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
Seasons13 – (20072015, 20172020)
Starts161
Podiums3
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 SeefeldTeam 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 
201025161410
201429529109
201833168

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 
2007226638
20092426
201126215
2013284146
2015303511109
2017324621138
201934269Silver

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
20072310170
20082455NC39DNFDNF
20092563NC40DNF
20102644NC1142
20112730NC8DNFDNF
20122835NC13DNFDNF45
20132940NC14DNFDNF
201430228265941
20153125NC6DNF
20173339NC16DNFDNF41
20183446NC16DNFDNF
20193532NC1354DNF55
20203646NC18DNFDNFDNF

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 Rukatunturi, 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 2010Russia 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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