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German ski jumper (born 1998)
Gianina Ernst
Ernst in December 2013
Born (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 25)
Winterthur, Switzerland
Known forYoungest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics

Gianina Ernst (born 31 December 1998) is a German ski jumper and the youngest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Gianina Ernst was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, to a German-Swiss family. Her father, Joachim Ernst, was a ski jumper and German champion who, during FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 in Oslo, finished 11th on the K70 hill and 38th on the K90 hill. Her mother, Cornelia Thomas, was a Swiss cross country skier, who represented Switzerland at the 1980 Winter Olympics and 1982 World Championship.

Gianina has five siblings. Her brother, Benjamin Ernst (born 21 March 1995), is also a ski jumper.

Career

Ernst's debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in December 2013 in Lillehammer, where she'd already won a second place medal in a previous competition.

She was the youngest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics when a Women's Ski Jump competition was hosted for the first time in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. "Gianina Ernst". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Soczi 2014. Skoki narciarskie – Gianina Ernst najmłodszą uczestniczką igrzysk" (in Polish). gazeta.pl. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "Joachim Ernst". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. "Cornelia Thomas". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. "Benjamin Ernst". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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