Katja Višnar (born 21 March 1984) is a Slovenian, former
cross-country skier who competed between 2002 and 2020. At the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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, 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
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was second in the team sprint event at
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in
2019
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in pair with
Anamarija Lampič.
Her best World Cup finish was second in a team sprint event in
Russia
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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
Vesna Fabjan (born 13 March 1985) is a Slovenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best finish is third in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.
Fabjan's best finish at the FIS No ...
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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
World Championships
*1 medal – (1 silver)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 3 podiums – (3 )
Team podiums
* 1 podium – (1 )
References
External links
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Katja Visnar at Sochi2014.com
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
1984 births
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers for Slovenia
Slovenian female cross-country skiers
People from Bled
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
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