Races of the 6th FIS World Cup Ski Jumping Ladies in Ljubno are fast approaching. On 11 and 12 February, fans of women's ski jumping will be able to enjoy two spectacular days of ski jumping as athletes aim for the podium while sliding down the new and first such in-run track in Slovenia.
In February, we celebrate a day when only love is in the air, and for a fifth year in a row the most “love-marked” day in a year will see the Devilish Slovenians and other female ski jumpers also in the air, battling it out for the World Cup Ski Jumping Ladies victory in Ljubno ob Savinji.
As the first Continental Cup organiser for women, Ljubno
made an enormous step toward the recognition of this
sport on the international scale. Media support surely also
contributed to this.
Following his extremely successful sports career, Primoæ Peterka became assistant head coach of the Slovenian women’s national ski jumping team. What does he have to say about this change from competitor to coach?
Katja Požun won the bronze medal in the individual competition at FIS Junior Ski Jumping World Championships 2008. At her debut in the World Cup, she came in the seventh place at the very first Women Ski Jumping World Cup event on 3 December 2011 in Lillehammer. This places her firmly in the group of Slovenian competitors that will form the central pillar of the Slovenian national team.
Matjaž Triplat is the head coach of the Slovenian national women's ski jumping team, who has very high goals for the team’s first season in the World Cup. Although some of the girls are injured and will not be able to compete this year, the team has not lowered their ambitions.