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
5'9"
Age
35
Hometown
Winthrop, WA
Education
Liberty Bell High School (Winthrop, Wash.) ‘08 Alaska Pacific University ‘15
Quick Facts
- Son of Tom and Mary Bjornsen
- Has one brother, Erik Bjornsen, who is also a member of Team USA, and one sister, Haley
- Eared All-America honors as a freshman at Alaska Pacific University
- Hobbies include listening and dancing to techno music and mountain activities.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 5th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 14th (Sprint Classic Style - Women), 15th (10km Freestyle - Women), 17th (30km Classic Style - Women)
- Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 8th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 16th (10km Classic Style - Women), 30th (2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2021 – 4th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 5th (Team Sprint Freestyle - Women), 11th (10km Freestyle - Women), 15th (30km Classic Style - Women)
- Years of participation: 10km Freestyle - Women 2021; 30km Classic Style - Women 2015, 2021; 4 x 5km Relay - Women 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021; Team Sprint Freestyle - Women 2021; 10km Classic Style - Women 2011, 2017, 2019; 30km Freestyle - Women 2019; Sprint Freestyle - Women 2011, 2019; Team Sprint Classic Style - Women 2011, 2017, 2019; 2 x 7.5km Skiathlon - Women 2013, 2015; Sprint Classic Style - Women 2013, 2015
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2017 (Team Sprint Classic Style - Women)
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