Katja Višnar
Slovenian cross-country skier
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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.
Katja Višnar at "Bysprinten" Mosjøen (2013) | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Ola Vigen Hattestad | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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| 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
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
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| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2007 | 23 | 101 | — | 70 | N/a | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2008 | 24 | 55 | NC | 39 | N/a | DNF | N/a | DNF |
| 2009 | 25 | 63 | NC | 40 | N/a | — | N/a | DNF |
| 2010 | 26 | 44 | NC | 11 | N/a | — | N/a | 42 |
| 2011 | 27 | 30 | NC | 8 | DNF | — | N/a | DNF |
| 2012 | 28 | 35 | NC | 13 | DNF | DNF | N/a | 45 |
| 2013 | 29 | 40 | NC | 14 | DNF | — | N/a | DNF |
| 2014 | 30 | 22 | 82 | 6 | 59 | — | N/a | 41 |
| 2015 | 31 | 25 | NC | 6 | DNF | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2017 | 33 | 39 | NC | 16 | DNF | DNF | N/a | 41 |
| 2018 | 34 | 46 | NC | 16 | DNF | — | N/a | DNF |
| 2019 | 35 | 32 | NC | 13 | 54 | DNF | N/a | 55 |
| 2020 | 36 | 46 | NC | 18 | DNF | DNF | DNF | N/a |
Individual podiums
- 3 podiums – (3 WC)
Team podiums
- 1 podium – (1 TS)
