Katja Višnar


Katja Višnar 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.

Olympic Games

World Championships

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2010–11 5 February 2011 Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
2 2013–14 1 March 2014 Lahti, Finland1.55 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
3 2014–15 29 November 2014 Ruka, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2009–10 24 January 2010 Rybinsk, Russia6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndFabjan