Cross-country skier Fabjan picked as Olympics flag bearer

Ljubljana, 29 January - Cross-country skier Vesna Fabjan has been picked to be the bearer of the Slovenian flag at the opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on 9 February, narrowly beating ice-hockey player Mitja Robar in an on-line poll organised by national radio.

Sochi, Russia Slovenian cross-country skier Vesna Fabjan receiving a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Sochi, Russia
Slovenian cross-country skier Vesna Fabjan receiving a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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