Bogataj

Lillehammer – Slovenian ski jumper Urška Bogataj finished third at Saturday’s World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway, which is her fourth podium finish in the World Cup. The winner today was Katharina Althaus from Germany, and the second place went to Austrian Marita Kramer.

Bogataj scored 272.3 points after Althaus with 278.1 points and Kramer with 273.2 points.

Nizhny Tagil – Slovenian women ski jumpers secured their first ever double victory in the individual World Cup event in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, on Saturday. Ema Klinec won the second event of the season after finishing as the runner-up at the same venue yesterday. Her compatriot Urša Bogataj placed second.

Nizhny Tagil – Slovenia’s Ema Klinec was second in the women’s Ski Jumping Word Cup meet in Russia’s Nizhny Tagil on Friday, finishing in between the first-placed Marita Kramer of Austria and her compatriot Daniela Iraschko-Stolz. Slovenia’s Urša Bogataj placed fourth.

Ljubljana – Commenting on the deal reached at the COP26 conference in Glasgow on Saturday, climatologist Lučka Kajfež Bogataj said is was just another disappointment in terms of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, she noted the progress in providing financial assistance to the most vulnerable countries and halting deforestation.

Postojna – Climate expert Lučka Kajfež Bogataj called for truly green tourism at a round table debate held as part of Days of Slovenian Tourism in Postojna on Wednesday. “If we are selling green, let’s become truly green,” she said, pointing to criteria such as energy use per tourist night, water consumption and the amount of food waste.

Nizhny Tagil – Slovenian ski jumper Nika Križnar won silver in a FIS World Cup women’s individual event in Nizhny Tagil, Russia on Sunday, reclaiming the yellow jersey. Austria’s Marita Kramer meanwhile clinched another victory on the hill of the Russian ski resort this weekend.

Oberstdorf – Slovenia’s Nika Križnar, Špela Rogelj, Urša Bogataj and Ema Klinec won silver at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Friday, missing gold by just 1.4 points. This is first medal for Slovenia’s women’s ski-jumping team at a world championship.

Oberstdorf – Ema Klinec won a ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany on Thursday becoming the first Slovenian female ski jumping world champion. The defending champion, Norwegian Maren Lundby, won silver, while Japanese Sara Takanashi won bronze.

Rasnov – Nika Križnar, Slovenian’s best female ski jumper this winter, won a World Cup event in Rasnov, Romania on Thursday in what is the second World Cup victory in her career. She is now also in the lead in overall rankings.

Linz – Slovenia celebrated a double victory at the Women’s Ski Jumping World Cup in Austria’s Hinzenbach on Friday. Nika Križnar bagged her first World Cup victory with 237.4 points, followed by Ema Klinec with 236.6 points. Third place went to Norwegian Eirin Maria Kvandal (226.6 points).