Rosie Brennan

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Rosie Brennan
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Brennan in 2019
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)
Park City, Utah, U.S.
Ski club APU Nordic Ski Center
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2009, 2013–present)
Starts228
Podiums12
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2021, 4th in 2023, 7th in 2024)
Discipline titles0
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.

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [9]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2018 29 — 58 — — — —
2022 33 13 14 6 4 6 5

World Championships

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

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		Ski Tour
2020		World Cup
Final		Ski Tour
Canada
2009 20NC—NC—————
2013 24NCNCNC———43—
2014 25NCNCNC70————
2015 268756NC—————
2016 275442NC3432——24
2017 286547824128—42—
2018 295545542824—DNF—
2019 3038275415——39—
2020 31171435101512——
2021 3244956———
2022 33141012—————
2023 344616—4———
2024 357710—12———

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 12 podiums – (8 WC, 4 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2020–21 29 November 2020 Flag of Finland.svg Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
212 December 2020 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
313 December 202010 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
43 January 2021 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Val Müstair, Switzerland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
55 January 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy10 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
6 2021–22 4 December 2021 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
7 2022–23 18 December 2022 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland20 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
8 2023–24 25 November 2023 Flag of Finland.svg Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
926 November 2023 Flag of Finland.svg Rukatunturi, Finland20 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
1017 December 2023 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim, Norway10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
114 January 2024 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland20 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
1212 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 2015-16 6 December 2015 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Bjornsen / Stephen / Diggins
2 2019-20 8 December 2019 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Caldwell / Maubet Bjornsen / Diggins
3 2021-22 13 March 2022 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Mixed Relay FWorld Cup1st Ketterson / Patterson / Diggins
4 2022–23 22 January 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Livigno, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Kern
55 February 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Swirbul / Diggins / Kern
6 2023–24 3 December 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Diggins / Laukli / Kern

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References

  1. ↑ "Rosie Brennan". FIS. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rosie Brennan wins another World Cup cross-country race, shares podium with teammate". NBC Sports . 13 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Rosie Brennan". U.S. Ski & Snowboard . Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "About Me | Rosie Brennan Olympian". Rosie Brennan. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ Donaldson, Amy (2018-02-10). "Park City's Rosie Brennan struggles in her Olympic debut but remains hopeful". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Anchorage's Rosie Brennan skis to 10th place at World Championships". Anchorage Daily News . 23 February 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Grove, Casey (February 16, 2024). "Alaskan skiers among contenders at first World Cup event on U.S. trails in more than two decades". Alaska Public Media . Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Singer, Jack (2024-03-05). "Parkite Rosie Brennan currently fifth in World Cup standings". Park Record . Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ↑ "Rosie BRENNAN". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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