Alexa Brabec

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Alexa Brabec
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CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 20)
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Medal record
Women's nordic combined
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Junior World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Planica Individual normal hill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 PlanicaTeam sprint normal hill
Updated on 14 February 2025.

Alexa Brabec (born October 8, 2004) is an American skier who competes in Nordic combined. [1]

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Biography

Brabec was born on October 8, 2004. She is from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. [1] She grew up skiing for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. [2]

Brabec was named to the first team of women to represent the United States in Nordic Combined at a World Championship event, [1]

In 2020, Brabec competed at the Youth Olympic Games, which was the first time women's Nordic Combined was included in the competition. [1] [3] [4]

Brabec was a member of the U.S. World Championship team in 2021 and 2023. [1]

In 2024, Brabec placed second overall in the HS102/5 km event at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, winning the first-ever medal in Women's Nordic Combined for the United States at the Junior World Championships. She also placed second over all in the Team Sprint HS102/2×4.5 event with Kai McKinnon, similarly winning the United States's first medal in a Women's Nordic Combined team event. [1]

As Nordic combined is the only Winter Olympic sport without a women's competition, Brabec's family, particularly her mother, who is a lawyer, advocates for gender equity in the sport. [2] [5]

Personal life

Brabec is a student at the University of Utah. [2]

Competitive history

This is an incomplete list of Brabec's competitive history.

YearCompetitionEventLocationRankCitation
2020Youth OlympicsGirls' Normal hill/4 km Lausanne, Switzerland 14 [4]
2020Youth Olympicscross country Lausanne, Switzerland 15 [4]
2020Youth Olympicsmixed team Lausanne, Switzerland 11
2021FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipsski jumping Oberstdorf, Germany27 [6]
2021FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipscross country Oberstdorf, Germany26 [6]
2021/22World CupHs106/5 kmVal di Fiemme, Italy20 [1]
2022/23Continental CupHS109/7.5 kmRena, Norway6 [1]
2023FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipsski jumping Planica, Slovenia31 [7]
2023FIS Nordic World Ski Championshipscross country Planica, Slovenia28 [7]
2024 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships HS102/5 km Planica, SloveniaSilver medal icon.svg [1]
team sprint HS102/2×4,5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 5 km mass start/individual normal hill Trondheim, Norway4
Individual normal hill/5 km 11

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Alexa Brabec". USA Nordic Sport. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. 1 2 3 Roepke, Michele (2024-02-11). "A. Brabec of the U of U and K. McKinnon get historic 2nd in Jr. World's Nordic Combined in Slovenia". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  3. ↑ Reardon, Shelby (2020-12-18). "Steamboat skiers compete in first-ever women's Nordic combined World Cup as US teammate wins". www.steamboatpilot.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  4. 1 2 3 Reardon, Shelby (2020-02-06). "5 Steamboat Springs athletes make USA proud at Youth Olympic Games". www.steamboatpilot.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  5. ↑ Hatzfeld, Katie (2024-04-07). "Nordic combined may get cut from the 2030 Olympic lineup; decision likely in two years". Park Record. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  6. 1 2 Ski jumping results
  7. 1 2 "Women Individual Gundersen NH/5.0km – Intermediate Results Ski Jumping" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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