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Elias Kolega

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Elias Kolega
Personal information
Born23 May 1996 (1996-05-23) (age 28)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom
World Cup debut6 January 2015 (age 18)
RetiredApril 2022 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams1 (2018)
World Championships
Teams3 – (201317)
World Cup
Seasons3 – (201820)
Overall titles0 – (73rd in 2019)
Discipline titles0 – (25th in SL, 2019)

Elias Kolega (Croatian pronunciation: [kolěːɡa];[1] born 23 May 1996) is a retired Croatian alpine ski racer, who competed primarily in slalom events.[2]

He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the giant slalom.[3]

He is the brother of fellow alpine skier Samuel Kolega.[4] In April 2017 it was announced that the brothers would be coached by Ante Kostelić.[5]

In February 2020, he suffered an open leg fracture, went through surgery and rehabilitation only to be injured again in October of the same year. Due to his struggle with injuries, he stopped skiing in 2020, and in April 2022 retired from professional skiing.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2018 21 141 49
2019 22 73 25
2020 23 117 42
2021 24 injured
2022 25

Results per discipline

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Discipline WC starts WC Top 30 WC Top 15 WC Top 5 WC Podium Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 29 10 2 0 0 13 January 2019 Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland 6th
Giant slalom 9 0 0 0 0 11 January 2020 Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland 48th
Super-G 0 0 0 0 0
Downhill 0 0 0 0 0
Combined 0 0 0 0 0
Total 38 10 2 0 0
  • standings through 20 Mar 2022

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
2013 16 69
2015 18 42
2017 20 60 DNFQ2 9
2019 22 21 37

Olympic results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2018 21 23

References

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  1. ^ "koléga". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Koléga
  2. ^ KOLEGA Elias - Athlete Information - FIS-SKI.com
  3. ^ "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ Petrović, Davor (5 January 2019). "Domaća publika vjetar u leđa hrvatskim predstavnicima" [The home crowd give wind to the backs of the Croatian representatives]. novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ Beluhan, Renate (20 April 2017). "Ovo Bi Mogla Biti Nova Sjajna Priča Hrvatsjok Sporta - Sportske novosti donose: Kostelić preuzima dva dragulja hrvatskog skijanja i nastavlja karijeru!" [This May Be a New Great of Croatian Sport - Sports news brings: Kostelic takes over two jewels of Croatian skiing and continues his career!]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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