Gianina Ernst

Gianina Krucker (née Ernst (born 31 December 1998) is a former German ski jumper. She was the youngest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Gianina Ernst
Ernst in December 2013
Born	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26) Winterthur, Switzerland
Known for	Youngest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics

Personal life

Gianina Ernst was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, to a German-Swiss family.^[2] Her father, Joachim Ernst, was a ski jumper and German champion who, during FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 in Oslo, finished 11th on the K70 hill and 38th on the K90 hill.^[2][3] Her mother, Cornelia Thomas, was a Swiss cross country skier, who represented Switzerland at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1982 World Championships.^[4]

Gianina has five siblings. Her brother, Benjamin Ernst (born 21 March 1995), is also a ski jumper.^[5]

Career

Ernst's debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in December 2013 in Lillehammer, where she had already won a second place medal in a previous competition.

She was the youngest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics when a Women's Ski Jump competition was hosted for the first time in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.^[2] In 2020 she announced her retirement from the sport. ^[6]