Elvedina Muzaferija

Summary

Elvedina Muzaferija (born 20 August 1999) is a Bosnian female alpine skier. She carried her nation's flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[1]

Elvedina Muzaferija
Personal information
Born (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 24)
Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
OccupationAlpine skier 
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, Alpine Combined
World Cup debut3 January 2017 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
World Championships
Teams3 – (2017, 2021, 2023)
World Cup
Seasons8 – (201724)
Overall titles0 – (54th in 2024)
Discipline titles0 – (23rd in SG, 2024)

Biography edit

Muzaferija was the first woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina to appear in downhill.[2] On 10 February 2020, she achieved her best result in European Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland taking the 10th place in Super-G. On 19 February 2023, in Europa Cup in Crans-Montana, Elvedina was 15th in the downhill race, and day before she was 2nd also in downhill, which is the best result of any skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3] Her previous best was achieved on 15 February 2021 as she finished 16th in World Cup, which was, at the time, the best placement of any Bosnian alpine skiers in the country's history.[4] In World Cup in France, in February 2023, she was 15th in alpine combination race, 20th in downhill and 25th in Super-G.[5] On 27 January 2024, Muzaferia took 14th place in the Super-G race in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, a day after she took 25th place in downhill.[6]

She was also the first alpine skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina to score points in the World Cup[7] even though she has not received much, if any, support from Bosnian Ski association.[8]

World Cup results edit

Season standings edit

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2020 20 124 38
2021 21 no World Cup points
2022 22 92 41 48
2023 23 112 48 47
2024 24 54 23 24

Results per discipline edit

Discipline WC starts WC top 30 WC top 15 WC top 5 WC podium Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 3 0 0 0 0 3 January 2018   Zagreb, Croatia 49th
Giant slalom 2 0 0 0 0 29 December 2017   Lienz, Austria 53rd
Super-G 26 3 3 0 0 2 March 2024   Kvitfjell, Norway 9th
Downhill 35 7 0 1 0 17 February 2024   Crans-Montana, Switzerland 4th
Combined 2 2 0 0 0 23 February 2020   Crans-Montana, Switzerland 22nd
Total 68 12 3 1 0
  • Standings through 23 March 2024

World Championship results edit

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
2017 17 55 DNFQ1
2019 19 Did not participate
2021 21 38 25 16
2023 23 25 20 15

Olympic results edit

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team event
2018 18 DNF 44 42 31 DNF2
2022 22 25 DNF DNF2

Other results edit

European Cup results edit

Season standings edit

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2020 20 103 39 40
2021 21 111 31 42
2022 22 Did not compete at the Europa Cup
2023 23 41 58 9
2024 24 29 48 7

Results per discipline edit

Discipline EC starts EC Top 30 EC Top 15 EC Top 5 EC Podium Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Giant slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Super-G 14 7 1 0 0 16 February 2020   Crans-Montana, Switzerland 10th
Downhill 20 11 8 2 2 11 February 2024   Crans-Montana, Switzerland 1st
Combined 1 0 0 0 0 11 January 2018   Innerkrems, Austria DNS
Total 35 18 9 2 2
  • Standings through 11 February 2024

Race podiums edit

  • 1 win – (1 DH)
  • 2 podiums – (2 DH)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2023 18 February 2023   Crans-Montana, Switzerland[9] Downhill 2nd
2024 11 February 2024   Crans-Montana, Switzerland[10] Downhill 1st

References edit

  1. ^ Dajić, Mirza. "Oslobođenje - Elvedina Muzaferija: Ogromna čast je nositi zastavu BiH". Oslobođenje d.o.o. (in Bosnian).
  2. ^ "Elvedina Muzaferija, prva bh. skijašica koja je vozila spust: Bilo me malo strah". Avaz.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Elvedina Muzaferija zauzela 15. mjesto na drugom spustu". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ Sokolović, A. "Muzaferija: Kada bi imala veću pomoć Saveza, BiH bih donijela više bodova". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Elvedina Muzaferija osvojila 20. mjesto na Svjetskom prvenstvu". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Elvedina Muzaferija ostvarila najbolji rezultat u historiji bh. skijanja". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Elvedina Muzaferija osvojila prve bodove u Svjetskom kupu". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ Sokolović, A. "Muzaferija: Kada bi imala veću pomoć Saveza, BiH bih donijela više bodova". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Crans Montana (SUI) - European Cup – Women's Downhill - 2023 February 18 - Full results". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Crans Montana (SUI) - European Cup – Women's Downhill - 2024 February 11 - Full results". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Bosnia and Herzegovina
PyeongChang 2018
Beijing 2022 (shared with Mirza Nikolajev)
Succeeded by
Incumbent

External links edit