Taja Bodlaj

Taja Bodlaj
Personal information
Born (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006
Sport
SportSki jumping
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Slovenia
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2024 Gangwon Individual NH
Gold medal – first place 2024 Gangwon Mixed team NH
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zakopane Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2024 Planica Team NH
Gold medal – first place 2025 Lake Placid Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2022 Zakopane Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2022 Zakopane Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2023 Whistler Team NH
Silver medal – second place 2024 Planica Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2025 Lake Placid Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Planica Individual NH
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Lake Placid Individual NH

Taja Bodlaj (born 29 May 2006) is a Slovenian ski jumper. She is a three-time Junior World Champion.

Career

Bodlaj made her Junior World Ski Championships debut in 2022 and won a gold medal in the team normal hill.[1] She also won a silver medal in the individual normal hill and mixed team normal hill events.[2] During the 2023 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships she won a silver medal in the team normal hill event.

Bodlaj represented Slovenia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a gold medal in the normal hill event with a score of 215.7 points.[3] She also won a gold medal in the mixed team normal hill event.[4] She then competed at the 2024 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in the team normal hill. She also won a silver medal in the mixed team normal hill and a bronze medal in the individual normal hill.[5][6]

She competed at the 2025 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed team normal hill event. She also won a silver medal in the team normal hill and a bronze medal in the individual normal hill events.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "JWC: Team gold to Austria and Slovenia". fis-ski.com (in Slovenian). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Nika Prevc mladinska svetovna prvakinja, srebro za Tajo Bodlaj". delo.si (in Slovenian). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Taja Bodlaj postala mladinska olimpijska prvakinja". sloski.si (in Slovenian). 20 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Prihodnost slovenskega športa je svetla! Izjemen uspeh smučarskih skakalcev". svet24.si (in Slovenian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Velika prevlada mladih Slovenk in novo zlato v Planici". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 25 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Tina Erzar in Taja Bodlaj bosta v Lake Placidu branili tri medalje iz Planice". sloski.si (in Slovenian). 5 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Austria, Germany and Slovenia take Gold in Lake Placid". fis-ski.com. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  8. ^ "MSP: Taja Bodlaj bronasta tudi v Lake Placidu, Tina Erzar 4". sloski.si (in Slovenian). 12 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.


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