Nika Vodan

Nika Vodan
Vodan in 2019
Personal information
Born (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000
Škofja Loka, Slovenia[1]
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
SportSki jumping
ClubSSK Norica Žiri
World Cup career
Seasons2016–present
Indiv. starts174
Indiv. podiums30
Indiv. wins6
Team starts17
Team podiums11
Team wins4
Overall titles1 (2021)
Raw Air titles1 (2022)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)222.5 m (730 ft)
Vikersund, 21 March 2026
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing Mixed team NH
2026 Milano Cortina Mixed team NH
2022 Beijing Individual NH
World Championships
2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
2021 Oberstdorf Individual LH
2023 Planica Mixed team NH
European Games
2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual LH
2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed NH
Updated on 22 March 2026

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

Career

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

Winter Olympics

Year Normal Large Mixed
2018 Pyeongchang 7 N/A N/A
2022 Beijing N/A
2026 Milano Cortina 8 9

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year 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 results

Overall standings

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
2024–25 46 20

Individual wins

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Nika Križnar – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Nika Vodan". FIS-ski.com. 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.