Nika Vodan

Nika Vodan
Vodan in 2019
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.

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

Career

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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

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Winter Olympics

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Year Place Normal Mixed
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang 7 N/A
2022 China Beijing 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Women Mixed
2017 Finland Lahti 13 N/A N/A 4
2019 Austria Seefeld 7 N/A 4 4
2021 Germany Oberstdorf 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
2023 Slovenia Planica 11 10 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

World Cup

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Standings

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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

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

Individual starts

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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 Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oslo Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Lahti Almaty Almaty
– – – – – – – – – – – – 14 12 – – –
2016–17 Lillehammer Lillehammer Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Pyeongchang Pyeongchang Oslo
q 25 16 17 25 29 39 26 16 20 – – – – – – – – –
2017–18 Lillehammer Lillehammer Lillehammer Hinterzarten Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Râșnov Râșnov Oslo Oberstdorf Oberstdorf
18 10 12 13 22 q 7 4 7 12 4 3 17 22 15
2018–19 Lillehammer Lillehammer Lillehammer Prémanon Prémanon Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oslo Lillehammer Trondheim Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Chaykovsky, Perm Krai
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 Lillehammer Lillehammer Klingenthal Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Râșnov Râșnov Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Ljubno ob Savinji Oslo Lillehammer
11 7 12 8 17 6 8 9 11 5 16 10 11 3 5 9
2020–21 Ramsau am Dachstein Ljubno ob Savinji Titisee-Neustadt Titisee-Neustadt Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Râșnov Râșnov Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Chaykovsky, Perm Krai Chaykovsky, Perm Krai
2 10 5 6 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3
2021–22 Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil Lillehammer Lillehammer Klingenthal Klingenthal Ramsau am Dachstein Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Lillehammer Lillehammer Oslo Oslo Oberhof Oberhof
8 7 5 7 4 8 6 1 5 5 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 2
2022–23 Wisła Wisła Lillehammer Lillehammer Titisee-Neustadt Villach Villach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Hinterzarten Hinterzarten Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Râșnov Râșnov Oslo Oslo Lillehammer Lillehammer Lahti
7 4 8 6 6 3 3 6 5 8 5 5 6 11 18 – – – – – – 10 8 6 9 19
2023–24 Lillehammer Lillehammer Engelberg Engelberg Garmisch-Partenkirchen Oberstdorf Villach Villach Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Lahti Oslo Oslo Trondheim Trondheim Vikersund Planica
13 10 8 6 14 14 6 3 – 3 4 5 3 9 5 8 19 1 11 12 3 4 10 11

References

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  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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