Li Nina

Li Nina
nation	People's Republic of China
birthday	January 10, 1983
place of birth	Benxi
size	162 cm
Weight	50 kg
Career
discipline	Aerials
society	Shenyang Ski Club
status	active
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × 2 × 0 × World championships 3 × 0 × 0 × Asian Games 1 × 0 × 0 ×
winter Olympics silver Turin 2006 Aerials silver Vancouver 2010 Aerials  Freestyle Skiing World Championships gold Ruka 2005 Aerials gold Madonna di Campiglio 2007 Aerials gold Inawashiro 2009 Aerials  Winter Asian Games gold Changchun 2007 Aerials
Placements in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup
Debut in the World Cup September 8, 2001  World Cup victories 18th  Overall World Cup 1. (2004/05, 2009/10)  Aerials World Cup 1. (2004/05, 2009/10, 2013/14)
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Aerials 18th 19th 8th
last change: March 23, 2014

Li Nina ( Chinese  李妮娜 , Pinyin Lǐ Nīnà ; born January 10, 1983 in Benxi , Liaoning ) is a Chinese freestyle skier . She specializes in the aerials (jumping) discipline. As a three-time world champion, two-time winner of the overall World Cup and three-time winner of the World Cup discipline, she is one of the most successful athletes ever.

biography

On January 20, 2001 Li made his debut in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup and reached 15th place in Whistler . She achieved her first podium on September 8, 2001, when she was second in Mount Buller, Australia . Another podium and fifth place at the 2002 Winter Olympics followed in the 2001/02 season . Li finally established himself at the top of the world and reached a podium four times in the 2002/03 season. After three more podium places in the 2003/04 season, she achieved her first World Cup victory on February 28, 2004 in Špindlerův Mlýn .

The 2004/05 season was dominated by Li almost at will. She won six of twelve World Cup competitions and was on the podium five more times. Not only did she decide the Aerials discipline ranking for herself, but also the overall World Cup. At the final World Cup in 2005 in Ruka , she narrowly prevailed against the Swiss Evelyne Leu and won the gold medal. Another three World Cup victories came in the 2005/06 season. At the highlight of the season, the 2006 Winter Olympics , she won the silver medal behind Leu.

As in the previous season, Li did not take part in all World Cup competitions in 2006/07, but she won two times in her five appearances and achieved three podium places. She also won the gold medal at the 2007 Winter Asian Games in Changchun . At the 2007 World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio , she was the first female athlete to successfully defend the world title. In the 2007/08 season there was one win and three more podium places.

After a somewhat subdued start at the beginning of the 2008/09 season, Li was able to improve and won a world cup competition. At the Universiade held in Harbin she was also the best jumper, but only five athletes took part in this competition. Two weeks later she was able to win the gold medal for the third time in a row at the 2009 World Championships in Inawashiro . With two wins and three further podium places, Li decided in the 2009/10 season both the discipline ranking and the overall World Cup for himself. She was considered the favorite for the Olympic victory, but had to admit defeat to the Australian Lydia Lassila in Cypress Mountain near Vancouver and be satisfied with the silver medal.

Li then took a break from competition for over two years. She returned to the World Cup in 2013 and immediately established herself at the top again. With two wins and a further podium, she secured the discipline classification for the third time in the 2013/14 season, while she just missed a medal in fourth at the 2014 Winter Olympics .

successes

Olympic games

• Salt Lake City 2002 : 5th Aerials
• Turin 2006 : 2nd Aerials
• Vancouver 2010 : 2nd Aerials
• Sochi 2014 : 4th Aerials

World championships

• Whistler 2001 : 15. Aerials
• Deer Valley 2003 : 11th Aerials
• Ruka 2005 : 1. Aerials
• Madonna di Campiglio 2007 : 1st Aerials
• Inawashiro 2009 : 1. Aerials

World Cup ratings

• 2002/03 season : 4th Aerials World Cup
• 2003/04 season : 5th Aerials World Cup
• 2004/05 season : 1st overall World Cup, 1st Aerials World Cup
• 2005/06 season : 4th Aerials World Cup
• 2006/07 season : 3rd overall World Cup, 2nd Aerials World Cup
• 2007/08 season : 4th Aerials World Cup
• 2008/09 season : 8th overall World Cup, 2nd Aerials World Cup
• Season 2009/10 : 1st overall World Cup, 1st Aerials World Cup
• 2013/14 season : 2nd overall World Cup, 1st Aerials World Cup

World Cup victories

To date, Li Nina has achieved 45 podiums, including 18 wins:

date	place	country
February 28, 2004	Špindlerův Mlýn	Czech Republic
January 14, 2005	Lake Placid	United States
January 15, 2005	Lake Placid	United States
January 28, 2005	Deer Valley	United States
February 12, 2005	Changchun	China
March 5, 2005	Špindlerův Mlýn	Czech Republic
March 11, 2005	Madonna di Campiglio	Italy
September 3, 2005	Mount Buller	Australia
September 4, 2005	Mount Buller	Australia
February 5, 2006	Špindlerův Mlýn	Czech Republic
December 9, 2006	Beida Lake	China
December 10, 2006	Beida Lake	China
February 1, 2008	Deer Valley	United States
January 30, 2009	Deer Valley	United States
January 10, 2010	Calgary	Canada
January 30, 2010	Mont Gabriel	Canada
December 15, 2013	Beida Lake	China
January 18, 2014	Lake Placid	United States

More Achievements

• Winter Asian Games 2007 : 1. Aerials
• 1 Chinese championship title (2004)
• Gold medal Universiade (2009)

Web links

• Li Nina in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Li Nina in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Li Nina in Weibo (Chinese)