Vesna Fabjan

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.

Vesna Fabjan
Vesna Fabjan in January 2018
Country Slovenia
Born (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985
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  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Individual sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 MalsIndividual sprint
Updated on 30 March 2020.

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

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year Age 10 km
individual
15 km
skiathlon
30 km
mass start
Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay
Team
sprint
2006 20 40 14
2010 24 33 23 14 10
2014 28 3rd 10
2018 32 8

World Championships

Year Age 10 km
individual
15 km
skiathlon
30 km
mass start
Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay
Team
sprint
2005 19 34
2007 21 57 37 9
2009 23 53 16
2011 25 41 4 7
2013 27 52 29 14 6
2017 31 59 26

World Cup

Season Standings
Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2005 19 NC NC
2006 20 103 68
2007 21 56 NC 32 48
2008 22 37 NC 23 40 53
2009 23 34 91 12 33 52
2010 24 21 97 7 DNF 37
2011 25 29 89 9 DNF DNF 36
2012 26 31 68 10 DNF DNF 38
2013 27 60 NC 31 DNF DNF
2014 28 34 NC 11 40
2015 29 67 37 DNF
2016 30 35 79 16 DNF DNF 35
2017 31 49 NC 22 DNF DNF 37
2018 32 58 NC 28 DNF DNF
2019 33 75 NC 38 DNF DNF DNF
2020 34 97 NC 66 DNF

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 5 podiums – (5 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2009–10 5 December 2009 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 22 January 2010 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
3 2010–11 4 December 2010 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 0.9 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
4 5 February 2011 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
5 2013–14 18 January 2014 Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2009–10 24 January 20,101 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Višnar

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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