Nika Zajc

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Nika Zajc
Full nameNika Zajc
Country represented Slovenia
Regions represented Switzerland
Born (2007-09-10) 10 September 2007 (age 16)
Hometown Ljubljana, Slovenia
Residence Vaud, Switzerland
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2022–present
ClubKRG Narodni dom, FSG Lucens
Head coach(es)Alena Yakubouskaya
Assistant coach(es)Alicia Marmonier
Medal record
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Rhythmic gymnastics
National Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Ljubljana All-Around

Nika Zajc (born 10 September 2007) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 Slovenian All-Around bronze medalist.

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Career

In 2018, she her family moved from Slovenia to Switzerland because of her father's job, that is why she started training at FSG Lucens.

Junior

She competed at the 2022 Junior European Championships and placed 17th in Team competition (out of 33 countries) together with teammates Alja Ponikvar, Asja Pučnik and Ela Polak. She competed with Ribbon and took 17th place in Qualifications. [1]

Senior

In 2023, she won silver medal in All-around at Swiss Championships [2] and bronze in All-around at Slovenian Championships.

In 2024, she was again part of Slovenian national team. [3] She made her debut in World Cup at Palaio Faliro World Cup. She also competed at Sofia World Cup, where she finished on 37th place in All-around. [4] She took 4th place in All-around at Slovenian Championships and won four bronze medals in all apparatus finals. She competed at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary with two apparatus only. She ended on 40th place with Hoop and on 47th with Ribbon.

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