{{short description|Estonian Nordic combined skier (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski --> | name = Kristjan Ilves | image = Kristjan Ilves.jpg | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tartu, Estonia | height = | club = Elva Skiclub | seasons = 2013– | wins = | totalpodiums = 12 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's nordic combined}} {{Medal|Country|{{EST}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Junior Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2013 Liberec|Individual NH}} {{Medal|Bronze|2015 Almaty|Individual NH}} {{Medal|Bronze|2016 Râșnov|Individual NH}} | updated = 3 March 2025 }}
'''Kristjan Ilves''' (born 10 June 1996 in Tartu) is an Estonian Nordic combined skier.<ref name="fisprofile">{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=NK&competitorid=161576 |title=Kristjan ILVES |website=fis-ski.com |access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref>
Ilves competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Estonia. He placed 41st in the normal hill Nordic combined event and 34th in the large hill event.<ref name="sportsrefprofile">{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Kristjan Ilves |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/kristjan-ilves-1.html |website=sports-reference.com |access-date=1 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003057/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/kristjan-ilves-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="sochi2014profile">{{cite web |title=Kristjan ILVES |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-kristjan-ilves |website=sochi2014.com |access-date=1 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319035311/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-kristjan-ilves |archivedate=19 March 2014}}</ref>
As of March 2021, his best showing at the World Championships was 8th in the 2021 team sprint. His best individual finish was 11th in the large hill event during the same championships.<ref name=fisprofile/>
Ilves made his World Cup debut in February 2013. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 5th in the 2021–22 season.<ref name=fisprofile/>
He represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 16th in the Individual normal hill event. He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, placing 9th in the large hill event.
His best Olympic result came at the 2026 Games, where he finished 6th in the normal hill competition.
==Record== ===Olympic Games=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" width="30%" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:50px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Individual NH ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Individual LH ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team LH |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;" |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;" |-align=center | 2014 || ''17'' || 41 || 34 || — |-align=center | 2018 || ''21'' || 16 || 28 || — |-align=center | 2022 || ''25'' || — || 9 || — |-align=center | 2026 || ''29'' || 6 || 7 || . |}
===World Championship=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" width="30%" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:50px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Individual NH ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Individual LH ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team NH ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team LH |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;" |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;" |-align=center | 2013 || ''16'' || 48 || 39 || 11 || — |-align=center | 2015 || ''18'' || 40 || 38 || 10 || 11 |-align=center | 2017 || ''20'' || 23 || 27 || 9 || 12 |-align=center | 2019 || ''22'' || 43 || DNS2 || — || — |-align=center | 2021 || ''24'' || 19 || 11 || — || 8 |-align=center | 2023 || ''26'' || 6 || 4 || {{n/a}} || — |-align=center | 2025 || ''28'' || 20 || 11 || {{n/a}} || — |}
==World Cup results== ===Season standings=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" | Season ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" | Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:40px;"|Points ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:40px;"|Overall |- | 2013–14 | ''17'' || 1 || 80 |- | 2014–15 | ''18'' || 2 || 66 |- | 2015–16 | ''19'' || 7 || 54 |- | 2016–17 | ''20'' || 81 || 42 |- | 2017–18 | ''21'' || 264 || 19 |- | 2018–19 | ''22'' || 22 || 54 |- | 2019–20 | ''23'' || 56 || 31 |- | 2020–21 | ''24'' || 187 || 17 |- | 2021–22 | ''25'' || 627 || 5 |- | 2022–23 | ''26'' || 753 || 5 |- | 2023–24 | ''27'' || 1207 || 5 |- | 2024–25 | ''28'' || 743 || 10 |}
===Podiums=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| '''No.''' ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| '''Season''' ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| '''Date''' ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:200px;"| '''Location''' ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:140px;"| '''Hill''' ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| '''Discipline''' ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| '''Place''' |- | align=center|1 || align=center |'''2017–18''' || align=right | 4 February 2018||align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hakuba, Japan || align=left|Olympic Hills || HS134/10 km || 2nd |- | align=center|2 || rowspan=2 align=center |'''2021–22''' || align=right | 15 January 2022||align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Klingenthal, Germany || align=left|Vogtland Arena || HS140/10 km || 2nd |- | align=center|3 || align=right | 16 January 2022||align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Klingenthal, Germany || align=left|Vogtland Arena || HS140/10 km || 2nd |- | align=center|4 || rowspan=3 align=center |'''2022–23''' || align=right | 11 February 2023||align=left| {{flagicon|Germany}} Schonach, Germany || align=left|Langenwaldschanze || HS100/10 km || 3rd |- | align=center|5 || align=right | 25 March 2023||align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Lahti, Finland || align=left|Salpausselkä || HS130/10 km || 2nd |- | align=center|6 || align=right | 26 March 2023||align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Lahti, Finland || align=left|Salpausselkä || HS130/10 km || 3rd |- | align=center|7 || rowspan=5 align=center |'''2023–24''' || align=right | 9 February 2024||align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Otepää, Estonia || align=left|Tehvandi || 10 km/HS97 || 2nd |- | align=center|8 || align=right | 10 February 2024||align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Otepää, Estonia || align=left|Tehvandi || HS97/10 km || 2nd |- | align=center|9 || align=right | 3 March 2024||align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland || align=left|Salpausselkä || HS130/10 km || 3rd |- | align=center|10 || align=right | 10 March 2024||align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway || align=left|Holmenkollbakken || HS134/10 km || 3rd |- | align=center|11 || align=right | 17 March 2024||align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Trondheim, Norway || align=left|Granåsen || HS138/10 km || 3rd |- | align=center|12 || '''2024–25''' ||align=right | 20 December 2024||align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austria || align=left|W90-Mattensprunganlage || 10 km/HS98 || 3rd |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FIS Nordic combined skier}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/44149 Kristjan Ilves] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{ESBL}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilves, Kristjan}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Estonia Category:Nordic combined skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Nordic combined skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Nordic combined skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Nordic combined skiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Skiers from Tartu Category:Estonian male Nordic combined skiers Category:Nordic combined skiers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Category:21st-century Estonian sportsmen