0 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	27:08.5
47	Gundersen LH HS130/10.0 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	34:05.1
49	Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	31:34.0

World Cup Rankings
Season	Overall
2021/2022	48
2020/2021	55
2018/2019	55

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	NH/15.0km	NH/10.0km	NH/5.0km	LH/10.0km	Team NH/4x5km	TSP LH/2x7.5km
2021/2022		2 x 29th		1 x 29th	1 x 7th
2020/2021	1 x 37th	1 x 38th	1 x 32nd	1 x 30th
2019/2020		1 x 41st		1 x 40th
2018/2019		1 x 24th	1 x 22nd	1 x 28th
2017/2018		1 x 44th		1 x 27th	1 x 12th	1 x 15th
2016/2017				1 x 43rd

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
7	Team NH/4x5km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	43:54.7
29	Mass Start NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Otepää, EST	24:37.7
29	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	30:16.7
29	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	28:02.4
29	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	28:24.2
35	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Klingenthal, GER	29:15.0
37	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR	29:32.2
37	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Otepää, EST	26:46.6
37	LH/5.0km	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	16:27.2
39	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	30:11.2

Hobbies:

Cycling. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Finished high school, wants to become a coach. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Family:

Father, Matjaz Vrhovnik. Mother, Andreja Tajnik. Sister, Kaja.

Languages spoken:

Slovenian, English

Club name:

Ssk Velenje

Coach:

Team: Goran Janus (SLO)
Personal: Miha Susnik (SLO)

Other sports:

Ski jumping: Won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Debut:

2016 Continental Cup in Planica (Large hill/10km - 39th)
2017 World Cup in Chaux-Neuve (Large hill/10km - 43rd)

National team:

2016

Ambition:

To have a top performance at his home World Championships in 2023 in Planica (SLO). (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Memorable:

Winning the 2018 World Junior Championships gold medal. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Hero:

Cyclist Tadej Bogacar (SLO), 2020 Olympic bronze medallist (road), two-time Tour de France winner (2020, 2021).
Cyclist Primoz Roglic (SLO), 2020 Olympic champion (individual time trial), former ski jumper.

Influence:

Sprinter Usain Bolt (JAM), eight-time Olympic champion, 13-time World Championships medallist (11 gold), world record holder over 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay.

Philosophy:

"To be the best version of myself." (Athlete, Sep 2021)

General Interest

NO RELATION
Not related to Matjaz Vrhovnik (SLO), 1988 Olympian in alpine skiing (slalom).

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Just 11 days after he became the world junior champion on 3 February 2018 in Kandersteg, he made his debut at the Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang 2018.

At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, he was fifth in the normal hill/5km and won gold in ski jumping with the mixed team.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Participated three times (2017-21) finishing 10th with the team in 2021as his best result. His individual best result was in 2019, finishing 29th in the large hill/10km.

Won the gold medal at the 2018 Junior World Championships in 2018 (normal hill/5km) and just missed the podium the following year in 2019, finishing fourth in the same event.

WORLD CUP
Personal best result in an individual World Cup is a 22nd place in Lillehammer in 2018.

SEASON 2021/22
Participated in four of the five events of the Summer Grand Prix 2021 and finished 13th in the overall ranking. In the winter season, he scored World Cup points in four events, finishing 29th four times. Overall, he is currently ranked 48th.

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Vrho.Vid
https://www.instagram.com/vvrhovnik/
https://twitter.com/VVrhovnik

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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