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
34
Hometown
Peru, VT
Education
Stratton Mountain School Dartmouth College ‘12, Psychology
Personal
Daughter of Sverre and Lily Caldwell...Has younger twin siblings, Austin and Isabel...Grandfather, John Caldwell, competed in Nordic combined and cross-country skiing at the 1952 Games...Cousins with teammate Patrick Caldwell...Five-time All-American at Dartmouth College...Hobbies include running, hiking, back country skiing, mountain biking, reading, spending time with family.Career Highlights
- 2016 FIS World Cup Standings, 7th (sprint)
- 2014 FIS World Cup Standings, 8th (sprint)
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 5th (4 x 5km Relay - Women), 8th (Sprint Classic Style - Women)
- Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 6th (Sprint Freestyle - Women), 7th (Team Sprint Classic Style - Women), 30th (10km Classic Style - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2021 – 29th (Sprint Classic Style - Women)
- Years of participation: Sprint Classic Style - Women 2013, 2015, 2021; 10km Classic Style - Women 2019; Sprint Freestyle - Women 2017, 2019; Team Sprint Freestyle - Women 2015
- Top finish: 6th – 2017 (Sprint Freestyle - Women)
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