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.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'5"
Age
42
Hometown
Anchorage, AK
Education
East Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska) '01 Alaska Pacific University '17, Business
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Ronn and Deborah Randall
- Has one brother, Tanner, and one sister, Kalli
- Has one child, Breck, with husband Jeff
- Niece of U.S. Olympic Nordic skiers Chris Haines (1976) and Betsy Haines (1980)
- Lead U.S. Ambassador for Fast and Female, an empowerment workshop program for young girls
- Began skiing to stay in shape for cross-country running.
Career Highlights
- 2014 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (sprint), 6th (overall)
- 2013 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (sprint), 3rd (overall), 10th (distance)
- 2012 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (sprint), 5th (overall)
- 2011 FIS World Cup Standings, 3rd (sprint), 10th (overall)
- FIrst U.S. woman to achieve a top-three overall FIS Cross-Country World Cup ranking
- Became the first American woman to win world cup titles in individual and team sprint (with Jessie Diggins)
Olympic Experience
- 5-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women), 5th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 16th (10km Freestyle - Women), 40th (2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women)
- Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 7th (Team Sprint Classic Style - Women), 8th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 18th (Sprint Freestyle - Women), 28th (30km Freestyle - Women)
- Olympic Games Vancouver 2010, 6th (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women), 8th (Sprint Classic Style - Women), 11th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 23th (30km Classic Style - Women)
- Olympic Games Turin 2006, 9th (Sprint Freestyle - Women), 10th (Team Sprint Classic Style - Women), 14th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 53th (10km Classic Style - Women)
- Olympic Games Salt Lake City 2002, (5km Pursuit Freestyle - Women), 44th (Sprint Freestyle - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2017 – bronze (Sprint Freestyle - Women), 4th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 17th (2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women), 26th (10km Classic Style - Women)
- Years of participation: 10km Classic Style - Women 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017; 2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women 2007, 2015, 2017; 4 x 5km Relay - Women 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017; Sprint Freestyle - Women 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017; 10km Freestyle - Women 2005, 2013, 2015; Sprint Classic Style - Women 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015; Team Sprint Freestyle - Women 2005, 2007, 2013; 30km Freestyle - Women 2011; Team Sprint Classic Style - Women 2009, 2011; 2 x 5km Skiathlon - Women 2003
- Medals: 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2013 (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women)
- Silver – 2009 (Sprint Freestyle - Women)
- Bronze – 2017 (Sprint Freestyle - Women)
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