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#
Height
5'7"
Age
27
Hometown
Truckee, CA
Education
Alaska Pacific University ’22, Psychology, Business
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Jon and Julie Halvorsen
- Has five siblings, Bjorn, Chaysn, Haydn, Savannah and Sven
- In 2019, she was hit by a car while crossing the street and suffered a skull fracture, bleeding and bruising in her brain, a tibia fracture, and her left MCL and PCL were torn completely and detached from the bone
- Hobbies include painting, sewing, cooking and wake surfing
- Twice qualified for the Junior World Championships prior to making her Youth Olympic Games debut in Lillehammer, Norway.
Career Highlights
- 2019 U.S Championships, silver (sprint freestyle), bronze (sprint classic)
- 2017 Junior World Championships, bronze (team relay)
- 2016 U.S. Senior National Championships, 5th (1.5-kilometer sprint), 12th (1.5-kilomter classic sprint), 11th (10-kilometer classic)
- 2015 Scandinavian Cup Championships, 3rd (5-kilometer freestyle), 4th (classic sprint)
- 2015 U.S. Junior National Championships, 5th (classic sprint)
- 2015 U.S. Super Tour, 6th (1.3-kilometer sprint)
- 2015 U.S. Super Tour, 2nd (1.3-kilometer sprint), 16th (10-kilometer)
- 2016 U.S. Senior National Championships, 5th (1.5-kilometer sprint), 12th (1.5-kilomter classic sprint), 11th (10-kilometer classic)
- 2015 Scandinavian Cup Championships, 3rd (5-kilometer freestyle), 4th (classic sprint)
- 2015 U.S. Junior National Championships, 5th (classic sprint)
- 2015 U.S. Super Tour, 6th (1.3-kilometer sprint)
- 2015 U.S. Super Tour, 2nd (1.3-kilometer sprint), 16th (10-kilometer)
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 43th (Sprint Freestyle - Women)
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