Eveli Saue
Eveli Saue (born 13 February 1984 in Kärdla ) is a former Estonian biathlete.
Eveli Saue, which operates since 2001 Biathlon, starts for the Sport Club Biathlon Kärdla. Who lives in Elva student belongs since 2002 to the Estonian national team and is coached by Tõnu Pääsuke. Her debut in the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz she gave in 2002 on the single track ( 75 ). The following year she was at the same place, again in a single race, the first time in points ( 27 ). In 2004 she participated in the World Championships in Oberhof part ( 81 in the sprint ). At the Junior World Championships in 2005 in the Finnish Kontiolahti she won along with Tagne Tähe and Sirli Hanni the bronze medal in the relay competition. At the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, where they flag bearer of the Estonian team was at the opening ceremony, she performed in individual ( 73 ) Sprint ( 47 ) and in the pursuit of ( lapped ) to. When individual World Cup race in Hochfilzen in the season 2006/ 07 the first time she could penetrate surprisingly top of the world with a fifth. 2007 launched the Estin at the World Cup in Antholz. With 15th place in the sprint, rank 23 in the pursuit and number 22 in the mass start, it reached good results, even in individual she ran as 28 still in the top 30 of the season came with it to 13th place, their previous World Cup Bestergebnis. In another single - race in Lahti, Finland reached with 8th place also the top ten. At the end of the season, the Estonian reached the 34th place in the overall standings, they could still improve in the following season with 27th place. Also at the World Cup in 2008, in their best ever season, Saue was able to participate in all races and getting it into the top 30. In individual they ranked 23rd in the Sprint they finished 26th, 19th and 29th of persecution in the mass start. With the Season Saue was 17 Less successful was the 2009 World Championships in Pyeongchang. In no single race she reached the top 30 places. They came in 77th place in the individual, sprint, she was 51, but could be improved to # 32 in the pursuit race. With the Season Eveli Saue ran in 14th place in the 2008/ 09 season she could keep the placement as 40 not quite, but kept running in the expanded group of world leaders.
After a good preparation for the 2009/10 season, where they won the biathlon test races in Muonio, among other things, she retired at the start of the World Cup season in Ostersund in a training accident a broken fibula to. After her injury, she went at the World Cup in Ruhpolding and Antholz Sprint competition at the start, where they could only places 89 and 67 show. Nevertheless Eveli Saue was nominated for the 2010 Winter Olympics. In addition to number 18 with the Estonian Season Rank 42 was her best result in Vancouver in singles. After the competitions in Vancouver Saue started at the Biathlon World Championships 2010 at the domestic Otepaeae. In pursuit competition they finished ninth and with the Estonian season they finished fifth. In the season 2010/11 Saue could make the connection to the advanced world class again. At the start of the World Cup season she won the sprint in Hochfilzen tenth. Her best result of the season she succeeded then the sprint competition in Anterselva, where she could fight for the ninth place with flawless shooting performance. During the season you get another five top -20 finishes. In the end they finished 28th place in the overall World Cup standings. The Biathlon World Championships in 2011 in the Russian Khanty-Mansiysk started for Saue with a 42nd place in the sprint competition. In the subsequent pursuit competition, she was overtaken on the last lap. Due to the poor results they could not participate in the mass start competition. In the individual competition, she showed, however, greatly improved and she succeeded to the twelfth place, her best career result at the World Championships. After the World Cup season Saue went with the Estonian Championships in cross-country skiing on 30 km freestyle at the start. Along with her teammate Kadri Lehtla they managed to get away just before the finish of the expert. In the final sprint to Saue prevailed over Lehtla and won her first national title in cross-country skiing. After Saue with rank 28 was no longer appropriate in the overall standings of the World Cup season to their own performance claims and because they felt supported by the Estonian Association not good enough, they announced plans to take a break in the season 2011 /12. A return to competitive sports she held prior to the following season, at least the training they then want to resume. In January 2012, Saue announced to return to the World Cup and participate in competitions in Oslo to support the Estonian team especially at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 in Ruhpolding. In preparation for the competition, she contested the Estonian Championship in cross country, where she finished fifth in the victory of Kadri Lehtla 10-kilometer freestyle. In the sprint competition of Oslo she won in her comeback in the Biathlon World Cup with two penalties, the 53rd place. In the Biathlon World Cup Saue finished with two penalties in 35th place.
In May 2012, Saue announced that they will not continue their athletic career and will focus on their profession. However, they wanted to stay with the Estonian biathlon and contribute their experience in an advisory capacity in youth work.
Eveli Saue lives in Elva with the Estonian Priit Viks biathletes together. You will also take part in competitions in orienteering, winning at the Junior World Championships 2003 a bronze medal in the sprint.
Biathlon World Cup rankings
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