Annika Sieff

Annika Sieff
Sieff in 2023
Personal information
Born (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003
Cavalese, Italy
Sport
SportSkiing
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women's Nordic combined
World Junior Championships
2022 Zakopane Individual NH
2023 Whistler Individual NH
2022 Zakopane Mixed team NH
2021 Lahti Mixed team NH
2023 Whistler Mixed team NH
Winter Youth Olympics
2020 Lausanne Mixed team NH

Annika Sieff (born 27 October 2003) is an Italian ski jumper and former Nordic combined skier.

Career

Sieff represented Italy at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a bronze medal in the mixed team normal hill event.[1] During the 2021–22 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, she won the first Provisional Competition Rounds (PCR) of the season on 2 December 2021.[2] The next day she earned her first career World Cup podium, finishing in third place.[3] She became the first Italian woman to podium at the World Cup.[4]

In March 2022, she competed at the 2022 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in the individual normal hill.[5] Weeks later she competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Nordic combined and won a gold medal in the individual normal hill event.[6]

She again competed at the 2023 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in the individual normal hill.[7] She also won a bronze medal in the mixed team normal hill event.[8] During the 2023–24 season, she switched from Nordic combined to ski jumping. During the 2023–24 FIS Ski Jumping Inter-Continental Cup, she won the summer overall, finishing with 360 points.[9]

In January 2026, she was selected to represent Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics. During the normal hill event she finished in 19th place.[10][11] She also competed in the mixed team event and finished in tenth place.[12]

References

  1. ^ "YOG: Norway wins Nordic Mixed Team event". fis-ski.com. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Sieff wins PCR in Lillehammer". fis-ski.com. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Home World Cup Victory for Hansen". fis-ski.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Annika SIEFF". MilanoCortina2026.CONI.it. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ^ "JWSC: Sieff and Rettenegger are Junior World Champions". fis-ski.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  6. ^ "EYOF: Sieff becomes European Youth Olympic champion". fis-ski.com. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. ^ "JWSC: Annika Sieff claims Gold medal". fis-ski.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  8. ^ "JWSC: Austria wins Mixed Team Gold". fis-ski.com. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Annika Sieff wins first Inter-COC overall". fis-ski.com. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Federica Brignone, Arianna Fontana, Flora Tabanelli headline Team Italy at Milano Cortina 2026 - Complete list". olympics.com. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  11. ^ "All eyes on Prevc as Olympic Ski Jumping opens on Normal Hill". fis-ski.com. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  12. ^ Nicolaysen, Erik (10 February 2026). "Salto con gli sci, la Slovenia dei fratelli Prevc domina la gara a squadre miste delle Olimpiadi". oasport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.