Katja Višnar
| Katja Višnar | |
|---|---|
| File:Katja Višnar at 'Bysprinten' Mosjøen 2013-04-27 002.jpg Katja Višnar at "Bysprinten" Mosjøen (2013) | |
| Country | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg 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) |
| Indiv. starts | 161 |
| Indiv. podiums | 3 |
| Indiv. wins | 0 |
| Team starts | 20 |
| Team podiums | 1 |
| Team wins | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 2014) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 30 March 2020. | |
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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. 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 |
World Cup
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 | — |
Individual podiums
- 3 podiums – (3 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010–11 | 5 February 2011 | Russia Rybinsk, Russia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2013–14 | 1 March 2014 | Finland Lahti, Finland | 1.55 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 2014–15 | 29 November 2014 | Finland Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 1 podium – (1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009–10 | 24 January 2010 | Russia Rybinsk, Russia | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Fabjan |
References
- ↑ Holmberg, Ludvig (11 January 2020). "VM-hjälten lägger av: "Det är så jobbigt..."" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "VISNAR Katja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- Sports-Reference template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. How do I fix this?
- Katja Visnar Archived 2014-02-17 at the Wayback Machine at Sochi2014.com
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Slovenia
- Slovenian female cross-country skiers
- People from Bled
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing