Ema Klinec

Ema Klinec (born 2 July 1998) is a Slovenian ski jumper. In February 2021, she became the first Slovenian female ski jumping world champion after winning the normal hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021.^[2]

Ema Klinec

Klinec in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 27) Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Skiing
Club	SSK Norica Žiri
World Cup career
Seasons	2014 2016–present
Indiv. starts	159
Indiv. podiums	31
Indiv. wins	2
Team starts	15
Team podiums	5
Team wins	2
Raw Air titles	1 (2023)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	226 m (741 ft)
Medal record Representing  Slovenia Women's ski jumping World Championships 2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH 2025 Trondheim Mixed team LH 2023 Planica Mixed team NH Youth Olympic Games 2016 Lillehammer Individual NH 2016 Lillehammer Mixed team NH
Updated on 21 March 2025

On 18 March 2023, Klinec landed at 203 metres (666 ft) in her second jump at the Vikersundbakken ski flying hill, becoming the first woman to officially jump over 200 metres.^[3] The next day, she set a new world record at 226 metres (741 ft), and also won the first ever women's ski flying event in history.^[4]

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

Year	Place	NH
2018	Pyeongchang	14
2022	Beijing	5

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year	Place	NH	Team	Mixed	LH
2017	Lahti	5	N/A	4	N/A
2019	Seefeld	did not participate
2021	Oberstdorf			4	6
2023	Planica	19	4		7
2025	Trondheim	13	4		15

World Cup record

Standings

Season	Position	Points
2013–14	25	175
2015–16	9	426
2016–17	7	630
2017–18	11	381
2018–19	24	214
2019–20	8	496
2020–21	6	492
2021–22	7	680
2022–23	3	1,281
2023–24	13	540
2024–25	9	710

Individual wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2021–22	27 November 2021	Nizhny Tagil	Tramplin Stork HS97	NH
2	2022–23	12 March 2023	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken HS134	LH

Individual starts

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
2013–14
	7	8	12	5	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015–16
	32	16	31	2	9	23	3	3	4	4	9	5	–	–	–	–	–
2016–17
	10	10	6	7	7	2	4	11	8	6	–	–	–	–	5	5	3	4	6
2017–18
	26	20	11	10	q	8	6	8	6	9	8	8	14	6	13
2018–19
	9	3	16	3	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019–20
	4	4	2	13	16	7	14	15	16	10	12	20	15	6	7	5
2020–21
	–	2	3	5	2	10	13	5	4	11	18	22	6
2021–22
	2	1	9	4	13	7	5	3	4	3	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	3
2022–23
	8	11	21	5	12	8	7	4	9	2	2	12	18	2	2	2	6	2	4	5	5	2	1	3	6	10
2023–24
	14	5	3	2	11	7	21	21	9	14	–	–	–	–	–	13	26	13	8	4	37	20	3	19
2024–25
	DQ	13	4	2	6	12	6	12	6	7	13	13	15	10	9	11	11	16	–	–	13	2	10	3