Jernej Slivnik
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| Born | 26 November 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic skiing | |||||||||||||||||
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Jernej Slivnik (born 26 November 2000) is a Slovenian paralympic skier from Hrušica.[1]
Slivnik was involved in a car crash in 2006 where he sustained a spinal cord injury; his father and sister were killed in the accident.[2] In 2009, he was introduced to Para skiing. He started competing in 2015 and represented Slovenia as the sole participant at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics. He competed in slalom and giant slalom in the sitting category; his best result was in slalom in 2018 where he finished 12th.[3]
Slivnik lives in Hrušica and is friends with ice hockey player Anže Kopitar who also comes from that town.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jernej Slivnik". Beijing 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Jernej Slivnik – para alpine skier". slovenia.si.
- ^ a b "Jernej Slivnik - Alpine Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee.
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Slovenian male alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Competitors at the 2025 Winter World University Games
- Medalists at the 2025 Winter World University Games
- Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Slovenia
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Slovenia