Barbara Jezeršek

Barbara Jezeršek (born 31 October 1986) is a Slovenian-born Australian cross country skier, currently representing Australia, who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 14th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 17th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 40th in the 10 km events.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sotchi, she finished 19th in the Skiathlon, 41st in the 10 km Classic, 11th in the 4 × 5 km relay and 31st in the 30 km Mass Start Free

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Jezeršek finished 44th in the 30 km, 49th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 65th in the individual sprint events. Her best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 × 5 km relay event in Norway in November 2009, while her best individual finish was 34th at a 10 km event in Canada in February 2010. She is openly lesbian. She received Australian citizenship in 2016.

She is one of the six openly gay athletes who competed at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2010 23 40 17 — — 14 — 2014 27 39 18 30 — 10 — 2018 31 33 39 — — — 12

World Championships Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2009 22 — 48 43 65 — — 2011 24 — 20 22 — 7 — 2013 26 44 40 — — 14 — 2017 30 51 24 35 46 15 — 2019 32 — — 47 69 — —

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2007 20 46 2008 21 42 — 2009 22 — — 2010 23 — — 2011 24 74 53 81 — — 2012 25 68 48 80 53 35 — 2013 26 77 54 32 — 2014 27 75 53 37 29 — 2016 29 — — — — 2017 30 — — 2018 31 — — —