Nika Križnar

Nika Križnar (born 9 March 2000) is a Slovenian ski jumper.[2]

Nika Križnar
Križnar in 2019
CountrySlovenia
Born (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000
Škofja Loka, Slovenia[1]
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Ski clubSSK Norica Žiri
Personal best193.5 m (635 ft)
Vikersund, 19 March 2023
World Cup career
Seasons2016–present
Individual wins5
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums24
Team podiums8
Indiv. starts118
Team starts14
Overall titles1 (2021)
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingIndividual NH
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 OberstdorfTeam NH
Bronze medal – third place2021 OberstdorfIndividual LH
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlanicaMixed team NH
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaIndividual LH
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaMixed NH
Updated on 30 June 2023.

Career

In the 2020–21 World Cup season, she won the overall title after finishing nine points above Sara Takanashi.[3] At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she won bronze in the women's normal hill individual event.[4]

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics
Year Place Normal Mixed
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 7 N/A
2022 China Beijing 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Women Mixed
2017 Finland Lahti 13 N/A N/A 4
2019 Austria Seefeld 7 N/A 4 4
2021 Germany Oberstdorf 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
2023 Slovenia Planica 11 10 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

World Cup

Standings
Season Position Points
2015–16 3640
2016–17 3374
2017–18 10383
2018–19 5826
2019–20 7497
2020–21 1871
2021–22 21,191
2022–23 9741

Individual wins
No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2020–215 February 2021  Austria HinzenbachAigner-Schanze HS90NH
2 18 February 2021  Romania RâșnovTrambulina Valea Cărbunării HS97NH
3 2021–2231 December 2021  Slovenia Ljubno ob SavinjiSavina Ski Jumping Center HS94NH
4 30 January 2022  Germany WillingenMühlenkopfschanze HS147LH
5 27 February 2022  Austria HinzenbachAigner-Schanze HS90NH

Individual starts
winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
2015–16 Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oslo Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Lahti Almaty Almaty
– – – – – – – – – – – – 14 12 – – –
2016–17 Lillehammer Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Pyeongchang Pyeongchang Oslo
q 25 16 17 25 29 39 26 16 20 – – – – – – – – –
2017–18 Lillehammer Lillehammer Lillehammer Hinterzarten Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Râșnov Râșnov Oslo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf
18 10 12 13 22 q 7 4 7 12 4 3 17 22 15
2018–19 Lillehammer Lillehammer Lillehammer Prémanon Prémanon Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Chaykovsky, Perm Krai
13 7 10 5 7 14 12 5 12 5 6 5 12 6 4 18 8 8 6 8 16 4 6 3
2019–20 Lillehammer Lillehammer Klingenthal Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Oslo Lillehammer
11 7 12 8 17 6 8 9 11 5 16 10 11 3 5 9
2020–21 Ramsau am Dachstein Ljubno ob Savinji Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Râșnov Râșnov Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Chaykovsky, Perm Krai
2 10 5 6 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3
2021–22 Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Lillehammer Lillehammer Klingenthal Klingenthal Ramsau am Dachstein Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Lillehammer Lillehammer Oslo Oslo Oberhof Oberhof
8 7 5 7 4 8 6 1 5 5 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 2
2022–23 Wisła Wisła Lillehammer Lillehammer Titisee-Neustadt Villach Villach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Hinterzarten Hinterzarten Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Râșnov Râșnov Oslo Oslo Lillehammer Lillehammer Lahti
7 4 8 6 6 3 3 6 5 8 5 5 6 11 18 – – – – – – 10 8 6 9 19

References
  1. "Nika Križnar – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. Nika Križnar at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. "Veliki kristalni globus za Niko Križnar!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. Jamnik, Tilen (5 February 2022). "Ena tekma, dve (zgodovinski) medalji: Bogataj olimpijska prvakinja, Križnar bronasta!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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