Gianina Ernst

Gianina Ernst (born 31 December 1998) is a German ski jumper and the youngest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

Gianina Ernst
Ernst in December 2013
Born (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998
Winterthur, Switzerland
Known forYoungest participant during the 2014 Winter Olympics

Personal life

Gianina Ernst was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, to a German-Swiss family.[2] 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.[2][3] Her mother, Cornelia Thomas, was a Swiss cross country skier, who represented Switzerland at the 1980 Winter Olympics and 1982 World Championship.[4]

Gianina has five siblings. Her brother, Benjamin Ernst (born 21 March 1995), is also a ski jumper.[5]

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.[2]

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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