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.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
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 standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinal 2007 23 101 — 70 — 2008 24 55 39 2009 25 63 40 — 2010 26 44 11 — 42 2011 27 30 8 — 2012 28 35 13 45 2013 29 40 14 — 2014 30 22 82 6 59 — 41 2015 31 25 6 — 2017 33 39 16 41 2018 34 46 16 — 2019 35 32 13 54 55 2020 36 46 18
Individual podiums 3 podiums – (3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2010–11 5 February 2011 Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd2 2013–14 1 March 2014 Lahti, Finland 1.55 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd3 2014–15 29 November 2014 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 1 podium – (1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 2009–10 24 January 2010 Rybinsk, Russia 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Fabjan
References
External links
Katja Visnar at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics (archived)