Nika Zajc
| Nika Zajc | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nika Zajc | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| Regions represented | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Vaud, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
| Club | KRG Narodni dom, FSG Lucens | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Alena Yakubouskaya | ||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Alicia Marmonier | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nika Zajc (born 10 September 2007) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 Slovenian All-Around bronze medalist.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Junior Individual Team Final Results" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Vainquers de médailles aux CS gymnastique rythmique" (PDF) (in French).
- ^ "Gimnastična zveza Slovenije predstavila reprezentance za sezono 2024" (in Slovenian).
- ^ "World cup Sofia, Bolgarija, 12. – 14.4.2024" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 19 May 2024.