Vesna Fabjan

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Vesna Fabjan
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Vesna Fabjan in January 2018
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Born (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 38)
Kranj, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubTSK Merkur
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (20052020)
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums5
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts209
Team starts28
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2010)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Individual sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Mals Individual sprint
Updated on 30 March 2020.

Vesna Fabjan (born 13 March 1985) is a Slovenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best finish is third in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.

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Fabjan's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the individual sprint in Oslo in 2011. She finished ninth in the team sprint event in Sapporo in 2007.

Her two World Cup victories were achieved at a sprint freestyle event in Russia in January 2010 and February 2011.

Fabjan finished third in the individual sprint to win bronze at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

In June 2020, she announced her retirement. [1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

Olympic Games

YearAge10 km
individual
15 km
skiathlon
30 km
mass start
Sprint4 × 5 km
relay
Team
sprint
2006 20 40 14
2010 24 33 23 14 10
2014 28 3rd 10
2018 32 8

World Championships

YearAge10 km
individual
15 km
skiathlon
30 km
mass start
Sprint4 × 5 km
relay
Team
sprint
2005 19 34
2007 21 57 379
2009 23 53 16
2011 25 41 4 7
2013 27 52 29 14 6
2017 31 59 26

World Cup

Season Standings
SeasonAgeDiscipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2005 19NCNC
2006 2010368
2007 2156NC3248
2008 2237NC234053
2009 233491123352
2010 2421977DNF37
2011 2529899DNFDNF36
2012 26316810DNFDNF38
2013 2760NC31DNFDNF
2014 2834NC1140
2015 296737DNF
2016 30357916DNFDNF35
2017 3149NC22DNFDNF37
2018 3258NC28DNFDNF
2019 3375NC38DNFDNFDNF
2020 3497NC66DNF

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 5 podiums – (5 WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2009–10 5 December 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
222 January 2010 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3 2010–11 4 December 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany0.9 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
45 February 2011 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
5 2013–14 18 January 2014 Flag of Poland.svg Szklarska Poręba, Poland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2009–10 24 January 20,101 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Višnar

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References

  1. "Winter Olympic medallist Fabjan retires from cross-country skiing". insidethegames.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. "FABJAN Vesna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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