Boštjan Kline (born 9 March 1991) is a Slovenian

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alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and

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. He has competed in four

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, and the

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Career

Kline made his World Cup debut in December

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in a super combined at

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. He competed for Slovenia at the 2015 World Championships. He failed to finish the

, finished 33rd in the downhill, and was disqualified during the slalom run of the

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. In January

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, Kline attained his first podium, a second-place finish in downhill at

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, finishing behind

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in the super G, again finishing behind Kilde. He gained his first World Cup victory in

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in a downhill in February

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World Cup results

Standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums

* 1 win – (1 DH) * 3 podiums – (2 DH, 1 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kline, Bostjan 1991 births Living people Slovenian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Slovenia Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Skiers from Maribor