Alexandra Pretorius

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Alexandra Pretorius Ski jumping
Alexandra Pretorius 2013

Alexandra Pretorius 2013

nation CanadaCanada Canada
birthday 5th January 1996 (age 24)
place of birth Calgary ,  CanadaCanadaCanada 
Career
society Altius Nordic Ski Club
status resigned
End of career 2014
Medal table
National medals 0 × gold 2 × silver 1 × bronze
Canadian Championships
bronze 2012 Whistler Normal hill
silver 2013 Whistler Normal hill
silver 2013 Whistler Large hill
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
 Debut in the World Cup November 23, 2012
 Overall World Cup 26. ( 2012/13 )
Ski jumping Grand Prix
 Grand Prix victories (individual) 02 ( details )
 Overall Grand Prix 02. ( 2012 )
 

Alexandra Pretorius (born January 5, 1996 in Calgary ) is a former Canadian ski jumper .

Career

At the Canadian Championships on March 31, 2012 in Whistler Olympic Park , she was third behind Taylor Henrich and Nata De Leeuw .

Alexandra Pretorius had her first podium places in international competitions at the summer jumping of the FIS Cup for women at the Villach Alpine Arena : on July 14, 2012 she was third and on July 15, 2012 she was second. On 2/4 August 2012 she jumped out of competition at the US championships (the US jumpers later also participated out of competition in the Canadian championship). She won the show jumping in Park City on both the HS-134 and the HS-100 hill.

When she first competed in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix 2012 , she won the first competition of the season on August 14, 2012 at the Tremplin du Praz facility in Courchevel ahead of Daniela Iraschko . The newly introduced Summer Grand Prix 2012 for women consisted of four competitions. On August 17th, 2012 on the Adlerschanze in Hinterzarten she finished ninth, on September 22nd and 23rd, 2012 in Almaty she was third. In the overall Grand Prix 2012, Alexandra Pretorius took second place behind Sara Takanashi .

At her first start in the individual competition of the Ski Jumping World Cup on November 24, 2012 in Lillehammer , she was disqualified for a suit that did not comply with the rules. On December 9, 2012 in Sochi , she scored 15th place for the first time. On August 12, 2013, Pretorius fell while training for the Summer Grand Prix in Courchevel and suffered a knee injury.

After she had completed her first training jumps and was nominated for the Canadian Olympic squad for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she suffered another knee injury and was unable to take part in the premiere of women's ski jumping.

At the end of October 2014 Pretorius announced the end of her career and justified this with her series of injuries.

successes

Individual Grand Prix victories

No. date place Type
01. August 15, 2012 FranceFrance Courchevel Normal hill
02. July 26, 2013 GermanyGermany Hinterzarten Normal hill

statistics

World Cup placements

season space Points
2012/13 26th 105

Grand Prix placements

season space Points
2012 02. 249
2013 16. 100

FIS Cup placements

season space Points
2012/13 04th 140

Private

Alexandra Pretorius attended National Sports School, a high school in Calgary , Alberta .

Web link

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Suprising victory for Alexandra Pretorius . Article by Stefan Diaz from August 15, 2012 on Ladies-Skijumping.com (English)
  2. ^ Victory for Sara Takanashi . Article from November 24, 2012 on berkutschi.com (English)
  3. ↑ Calgary ski jumper injures knee during training in France . Article of August 12, 2013 in the Calgary Herald (English)
  4. ↑ Olympia-Aus: Alexandra Pretorius injured again . Message from Marco Ries dated February 3, 2014 on skispringen.com, accessed on February 18, 2014
  5. ↑ Canada: Pretorius retires, Boyd-Clowes takes time off . Message on skispringen.com, accessed on October 24, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Pretorius, Alexandra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH 5th January 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary