Boštjan Kline
Slovenian alpine skier (born 1991)
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Boštjan Kline (born 9 March 1991) is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. He has competed in four World Championships,[1] and the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
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| Born | 9 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Branik Maribor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut |
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| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2013–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2012–13, 2015–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (20h in 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (10th in DH, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Kline made his World Cup debut in December 2009 in a super combined at Val d'Isere, France. He competed for Slovenia at the 2015 World Championships. He failed to finish the super-G, finished 33rd in the downhill, and was disqualified during the slalom run of the super combined.
In January 2016, Kline attained his first podium, a second-place finish in downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, finishing behind Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. About a month later, he achieved a second place podium finish in Hinterstoder in the super G, again finishing behind Kilde.
He gained his first World Cup victory in Norway at Kvitfjell in a downhill in February 2017.
World Cup results
Standings through 17 January 2021
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2016 | 30 Jan 2016 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 27 Feb 2016 |  Hinterstoder, Austria |
Super-G | 2nd | |
| 2017 | 24 Feb 2017 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 1st |
