Cross-Country Skier Benjamin Barbier Is All About The Team Headed Into The Youth Olympics
Barbier is looking to build on a breakout performance with his relay teammates at the 2023 Nordic Nations Cup.
Athlete Bio#
Age
24
Hometown
Landgrove, VT
Education
University of Vermont ‘22, Mechanical Engineering
Personal
Son of John and Andrea Ogden...Ben's father was the coach of his local youth ski league, getting him into skiing at a young age...Sister Katharine is a Nordic skier at Dartmouth College...Lists Usain Bolt as his favorite athlete to watch...Outside of skiing, Ben has an interest in woodworking.Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 9th (Team Sprint Classic Style - Men), 12th (Sprint Freestyle - Men), 42th (15km Classic Style - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 7th (4 x 10km Relay - Men), 10th (Team Sprint Freestyle - Men), 26th (Sprint Classic Style - Men), 27th (15km Freestyle - Men)
- Years of participation: 15km Freestyle - Men 2023; 4 x 10km Relay - Men 2023; Sprint Classic Style - Men 2021, 2023; Team Sprint Freestyle - Men 2023; 2 x 15km Skiathlon - Men 2021
- Top finish: 7th – 2023 (4 x 10km Relay - Men)
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