Rosie Brennan | |
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Country | United States |
Born | Park City, Utah, U.S. | 2 December 1988
Ski club | APU Nordic Ski Center |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 13 – (2009, 2013–present) |
Starts | 228 |
Podiums | 12 |
Wins | 2 |
Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2021, 4th in 2023, 7th in 2024) |
Discipline titles | 0 |
Updated on 12 March 2024. |
Rosie Brennan (born 2 December 1988) is an American cross-country skier. [1] On 13 December 2020, she became the second American cross-country skier to win back-to-back World Cup races, after Kikkan Randall in 2011. [2] She has represented the United States at several World Championships and Winter Olympic Games.
Brenan was born and raised in Park City, Utah. She started skiing at the age of 14. She attended Park City High School. [3]
Brenan earned a bachelor's degree in geography at Dartmouth College and a master's degree from Alaska Pacific University. [3] [4]
She represented the United States at the 2015 World Championships in Falun, the 2017 World Championships in Lahti, the 2018 Winter Olympics, [5] and the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld. [6]
Brennan competed at the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis—the first World Cup cross-country skiing race held in the United States in 23 years. [7] While she did not make a podium at the competition, she was able to earn enough points to be at the fifth position in the overall leaderboard for the season standings. [8]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [9]
Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
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2018 | 29 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
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2015 | 26 | — | 30 | 16 | — | 4 | — |
2017 | 28 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 16 | — | 5 | — |
2021 | 32 | 17 | — | — | 34 | 4 | 5 |
2023 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — |
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada | ||
2009 | 20 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
2013 | 24 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | 43 | — |
2014 | 25 | NC | NC | NC | 70 | — | — | — | — |
2015 | 26 | 87 | 56 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
2016 | 27 | 54 | 42 | NC | 34 | 32 | — | — | 24 |
2017 | 28 | 65 | 47 | 82 | 41 | 28 | — | 42 | — |
2018 | 29 | 55 | 45 | 54 | 28 | 24 | — | DNF | — |
2019 | 30 | 38 | 27 | 54 | 15 | — | — | 39 | — |
2020 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 12 | — | — |
2021 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
2022 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
2023 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
2024 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | 12 | — | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2020–21 | 29 November 2020 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 12 December 2020 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
3 | 13 December 2020 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | ||
4 | 3 January 2021 | Val Müstair, Switzerland | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
5 | 5 January 2021 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
6 | 2021–22 | 4 December 2021 | Lillehammer, Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
7 | 2022–23 | 18 December 2022 | Davos, Switzerland | 20 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
8 | 2023–24 | 25 November 2023 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
9 | 26 November 2023 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 20 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd | |
10 | 17 December 2023 | Trondheim, Norway | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
11 | 4 January 2024 | Davos, Switzerland | 20 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
12 | 12 March 2024 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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1 | 2015-16 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Bjornsen / Stephen / Diggins |
2 | 2019-20 | 8 December 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Caldwell / Maubet Bjornsen / Diggins |
3 | 2021-22 | 13 March 2022 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F | World Cup | 1st | Ketterson / Patterson / Diggins |
4 | 2022–23 | 22 January 2023 | Livigno, Italy | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Kern |
5 | 5 February 2023 | Toblach, Italy | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Swirbul / Diggins / Kern | |
6 | 2023–24 | 3 December 2023 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Diggins / Laukli / Kern |
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