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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 November 1997 Rijeka, Croatia |
| Skiing career | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | SK Rijeka |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, combined |
World Cup debut | 4 January 2015 (age 17) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (2015, 2017, 2021, 2023) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11 – (2015–2018, 2020–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 – (2 SL) |
Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 2023) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in SL, 2023) |
Leona Popović (Croatian pronunciation: [pǒpoʋitɕ]; born 13 November 1997) is a Croatian alpine ski racer. Previously, she competed in all winter disciplines, but now specialises in slalom. Her best World Cup finish is 2nd place in slalom.
Popović's first major competition was the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, where she competed in all disciplines at age seventeen; her best result was 27th in slalom. By her 22nd birthday, she had incurred three surgeries on her left leg. In 2015, she broke her tibia while training slalom, and two surgeries were required in 2018 to fix torn knee ligaments (ACL and MCL) sustained in a crash at the Olympics in the second run of the giant slalom.
