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.
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 Vesna Fabjan in January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1985 Kranj, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | TSK Merkur | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2005–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 209 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (21st in 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 March 2020. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- 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 | 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 |  Düsseldorf, Germany |
0.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 22 January 2010 |  Rybinsk, Russia |
1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 2010–11 | 4 December 2010 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
0.9 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 5 February 2011 | Rybinsk, Russia |
1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 5 | 2013–14 | 18 January 2014 |  Szklarska Poręba, Poland |
1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
References
- "Winter Olympic medallist Fabjan retires from cross-country skiing". insidethegames.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "FABJAN Vesna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vesna Fabjan.
- Vesna Fabjan at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Vesna Fabjan at Olympics.com
- Vesna Fabjan at Olympic.org (archived)
- Vesna Fabjan at Olympedia
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