Katja Višnar

Katja Višnar
Katja Višnar at "Bysprinten" Mosjøen (2013)
Country Slovenia
Born (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 (age 40)
Bled, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse(s)Ola Vigen Hattestad
Ski clubTSK Bled
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2007–2015, 2017–2020)
Indiv. starts161
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. wins0
Team starts20
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld Team sprint
Updated on 30 March 2020.

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

  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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