Katja Požun
Katja Požun (born 7 April 1993 Trbovlje ) is a Slovenian ski jumper.
Career
Požun that starts for the SK Zagorje, made her international debut at the age of eleven years for season 2004/05. After two FIS races in August 2004 she launched in February 2005 at the Continental Cup. In her first and only jump in Breiteberg It reached number 20 eleven points and finished as at the end of the 47th the Continental Cup overall standings. Also in the summer of 2005, she was repeatedly and successfully. So she also managed to jump the first time in the top ten in Klingenthal. In the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2006 in Kranj she reached in the individual normal hill from the 14th place after the Junior World Championships after their performance to be. Although they jumped without exception in the points, 21 more than one place was for Požun not but bring. In the following season 2006/2007 she came only once a 20th place out and reached in Meinerzhagen the 19th rank.
In the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2007 in Tarvisio Požun jumped on the normal hill again only to 14th place. As of December 2007 an increase in performance was seen with her when she the eleventh and in January 2008 in Toblach twice reached number nine in Norway Notodden. Surprisingly, she won the bronze medal in the individual behind Jacqueline Seifriedsberger and Elena Runggaldier at the Junior World Championships 2008 in Zakopane. Despite this success, they then disappeared for three years from the international stage.
In July 2011 Požun gave Szczyrk her comeback in the Continental Cup and also won right away again points. At the start of ski jumping Continental Cup 2011/12 Požun surprised with a win and a third place in Rovaniemi. Subsequently, she was nominated for the Ski Jumping World Cup, where she made her debut on December 3, 2012 in Lillehammer and ended with the seventh place in its first jump in the top ten. In all other Cup in January and February 2012 it reached only top - 10 finishes without exception. In Hinzenbach they stood in third place for the first time on the podium.
In the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2012 in Erzurum Požun won the team silver again, but disappointed in the individual competition with a 19th place. Despite this poor performance, they remained one fixed to the World Cup squad and jumped while also further good rankings out. The Slovenian Championships 2012 she won the national title in front of Maja Vtic and Urša Bogataj. Also in the summer of 2012, they held their services and was constant during the Ski Jumping Grand Prix in Almaty with the second place on the podium again.
In the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2013 in Liberec, she managed to win the gold medal with the team to a bronze medal in the individual competition. After two tenth places in Sapporo World Cup, it succeeded in a short time to reach later -digit rankings. In Slovenia Ljubno she missed the podium with fourth place just barely.
In Val di Fiemme in February 2013 it belonged to the squad at the Nordic World Ski Championships and jumped it on the normal hill on the 18th Place. At the same jump Požun won the individual competition in December at the Universiade and was together with Mitja Mežnar third in the mixed team competition.
With the Olympic debut of women's ski jumping she finished eleventh.