Katja Visnar retires from professional Cross-Country career
May 18, 2020·Cross-Country
It is time to say goodbye and close one chapter of my life. My cross country ski journey has been fantastic with a lots of nice memories that I will never forget. My child dream came true when I participate at my first Olympics, but after Vancouver a lot changed. My goals and my passion for skiing grew. Looking back I am very proud of what I achieved, with the highlight taking silver medal in Seefeld. That I succeed how to balance elite sport career and motherhood brought even more emotions. This wouldn’t be possible without support of Ola, whole our family, friends and ski federation. Thank you! Results are one thing of sport. More important is that I’ve been lucky to be surrounded with so many great people that have had a big influence on my values of life. A big thank you to all my teammates through the years, coaches, service team, sponsors, media, my club TSK Bled, ski friends and all who somehow helped me on the way to reach my goals. I’m looking forward to the next chapter of my life with spending more quality time with Ludvig and Ola.💙
The 36 year-old Katja Visnar from Slovenia announced her retirement after competing 14 years on the highest level of Cross-Country skiing.
Amongst 161 World Cup starts, Visnar reached the podium 3 times and raced to her absolute career highlight during the World Ski Championships 2019 in Seefeld with a second place in the team sprint with Anamarija Lampic.
Katja, the FIS Cross-Country team will miss you very much along the race tracks but wish you all the best for your future plans with your family.
