Nevena Ignjatović, a perennial member of the Serbian national team and the most successful competitor in alpine skiing, was elected president of the Serbian Ski Association.
At the extraordinary assembly of the Ski Association of Serbia, which was held today in Belgrade, members of the association voted for the election of a new leadership. Nevena Ignjatović, a perennial member of the Serbian national team and the most successful competitor in alpine skiing, was unanimously elected president of the association.
Members of the Ski Association expressed their expectation that the new leadership will bring a more professional approach and contribute to a better organization of sports in the country. The assembly ended with the adoption of new work guidelines, which set the framework for further activities of the association.
Nevena Ignjatović is a Serbian alpine skier born in the heart of Serbia, in Kragujevac, in 1990. In addition to her status as the best skier in the history of Serbian skiing, her title is Master of Economics at the Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration – FEFA.
She took her first skiing steps in her fourth year on Kopaonik as a member of the Radnički Elite ski club. Since her first start in FIS races, Nevena has won over 100 medals in international competitions, 35 of which are gold.
She has placed in the top 30 of the best female skiers in World Cup races 17 times, and her best finish is 6th place in the World Cup in alpine combined
She was part of the Olympic team in 2010 in Vancouver, 2014 in Sochi, 2018 in South Korea (when she was also the flag bearer) and 2022 in Beijing.
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