Sarah Konrad

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Sarah Konrad
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1967-08-26) August 26, 1967 (age 58)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Sport
Sport Biathlon, cross-country skiing

Sarah Konrad (born August 26, 1967) is an American former biathlete. She competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [1] She also competed in the cross-country skiing at the same Olympics. [1] Konrad was the first woman to represent the United States in two different sports at the same Winter Olympic Games. [2] Since retiring, Konrad has served as a representative for the Athletes Advisory Council of the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Biathlon Association for the International Competition Committee. [3]

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Biography

Konrad was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended The Thacher School in Ojai. [4] In 1988, she enrolled on ski program whilst at Dartmouth College. [4] In 1998, Konrad won two golds and a silver at the Masters World Cup event in Lake Placid, New York. [4] The following year, she was ranked as the ninth-best female cross-country skier in the United States. [4] Konrad competed in all the Biathlon World Championships events from 2005 to 2007. [3] She competed in the Olympic trials in Fort Kent, Maine to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. [4] After she retired, she moved back to Laramie, Wyoming to complete a PhD in geology at the University of Wyoming. [3] [4] She was also the oldest female Olympian to represent the United States at the 2006 Winter Games. [5]

In 2014, Konrad, as a glaciologist, was part of an educational video, titled "Science of Snow" for NBC. [6] Konrad undertook an experiment on freezing water and explained how snow relates to Nordic skiing. [6] In 2016, Konrad also worked with the World Anti-Doping Agency, [7] following doping amongst Russian athletes. [8] Konrad then became the United States representative at the 2014 Winter Olympics, to ensure that none of the US team break any Olympic rules. [9]

In 2022, Konrad became a director of US Biathlon. [10]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [11]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2006 38 — — 32 — 14 —

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2005 3723—— — DNF14
2007 39 55 ———14—

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintTour de
Ski
2001 33NCN/aNCN/a
2006 3810071—N/a
2007 39NCNC——

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sarah Konrad Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Konrad to compete in biathlon, cross-country skiing". ESPN Sport. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sarah Konrad, Record Setter and Athlete-Advocate In Chief". Faster Skier. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Double Cross". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "From the Start, Dartmouth Athletes Warmed to Winter Olympics". Dartmouth. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "UW Scientist and Olympian Spotlighted in 'NBC Learn' Segment for Winter Olympics". University of Wyoming. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "WADA insist they are keen to investigate doping in Russia beyond athletics following letter from America". Inside the Games. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Russia's doping scandal presents 'defining moment' before Rio Olympics". USA Today. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ "UW Graduate And Olympian Expects American To Do Well In Sochi". Wyoming Public Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "US Biathlon Board of Directors". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "KONRAD Sarah". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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