Nika Prevc

Nika Prevc
Prevc in 2022
Born	(2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19) [1] Kranj, Slovenia
Ski club	SK Triglav Kranj
Personal best	190.5 m (625 ft) Vikersund, 17 March 2024
World Cup career
Seasons	2022–present
Indiv. starts	77
Indiv. podiums	28
Indiv. wins	18
Team starts	5
Team podiums	1
Team wins	1
Overall titles	1 (2024)
Medal record Representing   Slovenia Women's ski jumping World Championships 2025 Trondheim Individual NH 2025 Trondheim Individual LH 2025 Trondheim Mixed LH European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual NH 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual LH 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Mixed NH World Junior Championships 2022 Zakopane Individual NH 2022 Zakopane Team NH 2023 Whistler Mixed NH 2022 Zakopane Mixed NH 2023 Whistler Individual NH 2023 Whistler Team NH 2021 Lahti Team NH European Youth Winter Olympic Festival 2022 Vuokatti Individual 2022 Vuokatti Mixed team 2023 Friuli Venezia Giulia Individual 2023 Friuli Venezia Giulia Team 2023 Friuli Venezia Giulia Mixed team
Updated on 7 March 2025.

Nika Prevc (born 15 March 2005) is a Slovenian ski jumper. ^[2]

Career

Prevc made her FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut in November 2021 in Nizhny Tagil. ^[3] On 16 December 2023, in Engelberg, Switzerland, she achieved her first individual World Cup victory after finishing above her countrywoman Ema Klinec. ^[4]

At the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Prevc became world champion in both women's individual events (normal hill and large hill), becoming the first woman to win two individual gold medals at the same championship. ^{[5] [6]} In addition, she also won a silver medal in the mixed team event together with Klinec, Anže Lanišek and her brother Domen Prevc. ^[7]

Personal life

Prevc was born in Kranj to Božidar and Julijana Prevc; the family has since been living in the village of Dolenja Vas. She has three brothers and a sister. ^{[8] [9]} All three of her brothers, Peter, Cene and Domen, are also ski jumpers. ^{[8] [10]} Her father, who owns a furniture business, is an international ski jumping referee. ^[11]

Major tournament results

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Year	Normal hill	Large hill	Team NH	Mixed team
Planica 2023	17	40	4	—
Trondheim 2025	1	1	4	2

World Cup

Standings

Season	Position	Points
2021–22	22	199
2022–23	19	366
2023–24	1	1,454

Individual wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2023–24	16 December 2023	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140	LH
2		30 December 2023	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze HS142	LH
3		3 January 2024	Villach	Villacher Alpenarena HS98	NH
4		4 January 2024	Villach	Villacher Alpenarena HS98	NH
5		19 January 2024	Zaō	Yamagata HS102	NH
6		28 January 2024	Ljubno	Savina HS94	NH
7		13 March 2024	Trondheim	Granåsen HS138	LH
8	2024–25	23 November 2024	Lillehammer	Lysgårdsbakken HS140	LH
9		21 December 2024	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140	LH
10		31 December 2024	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze HS142	LH
11		1 January 2025	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze HS137	LH
12		24 January 2025	Zaō	Yamagata HS102	NH
13		7 February 2025	Lake Placid	MacKenzie Intervale HS128	LH
14		8 February 2025	Lake Placid	MacKenzie Intervale HS128	LH
15		15 February 2025	Ljubno	Savina HS94	NH
16		16 February 2025	Ljubno	Savina HS94	NH
17		22 February 2025	Hinzenbach	Aigner-Schanze HS90	NH
18		23 February 2025	Hinzenbach	Aigner-Schanze HS90	NH

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
2021–22
	23	38	11	25	25	26	–	11	7	11	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	12
2022–23
	25	28	7	32	28	16	12	26	32	24	q	17	8	–	–	–	–	3	5	13	7	13	23	22	24	14
2023–24
	10	17	7	1	1	5	1	1	10	10	1	2	1	15	2	4	2	10	6	2	5	1	11	3
2024–25
	1	11	3	5	1	1	1	2	3	11	6	1	3	6	1	1	1	1	1	1

References

1. "Nika Prevc – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. "PREVC Nika – Athlete Information". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
3. "V ekipi za Nižni Tagil tudi Nika Prevc". Delo (in Slovenian). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
4. "Četrta zmaga družine Prevc v Engelbergu – Nika prvič na najvišji stopnički" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
5. "Nika Prevc spisala zgodovino, to ni uspelo še nobeni doslej!". Ekipa (in Slovenian). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
6. "Nika Prevc junakinja Trondheima: zlata tudi na veliki skakalnici" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
7. M. R. (5 March 2025). "Sloveniji srebrna medalja na mešani ekipni tekmi!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija . Retrieved 7 March 2025.
8. "Mama Petra Prevca: Strah me je! A ne na zaletišču, nekje drugje". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
9. Kastelic, Peter (2 February 2015). "Najmlajši od bratov Prevc: O skokih se doma redko pogovarjamo" (in Slovenian). Siol . Retrieved 12 February 2022.
10. "Nika Prevc potrdila skupno zmago v alpskem pokalu". Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
11. Lopatič, Jaka (20 January 2016). "Oče Petra Prevca bo v Oslu pod dodatnim drobnogledom" (in Slovenian). Siol . Retrieved 12 February 2022.

External links

• Nika Prevc at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation