Elias Kolega

Elias Kolega
Personal information
Born	23 May 1996 (age 28); Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Slalom
World Cup debut	6 January 2015 (age 18)
Retired	April 2022 (age 25)
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, USA, 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
Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel
2018	21	141	49	—	—	—	—	—
2019	22	73	25	—	—	—	—	—
2020	23	117	42	—	—	—	—	—

World Championship results

Year
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
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

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[1] "koléga". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Koléga

[2] KOLEGA Elias - Athlete Information - FIS-SKI.com

[3] "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

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