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.

Katja Višnar
Katja Višnar at "Bysprinten" Mosjøen (2013)
Country Slovenia
Born (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984
Bled, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse(s)Ola Vigen Hattestad
Ski clubTSK Bled
World Cup career
Seasons2007–2015, 2017–2020
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts161
Team starts20
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
2019 SeefeldTeam sprint
Updated on 30 March, 2020.

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 
201025———161410
20142952——9109
201833———168—

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 
20072266——38——
200924———26——
201126———21—5
201328———4146
20153035——11109
20173246——21138
201934———269Silver

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final
200723101—70N/A—N/AN/A
20082455NC39N/ADNFN/ADNF
20092563NC40N/A—N/ADNF
20102644NC11N/A—N/A42
20112730NC8DNF—N/ADNF
20122835NC13DNFDNFN/A45
20132940NC14DNF—N/ADNF
2014302282659—N/A41
20153125NC6DNF—N/AN/A
20173339NC16DNFDNFN/A41
20183446NC16DNF—N/ADNF
20193532NC1354DNFN/A55
20203646NC18DNFDNFDNFN/A

Individual podiums
  • 3 podiums – (3 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2010–11 5 February 2011 Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
2 2013–14 1 March 2014 Lahti, Finland1.55 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
3 2014–15 29 November 2014 Ruka, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2009–10 24 January 2010 Rybinsk, Russia6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndFabjan

References
  1. Holmberg, Ludvig (11 January 2020). "VM-hjälten lägger av: "Det är så jobbigt..."" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "VISNAR Katja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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