Katja Višnar
Katja Višnar (born 21 March 1984) is a Slovenian, former cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2020. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the team sprint, 15th in the 4 × 5 km relay, and 16th in the individual sprint events.
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 Katja Višnar at "Bysprinten" Mosjøen (2013) | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1984 Bled, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Ola Vigen Hattestad | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | TSK Bled | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2007–2015, 2017–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 161 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 March 2020. | |||||||||||||||
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Višnar's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was second in the team sprint event at Seefeld in 2019 in pair with Anamarija Lampič.
Her best World Cup finish was second in a team sprint event in Russia in January 2010 and her best individual sprint finish was ninth at that same event. On 5 February 2011 she repeated her success at the World Cup finishing second in the sprint in Russia behind her compatriot Vesna Fabjan.
She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in January 2020.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| 2014 | 29 | 52 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 2018 | 33 | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | — |
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22 | 66 | — | — | 38 | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 5 |
| 2013 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| 2015 | 30 | 35 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 32 | 46 | — | — | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 2019 | 34 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | Silver |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2007 | 23 | 101 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24 | 55 | NC | 39 | — | DNF | — | DNF |
| 2009 | 25 | 63 | NC | 40 | — | — | — | DNF |
| 2010 | 26 | 44 | NC | 11 | — | — | — | 42 |
| 2011 | 27 | 30 | NC | 8 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| 2012 | 28 | 35 | NC | 13 | DNF | DNF | — | 45 |
| 2013 | 29 | 40 | NC | 14 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| 2014 | 30 | 22 | 82 | 6 | 59 | — | — | 41 |
| 2015 | 31 | 25 | NC | 6 | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 33 | 39 | NC | 16 | DNF | DNF | — | 41 |
| 2018 | 34 | 46 | NC | 16 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| 2019 | 35 | 32 | NC | 13 | 54 | DNF | — | 55 |
| 2020 | 36 | 46 | NC | 18 | DNF | DNF | DNF | — |
References
- Holmberg, Ludvig (11 January 2020). "VM-hjälten lägger av: "Det är så jobbigt..."" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "VISNAR Katja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External links
- Katja Višnar at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Katja Višnar at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Katja Visnar Archived 2014-02-17 at the Wayback Machine at Sochi2014.com