Nika Vodan

Nika Vodan
Vodan in 2019
Personal information
Born (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 26)
Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportSki jumping
ClubSSK Norica Žiri
World Cup career
Seasons2016–present
Indiv. starts175
Indiv. podiums30
Indiv. wins6
Team starts17
Team podiums11
Team wins4
Overall titles1 (2021)
Raw Air titles1 (2022)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests222.5 m (730 ft)
Vikersund, 21 March 2026
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingMixed team NH
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaMixed team NH
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingIndividual NH
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 OberstdorfTeam NH
Bronze medal – third place2021 OberstdorfIndividual LH
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlanicaMixed team NH
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaIndividual LH
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaMixed NH
Updated on 28 March 2026

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

Career

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

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

Year Normal Large Mixed
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 7 N/A N/A
China 2022 Beijing 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 891st place, gold medalist(s)

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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

World Cup results

Overall standings

Season Position Points
2015–16 3640
2016–17 3374
2017–18 10383
2018–19 5826
2019–20 7497
2020–21 1871
2021–22 21,191
2022–23 9741
2023–24 6893
2024–25 4620
2025–26 10916

Individual wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2020–215 February 2021  Austria HinzenbachAigner-Schanze HS90NH
2 18 February 2021  Romania RâșnovTrambulina Valea Cărbunării HS97NH
3 2021–2231 December 2021  Slovenia Ljubno ob SavinjiSavina Ski Jumping Center HS94NH
4 30 January 2022  Germany WillingenMühlenkopfschanze HS147LH
5 27 February 2022  Austria HinzenbachAigner-Schanze HS90NH
6 2023–241 March 2024  Finland LahtiSalpausselkä HS130LH

Individual starts

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)
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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
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 DQ 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
2024–25 Lillehammer Lillehammer Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou Engelberg Garmisch-Partenkirchen Oberstdorf Villach Villach Sapporo Sapporo Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Willingen Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid, New York Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Oslo Vikersund Lahti Lahti
19 25 29 q – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2025–26 Lillehammer Lillehammer Falun Falun Wisła Wisła Klingenthal Klingenthal Engelberg Engelberg Garmisch-Partenkirchen Oberstdorf Villach Villach Ljubno ob Savinji Ljubno ob Savinji Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou Zaō Onsen Zaō Onsen Sapporo Sapporo Willingen Willingen Hinzenbach Hinzenbach Lahti Lahti Oslo Oslo Vikersund Vikersund Planica
9 13 5 17 9 2 10 8 15 17 12 10 17 7 6 6 q – 15 10 10 7 20 6 9 5 13 11 21 10 4 5 9

References

  1. 1 2 "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.