Elias Kolega
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 May 1996 (age 30) Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
Family | Samuel Kolega (brother) |
| Skiing career | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | SK Jaska |
| Retired | April 2022 (age 25) |
| Disciplines | Slalom |
World Cup debut | 6 January 2015 (age 18) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2018) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2013–17) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 3 – (2018–20) |
Overall titles | 0 – (73rd in 2019) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (25th in SL, 2019) |
Elias Kolega (Croatian pronunciation: [kolěːɡa];[1] born 23 May 1996) is a retired Croatian alpine ski racer, who competed primarily in slalom events.[2]
He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, US, in the giant slalom.[3]
He is the brother of fellow alpine skier Samuel Kolega.[4] In April 2017 it was announced that the brothers would be coached by Ante Kostelić.[5]
In February 2020, he suffered an open leg fracture, went through surgery and rehabilitation only to be injured again in October of the same year. Due to his struggle with injuries, he stopped skiing in 2020, and in April 2022 retired from professional skiing.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2018 | 21 | 141 | 49 | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2019 | 22 | 73 | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 23 | 117 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
Top-ten results
- 0 podiums, 1 top ten
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2019 | 13 January 2019 | .svg.png){kind=small} Adelboden, Switzerland |
Slalom | 6th |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event | |
| 2013 | 16 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 18 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 20 | 60 | DNFQ2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2019 | 22 | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2018 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "koléga". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Koléga
- ↑ KOLEGA Elias - Athlete Information - FIS-SKI.com
- ↑ "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Petrović, Davor (5 January 2019). "Domaća publika vjetar u leđa hrvatskim predstavnicima" [The home crowd give wind to the backs of the Croatian representatives]. novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ↑ Beluhan, Renate (20 April 2017). "Ovo Bi Mogla Biti Nova Sjajna Priča Hrvatsjok Sporta - Sportske novosti donose: Kostelić preuzima dva dragulja hrvatskog skijanja i nastavlja karijeru!" [This May Be a New Great of Croatian Sport - Sports news brings: Kostelic takes over two jewels of Croatian skiing and continues his career!]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
External links
- Elias Kolega at FIS (alpine)
- Elias Kolega at Olympedia
- Elias Kolega at InterSportStats