Kristjan Ilves (born 10 June 1996 in Tartu) is an Estonian Nordic combined skier.
Ilves competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Estonia. He placed 41st in the normal hill Nordic combined event and 34th in the large hill event.
As of March 2021, his best showing at the World Championships was 8th in the 2021 team sprint. His best individual finish was 11th in the large hill event during the same championships.
Ilves made his World Cup debut in February 2013. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 5th in the 2021–22 season.
He represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 16th in the Individual normal hill event. He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, placing 9th in the large hill event.
His best Olympic result came at the 2026 Games, where he finished 6th in the normal hill competition.
Record Olympic Games Year Age Individual NH Individual LH Team LH 2014 17 41 34 — 2018 21 16 28 — 2022 25 — 9 — 2026 29 6 7 .
World Championship Year Age Individual NH Individual LH Team NH Team LH 2013 16 48 39 11 — 2015 18 40 38 10 11 2017 20 23 27 9 12 2019 22 43 DNS2 — — 2021 24 19 11 — 8 2023 26 6 4 — 2025 28 20 11 —
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Points Overall 2013–14 17 1 80 2014–15 18 2 66 2015–16 19 7 54 2016–17 20 81 42 2017–18 21 264 19 2018–19 22 22 54 2019–20 23 56 31 2020–21 24 187 17 2021–22 25 627 5 2022–23 26 753 5 2023–24 27 1207 5 2024–25 28 743 10
Podiums No. Season Date Location Hill Discipline Place1 2017–18 4 February 2018 Hakuba, Japan Olympic Hills HS134/10 km 2nd2 2021–22 15 January 2022 Klingenthal, Germany Vogtland Arena HS140/10 km 2nd3 16 January 2022 Klingenthal, Germany Vogtland Arena HS140/10 km 2nd4 2022–23 11 February 2023 Schonach, Germany Langenwaldschanze HS100/10 km 3rd5 25 March 2023 Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km 2nd6 26 March 2023 Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km 3rd7 2023–24 9 February 2024 Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi 10 km/HS97 2nd8 10 February 2024 Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi HS97/10 km 2nd9 3 March 2024 Lahti, Finland Salpausselkä HS130/10 km 3rd10 10 March 2024 Oslo, Norway Holmenkollbakken HS134/10 km 3rd11 17 March 2024 Trondheim, Norway Granåsen HS138/10 km 3rd12 2024–25 20 December 2024 Ramsau, Austria W90-Mattensprunganlage 10 km/HS98 3rd
References
External links
Kristjan Ilves at Milano Cortina 2026