Katja Višnar

Katja Višnar
Katja Višnar at "Bysprinten" Mosjøen (2013)
Full name Katja Višnar
Born (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984
Bled, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club TSK Bled
World Cup career
Seasons 2006-
Individual wins 0
Indiv. podiums 3
Updated on 2018-01-28.

Katja Višnar (born 21 March 1984) is a Slovenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 11th in the team sprint, 15th in the 4 x 5 km relay, and 16th in the individual sprint events.

Višnar's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 4th in the individual sprint event at Val di Fiemme in 2013.

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 February 5, 2011 she repeated her success at the World Cup finishing 2nd in the sprint in Russia behind her compatriot Vesna Fabjan.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Individual podiums

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

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2011–12 24 January 2010Russia Rybinsk, Russia6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndFabjan

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete : VISNAR Katja". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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