Adriana Jelinkova (born Jelínková, 10 April 1995) is an alpine ski racer who specialises in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom. Originally represented the Netherlands at her debut for the 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, she changed her nationality to Czech Republic in May 2022.
Early life Jelinkova was born in the Czech Republic, but grew up with her family in the Netherlands and stayed there until 11 years old. Afterwards, Jelinkova moved to Austria, where she completed the second grade of elementary school at the ski school in Bad Gastein and subsequently graduated from the ski gymnasium in Saalfelden. Jelinkova is multilingual, able to speak Czech, Dutch, German, and English.
Career Jelinkova made her World Cup debut on 16 December 2012 in the Courchevel giant slalom, but she failed to finish the first run.FIS World Cup - Ladies' Giant slalom, Courchevel (FRA), 16.12.2012 She competed for the Netherlands at the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria. She finished 40th in the giant slalom.FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Giant slalom, Schladming (AUT), 14.02.2013 She competed at the 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail / Beaver Creek, United States. She did not start the first run of the slalom.FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Slalom, Vail / Beaver Creek (USA), 14.02.2015 She competed at the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She finished 36th in the giant slalom and 30th in the slalom.FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Giant slalom, St. Moritz (SUI) 16.02.2017FIS World Ski Championships - Ladies' Slalom, St. Moritz (SUI), 18.02.2017 She competed at the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre, Sweden. She finished 33rd in the giant slalom and 19th in the slalom.
World Cup results Results per discipline Discipline WC starts WC Top 30 WC Top 15 WC Top 5 WC Podium Best result Date Location Place Slalom 29 0 0 0 0 Giant slalom 46 5 0 0 0 16 January 2021 Kranjska Gora 11th Combined 1 1 0 0 0 26 January 2018 Lenzerheide 27th Parallel 2 1 1 0 0 26 November 2020 Zürs 10th Parallel slalom 2 1 0 0 0 20 December 2017 Courchevel 25th Total 80 8 1 0 0 Standings through 18 March 2022
World Championships results YearAgeSlalomGiantSlalomSuper GDownhillCombinedParallel 2013 17 — 40 — — — — 2015 19 DNS1 — — — — — 2017 21 30 36 — — — —2019 23 19 33 — — — —
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