Boštjan Kline

Boštjan Kline (born 9 March 1991) is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. He has competed in four World Championships,[1] and the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Boštjan Kline
Alpine skier
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubSK Branik Maribor
Born (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991
Maribor, Slovenia
World Cup debut
11 December 2009 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (20132019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons9 – (201213, 201521)
Wins1 – (1 DH)
Podiums3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles0 – (20h in 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (10th in DH, 2017)

Career

Kline made his World Cup debut in December 2009 in a super combined at Val d'Isere, France. He competed for Slovenia at the 2015 World Championships. He failed to finish the super-G, finished 33rd in the downhill, and was disqualified during the slalom run of the super combined.

In January 2016, Kline attained his first podium, a second-place finish in downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, finishing behind Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. About a month later, he achieved a second place podium finish in Hinterstoder in the super G, again finishing behind Kilde.

He gained his first World Cup victory in Norway at Kvitfjell in a downhill in February 2017.

World Cup results

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
201018
2011191306145
20122013554
2013211204750
201422
2015231014439
20162424141730
201725201110
20182671263628
201927862257
20202812633
202129813229
Standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 DH)
  • 3 podiums – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2016 30 Jan 2016 Garmisch, Germany Downhill 2nd
27 Feb 2016 Hinterstoder, Austria Super-G 2nd
2017 24 Feb 2017 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2013 21 30 DNF DSQ1
2015 23 DNF 33 DSQ1
2017 25 DNF 7
2019 27 DNF 20 DNF2

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2018261027DNS2

References

  1. "Men's Downhill Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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