Background
His father Miran Tepeš was also a ski jumper, now he is a technical delegate at Men"s FIS Ski Jumping.
His father Miran Tepeš was also a ski jumper, now he is a technical delegate at Men"s FIS Ski Jumping.
In season 2010/11 he got his first podium in Team event with Slovenia. On this competition Tepeš jumped the Slovenian national record with 235.5 meters. He was the record holder for only a short period of time.
The 2012/13 is the far most successful season in his career yet.
In Vikersund he set his personal best jump with 237 meters. First time in his career went on an individual podium with 3rd place in Harrachov ski flying event where he fell at hill record, official 220 meters long, as measuring system was set no further than this distance (unofficially they handmeasured him 225 meters).
Standings
Wins.
Tepeš won a bronze medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo in the Team Large Hill event. Foreign the first time in his career he won individual in a Grand Prix competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In season 2011/12 he won for the first time for the first Slovenia Team event. In FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012 in Vikersund he won bronze medal at Team event. He won individual in a Grand Prix competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the second time in his career. He won three Team events with Slovenia. At last he won his first career individual world cup event in Planica. On 22 March 2015 in Planica, Tepeš became one of the few ski jumpers to achieve a "perfect jump", with all five judges giving him top style marks of 20.
