Nika Vodan (née Križnar; born 9 March 2000) is a Slovenian ski jumper.[2]

Nika Vodan
Vodan in 2019
CountrySlovenia
Born (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 24)
Škofja Loka, Slovenia[1]
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Ski clubSSK Norica Žiri
Personal best193.5 m (635 ft)
Vikersund, 19 March 2023
World Cup career
Seasons2016–present
Starts141
Podiums29
Wins6
Overall titles1 (2021)
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Individual NH
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Planica Mixed team NH
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual LH
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed NH
Updated on 21 March 2024.

Career edit

In the 2020–21 World Cup season, Križnar won the overall title after finishing nine points above Sara Takanashi.[3] At the 2022 Winter Olympics, she won bronze in the women's normal hill individual event.[4]

Major tournament results edit

Winter Olympics edit

Year Place Normal Mixed
2018   Pyeongchang 7 N/A
2022   Beijing    

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships edit

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Women Mixed
2017   Lahti 13 N/A N/A 4
2019   Seefeld 7 N/A 4 4
2021   Oberstdorf 5     4
2023   Planica 11 10 4  

World Cup edit

Standings edit

Season Position Points
2015–16 36 40
2016–17 33 74
2017–18 10 383
2018–19 5 826
2019–20 7 497
2020–21 1 871
2021–22 2 1,191
2022–23 9 741
2023–24 6 893

Individual wins edit

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2020–21 5 February 2021     Hinzenbach Aigner-Schanze HS90 NH
2 18 February 2021     Râșnov Trambulina Valea Cărbunării HS97 NH
3 2021–22 31 December 2021     Ljubno ob Savinji Savina Ski Jumping Center HS94 NH
4 30 January 2022     Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 LH
5 27 February 2022     Hinzenbach Aigner-Schanze HS90 NH
6 2023–24 1 March 2024     Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH

Individual starts edit

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
2015–16                                  
14 12
2016–17                                      
q 25 16 17 25 29 39 26 16 20
2017–18                              
18 10 12 13 22 q 7 4 7 12 4 3 17 22 15
2018–19                                                
13 7 10 5 7 14 12 5 12 5 6 5 12 6 4 18 8 8 6 8 16 4 6 3
2019–20                                
11 7 12 8 17 6 8 9 11 5 16 10 11 3 5 9
2020–21                          
2 10 5 6 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3
2021–22                                      
8 7 5 7 4 8 6 1 5 5 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 2
2022–23                                                    
7 4 8 6 6 3 3 6 5 8 5 5 6 11 18 10 8 6 9 19
2023–24                                                
13 10 8 6 14 14 6 3 3 4 5 3 9 5 8 19 1 11 12 3 4 10 11

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Nika Križnar – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ Nika Vodan at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. ^ "Veliki kristalni globus za Niko Križnar!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ Jamnik, Tilen (5 February 2022). "Ena tekma, dve (zgodovinski) medalji: Bogataj olimpijska prvakinja, Križnar bronasta!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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