Nika Prevc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Kranj, Slovenia | 15 March 2005 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | SK Triglav Kranj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 190.5 m (625 ft) Vikersund, 17 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 1 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 21 March 2024. |
Nika Prevc (born 15 March 2005) is a Slovenian ski jumper. [2]
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]
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. [5] [6] All three of her brothers, Peter, Cene and Domen, are also ski jumpers. [5] [7] Her father, who owns a furniture business, is an international ski jumping referee. [8]
Year | Normal hill | Large hill | Team NH | Mixed team |
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Planica 2023 | 17 | 40 | 4 | — |
Season | Position | Points |
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2021–22 | 22 | 199 |
2022–23 | 19 | 366 |
2023–24 | 1 | 1,454 |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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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 |
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 |
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