Overview
- Klinec said she was retiring with immediate effect in a press statement released Monday, and she will not compete in the 2026/27 World Cup that begins in Lillehammer on 20 November.
- She leaves the sport as Slovenia’s most decorated woman jumper, winning the 2021 world title and earning multiple World Championship medals.
- Klinec was a pioneer in women’s skiflying, becoming the first woman to fly beyond 200 metres and recording a 226 m mark that stood as the women’s skiflight best.
- Her decision follows a sequence of health setbacks that included a post‑dental surgery infection with a hospital stay and two earlier serious knee injuries that have punctuated her career and cost major events.
- Despite a strong comeback this year — winning the Summer Grand Prix in Klingenthal and the Slovenian national title — Klinec said she will focus on a master’s in psychology, a choice her coach Jurij Tepes described as carefully considered and supported.