Nika Prevc (born 15 March 2005) is a Slovenian

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

Career

Prevc made her

FIS Ski Jumping World Cup The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internation ...

debut in November 2021 in

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. Her best World Cup result is third place, achieved on 10 February 2023 in

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Personal life

Prevc was born in

Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

to Božidar and Julijana Prevc; the family has since been living in the village of Dolenja Vas. She has three brothers and a sister. All three of her brothers,

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Cene Cene may refer to: People * Cene Marković, Serbian commander * Cene Prevc (born 1996), Slovenian ski jumper * Charles Le Cène (1647?–1703), French controversialist * Ilhami Çene (born 1909), Turkish fencer * Michel-Charles Le Cène (1684–17 ...

and Domen, are also

jumpers. Her father, who owns a furniture business, is also an international ski jumping referee.

References

External links

* 2005 births Living people Sportspeople from Kranj Slovenian female ski jumpers Prevc family 21st-century Slovenian women {{Slovenia-skijumping-bio-stub