Carina Edlingerová
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| Nationality | Austrian (until February 2026), Czech (since February 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Carina Edlinger 13 August 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner(s) | Alexandr Paťava (guide and coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carina Edlingerová or Carina Edlinger (born 13 August 1998) is an Austrian-Czech visually-impaired Paralympic cross-country skier.[1][2]
Career
She made her Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics when she was only 19 years old and claimed her first Paralympic medal (bronze) with the assistance of her elder brother, Julian Edlinger who served as the sighted guide for Carina. Carina Edlinger clinched a bronze medal in the women's 7.5km classical cross-country skiing event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[3][4] She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 1.5 kilometre sprint and a bronze medal in the 10 kilometre free event.
In July 2025, Edlingerová announced that she intended to change nations and start for the Czech Republic from the 2025–26 season onwards alongside Petra Hynčicová as her guide.[5] Edlingerová said the reason for this was a lack of support by the Austrian Ski Association.[6] On 12 June 2025, the request was denied by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. The reason given was that Edlingerová lacked to provide proof that she had her main recidency in the Czech Republic for the past two years.[7] However, she obtained this right in February of the following year.[8]
Edlingerová competed at the 2026 Winter Paralympics and won a silver medal in the biathlon sprint.[9]
References
- ^ "Langläuferin Edlinger bei Debüt Favoritin". sport.ORF.at (in German). 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Carina Edlingerová: vom Austria-Champion zur tschechischen Medaillenhoffnung im Para Biathlon". IBU (in German). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Carina EDLINGER". Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Women's 7.5km Classic, Visually Impaired". Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "Ski-Zoff! Goldhamsterhin flieht: "Ich will mir nicht länger auf den Kopf sch... lassen"" [Ski dispute! Star flees]. SPORT1 (in German). 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Mödl, Matthias (2025-07-01). "ÖSV-Goldhamster startet künftig für Tschechien" [Disappointed by the association - ÖSV star to compete for the Czech Republic]. Kronen (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "FIS COUNCIL MEETING, 12TH & 13TH JUNE 2025 - SUMMARY MINUTES" (PDF). 2025-06-12. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
2 years residency missing
- ^ "Carina Edlingerová: vom Austria-Champion zur tschechischen Medaillenhoffnung im Para Biathlon". IBU (in German). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ Kézrová, Zuzana (2026-03-07). "Česko slaví první medaili po šestnácti letech! Edlingerová má ze sprintu parabiatlonistek stříbro" [The Czech Republic celebrates its first medal in sixteen years! Edlingerová takes silver in the women's parabiathlon sprint]. Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
External links
- Carina Edlinger at FIS (cross-country)
- Carina Edlinger at Paralympic.org
- Carina Edlinger at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)