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
Seefeld 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.
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
Sportspeople from Bled
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
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