Natalie Eilers

Biography

Natalie Eilers is set to make her Olympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026 after returning from a potential career-ending injury.

In January 2024, Eilers crashed while trying to save an off-balance landing. She suffered a complete rupture of the ACL in her right knee, as well as two meniscus tears, a fractured femur, and a partial shoulder dislocation. She underwent knee surgery soon after but then required a second surgery in October to do further clean up. The setbacks she encountered during her recovery made it a tough mental battle as well as a physical one.

Eilers returned to competition in summer Grand Prix events in September 2025 before rejoining the FIS World Cup circuit for the 2025-26 season opener in Lillehammer.

Eilers made her FIS World Cup debut in February 2017 at the Olympic test event for PyeongChang 2018, recording two top 30 finishes. She has competed at three senior FIS World Championships. In 2023, she joined with Alexandria Loutitt, Abigail Strate, and Nicole Maurer for a sixth-place finish in the women’s team normal hill. She previously competed at the FIS Junior World Championships in 2016 and 2018.

A Little More About Natalie

Getting into the Sport: Started ski jumping in 2011 after her parents received an email from her elementary school searching for young girls to try the sport… Had learned to ski at age 3 and ski jumping was a welcome challenge and the final stop in the search for her passion… Within two years progressed from the smallest hill (K18) to the largest that women compete on (K120)… Outside Interests: Completing a Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in Finance at the University of Calgary… Enjoys reading, crafting, visiting museums and historical sites, doing outdoor recreational sports (skating, skiing, hiking, biking)… Odds and Ends: Had once dreamed of being an Olympian in figure skating before finding ski jumping…