Elvedina Muzaferija (born 20 August 1999) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian female alpine skier. She carried her nation's flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Biography Muzaferija was the first woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina to appear in downhill. 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. 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. In World Cup in France, in February 2023, she was 15th in alpine combination race, 20th in downhill and 25th in Super-G. 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.
She was also the first alpine skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina to score points in the World Cup even though she has not received much, if any, support from Bosnian Ski association.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 202020124————38 202121 rowspan=6 20222292——4148 202323112——48 47 20242454——2324 20252589——3440 202626102——30—
Top twenty finishes
0 podiums; 8 top twenties Season Date Location Discipline Place2022 12 December 2021 St. Moritz, Switzerland Super-G 18th2024 28 January 2024 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G 14th16 February 2024 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Downhill 18th17 February 2024 Downhill 4th18 February 2024 Super-G 16th2 March 2024 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 9th3 March 2024 Super-G 13th23 March 2024 Saalbach, Austria Downhill 16th
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombined 2017 17 55 DNFQ1 — — — rowspan=3 2021 21 — — 38 25 16 2023 23 — — 25 20 15 2025 25 — DNF1 27 23 22
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedTeam event 2018 18 DNF 44 42 31 DNF2 rowspan=2 — 2022 22 — — 25 DNF DNF2 — 2026 26 — 32 16 20 —
Other results European Cup results Season standings 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 Discipline EC starts EC Top 30 EC Top 15 EC Top 5 EC Podium Best result Date Location PlaceSlalom 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 10thDownhill 20 11 8 2 2 11 February 2024 Crans-Montana, Switzerland 1stCombined 1 0 0 0 0 11 January 2018 Innerkrems, Austria DNSTotal 35 18 9 2 2 Standings through 11 February 2024
Race podiums 1 win – (1 DH) 2 podiums – (2 DH) Season Date Location Discipline Place 202318 February 2023 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Downhill 2nd 202411 February 2024 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Downhill 1st
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External links
Elvedina Muzaferija at Milano Cortina 2026