Vesna Fabjan

Vesna Fabjan (born 13 March 1985) is a Slovenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best finish is third in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.

Fabjan's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the individual sprint in Oslo in 2011. She finished ninth in the team sprint event in Sapporo in 2007.

Her two World Cup victories were achieved at a sprint freestyle event in Russia in January 2010 and February 2011.

Fabjan finished third in the individual sprint to win bronze at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

In June 2020, she announced her retirement.

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

Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 10 kmindividual 15 kmskiathlon 30 kmmass start Sprint 4 × 5 kmrelay Teamsprint 2006 20 — — — 40 — 14 2010 24 33 — — 23 14 10 2014 28 — — —3rd 10 — 2018 32 — — — — 8 —

World Championships Year Age 10 kmindividual 15 kmskiathlon 30 kmmass start Sprint 4 × 5 kmrelay Teamsprint 2005 19 — — — 34 — — 2007 21 57 — — 37 — 9 2009 23 53 — — 16 — — 2011 25 41 — — 4 7 — 2013 27 52 — — 29 14 6 2017 31 59 — — 26 — —

World Cup + Season Standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings Overall Distance Sprint NordicOpening Tour deSki Ski Tour2020 World CupFinal Ski TourCanada 2005 19 — 2006 20 103 — 68 2007 21 56 32 48 2008 22 37 23 40 53 2009 23 34 91 12 33 52 2010 24 21 97 7 37 2011 25 29 89 9 36 2012 26 31 68 10 38 2013 27 60 31 — 2014 28 34 11 — — 40 2015 29 67 — 37 — 2016 30 35 79 16 35 2017 31 49 22 37 2018 32 58 28 — 2019 33 75 38 2020 34 97 66 — —

Individual podiums 2 victories – (2 ) 5 podiums – (5 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place 1 2009–10 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd 2 Rybinsk, Russia 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st 3 2010–11 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.9 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd 4 Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st 5 2013–14 Szklarska Poręba, Poland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums 1 podium – (1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate 1 2009–10 Rybinsk, Russia 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Višnar